Vile's Park Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 125 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🌲 Walks🐶 Dogs
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 125 ha
Places › England › South West › Cornwall Getting here
50.48618, -4.82880
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🥾 Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🥾 Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat 🐕 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🌳 Large woodland — room to roam🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🌲 Forest walks
Very strong match
2 marked walking trail(s)
Free
🐶 Dog walks
Very strong match
Dogs allowed — woodland with marked walking trails
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Woodpigeon +83 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Woodpigeon +83 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Shining Hookeria, Himalayan Balsam +13 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green Carpet, Peppered Moth, Ingrailed Clay +196 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green Carpet, Peppered Moth, Ingrailed Clay +196 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Saints Way Walking route 47 km ▾
Padstow to Fowey
Named route Ref SW Length 47 km Regional walking route
Show on map Camel Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref CAM Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map 16 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 32 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 32 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 438 m ▾
Named route Ref 32 Length 438 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.4 km ▾
Named route Ref 32 Length 1.4 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.4 km ▾
Named route Ref 32 Length 1.4 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.6 km ▾
Named route Ref 32 Length 1.6 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 3.2 km ▾
Named route Ref 32 Length 3.2 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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6,062 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,062 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 56 species
winter summer autumn
2025 ▾
Kingfisher · Blue Tit · Grey Wagtail · Woodpigeon · Green Sandpiper +51
Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Swallow Hirundo rustica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blackbird Turdus merula Jay Garrulus glandarius House Martin Delichon urbicum Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Little Egret Egretta garzetta Teal Anas crecca Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Swift Apus apus Dipper Cinclus cinclus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Curlew Numenius arquata Dunnock Prunella modularis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Lapwing Vanellus vanellus House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Redwing Turdus iliacus Rook Corvus frugilegus Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Redshank Tringa totanus2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2023 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring autumn
2024 ▾
Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Greater Horseshoe Bat · Grey Squirrel
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Greater Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus ferrumequinum Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2023 Slow-worm
Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Sericomyia silentis · Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Hairy Shieldbug · Vine Weevil +9
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2024 Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2024 Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2023 Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2023 Aphrophora alni 🌿 Plants 1 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Japanese Knotweed
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,062 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 56 species
winter summer autumn
2025 ▾
Kingfisher · Blue Tit · Grey Wagtail · Woodpigeon · Green Sandpiper +51
Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Swallow Hirundo rustica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blackbird Turdus merula Jay Garrulus glandarius House Martin Delichon urbicum Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Little Egret Egretta garzetta Teal Anas crecca Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Swift Apus apus Dipper Cinclus cinclus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Curlew Numenius arquata Dunnock Prunella modularis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Lapwing Vanellus vanellus House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Redwing Turdus iliacus Rook Corvus frugilegus Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Redshank Tringa totanus2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2023 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring autumn
2024 ▾
Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Greater Horseshoe Bat · Grey Squirrel
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Greater Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus ferrumequinum Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2023 Slow-worm
Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Sericomyia silentis · Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Hairy Shieldbug · Vine Weevil +9
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2024 Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2024 Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2023 Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2023 Aphrophora alni 🌿 Plants 1 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Japanese Knotweed
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Aphrophora alni2023
Aphrophora alni2023
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2023
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2023
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2023
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2023
Hornet Vespa crabro2023
Hornet Vespa crabro2023
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris2023
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris2023
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2023
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2023
Twin-spot Centurion Sargus bipunctatus2023
Twin-spot Centurion Sargus bipunctatus2023
Hazel Leaf-roller Apoderus coryli2023
Hazel Leaf-roller Apoderus coryli2023
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2023
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2023 