Twelve Penny Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 24 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 24 ha
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50.63970, -4.24704
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, House Sparrow +58 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, House Sparrow +58 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed, Wild Strawberry +108 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Wild Strawberry, Guelder-rose, Common Calamint +18 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Glow-worm, Hydropsyche siltalai, Lepidostoma basale +41 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Glow-worm, Hydropsyche siltalai, Lepidostoma basale +41 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Two Castles Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref TCT Regional walking route
Show on map Tamar Valley Discovery Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref TDT Regional walking route
Show on map 9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 327 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 327 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 335 m ▾
Named route Ref 327 Length 335 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 976 m ▾
Named route Ref 327 Length 976 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.5 km ▾
Named route Ref 327 Length 2.5 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 721 m ▾
Named route Ref 327 Length 721 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.9 km ▾
Named route Ref 327 Length 2.9 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos River Lyd and Hartly Wood
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Wildlife to spot
878 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 878 records · National Biodiversity Network Greenfinch · Nuthatch · Redwing · Blackbird · Goldfinch +28
Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2021 🦌 Mammals 6 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Shrew · Mole · Hazel Dormouse · Rat spp. +1
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2021 Shrew Soricidae Mole Talpa europaea Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2022 Rat spp. Rattus2021 Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt · Palmate Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Glow-worm · Lepidostoma basale · Hydropsyche siltalai · Sericostoma · Chloroperla tripunctata +32
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Lepidostoma basale Lepidostoma basale2019 Hydropsyche siltalai Hydropsyche siltalai2019 Sericostoma Sericostoma2019 Chloroperla tripunctata Chloroperla tripunctata2019 Siphonoperla torrentium Siphonoperla torrentium 🌿 Plants 3 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Purple Toothwort · Japanese Knotweed · Himalayan Balsam
Purple Toothwort Lathraea clandestina2021 Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 878 records · National Biodiversity Network Greenfinch · Nuthatch · Redwing · Blackbird · Goldfinch +28
Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2021 🦌 Mammals 6 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Shrew · Mole · Hazel Dormouse · Rat spp. +1
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2021 Shrew Soricidae Mole Talpa europaea Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2022 Rat spp. Rattus2021 Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt · Palmate Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Glow-worm · Lepidostoma basale · Hydropsyche siltalai · Sericostoma · Chloroperla tripunctata +32
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Lepidostoma basale Lepidostoma basale2019 Hydropsyche siltalai Hydropsyche siltalai2019 Sericostoma Sericostoma2019 Chloroperla tripunctata Chloroperla tripunctata2019 Siphonoperla torrentium Siphonoperla torrentium 🌿 Plants 3 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Purple Toothwort · Japanese Knotweed · Himalayan Balsam
Purple Toothwort Lathraea clandestina2021 Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2019
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2019 2019
2019
Small White Pieris rapae2019
Small White Pieris rapae2019
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019
Athripsodes albifrons Athripsodes albifrons2024
Athripsodes albifrons Athripsodes albifrons2024
Lepidostoma hirtum Lepidostoma hirtum2019
Lepidostoma hirtum Lepidostoma hirtum2019
Silo pallipes Silo pallipes2019
Silo pallipes Silo pallipes2019
Cheumatopsyche lepida Cheumatopsyche lepida2019
Cheumatopsyche lepida Cheumatopsyche lepida2019
Sericostoma personatum Sericostoma personatum2019
Sericostoma personatum Sericostoma personatum2019
Rhyacophila dorsalis Rhyacophila dorsalis2019
Rhyacophila dorsalis Rhyacophila dorsalis2019
Brillia bifida Brillia bifida2019
Brillia bifida Brillia bifida2019
Rhithrogena semicolorata Rhithrogena semicolorata2019
Rhithrogena semicolorata Rhithrogena semicolorata2019
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2024
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2024
Green Drake Ephemera danica2024
Green Drake Ephemera danica2024
Oecetis testacea Oecetis testacea2019
Oecetis testacea Oecetis testacea2019
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2019
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2019
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2019
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2019
Adicella reducta Adicella reducta2019
Adicella reducta Adicella reducta2019
Halesus radiatus Halesus radiatus2019
Halesus radiatus Halesus radiatus2019
Halesus digitatus Halesus digitatus2019
Halesus digitatus Halesus digitatus2019
Agapetus delicatulus Agapetus delicatulus2019
Agapetus delicatulus Agapetus delicatulus2019
Mystacides azurea Mystacides azurea2019
Mystacides azurea Mystacides azurea2019
Brachycentrus subnubilus Brachycentrus subnubilus2019
Brachycentrus subnubilus Brachycentrus subnubilus2019
Glossosoma conformis Glossosoma conformis2019
Glossosoma conformis Glossosoma conformis2019
Agapetus ochripes Agapetus ochripes2019
Agapetus ochripes Agapetus ochripes2019
Chaetopteryx villosa Chaetopteryx villosa2019
Chaetopteryx villosa Chaetopteryx villosa2019
Ecdyonurus venosus Ecdyonurus venosus2019
Ecdyonurus venosus Ecdyonurus venosus2019
Simulium Simulium2019
Simulium Simulium2019
Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea2018
Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea2018 