Westside Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 40 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Free entry Dogs welcome 40 ha
Places › England › South West › Cornwall Getting here
50.46847, -4.64763
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🥾 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🥾 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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Wren +53 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Wren +53 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Greater Fork-moss, Himalayan Balsam, Bank Haircap +37 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Kite-tailed Robberfly, Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Beautiful Demoiselle +73 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Kite-tailed Robberfly, Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Beautiful Demoiselle +73 more · last seen 2025
Free
1 marked walking trail(s)
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lanhydrock Great Wood and Beech Avenue walk, Lanhydrock Walking route 4 km ▾
Lady's Walk is a little bumpy in places but is approached in a downhill direction. Short, steep incline as you enter the Beech Avenue.
Named route Length 4 km Duration 1:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Lanhydrock Parkland walk, Lanhydrock Walking route 5 km ▾
Most of the walk is on hard surfaced paths except alongside the River Fowey, where the path is earth and may be softer and muddy underfoot if wet. The route also cuts across grass pasture towards the swimming pool and includes a rough, stony track up towa
Named route Length 5 km Duration 1:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 21 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
UK:National Cycle Network - local link Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 3 Local cycle route
Show on map Route 3 Cycling route 527.7 km ▾
Named route Ref 3 Length 527.7 km National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 287 m ▾
Named route Ref 3 Length 287 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 65 m ▾
Named route Ref 3 Length 65 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 653 m ▾
Named route Ref 3 Length 653 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 172 m ▾
Named route Ref 3 Length 172 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free 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 Field and valley near Westside Farm
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Wildlife to spot
11,377 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,377 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Robin · Wren · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Chiffchaff +37
Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Siskin Spinus spinus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Dunnock Prunella modularis Coal Tit Periparus ater Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Redwing Turdus iliacus Jay Garrulus glandarius Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Nuthatch Sitta europaea Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Raven Corvus corax Barn Owl Tyto alba Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Linnet Linaria cannabina Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Garden Warbler Sylvia borin House Sparrow Passer domesticus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Red Fox
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐝 Insects 19 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Kite-tailed Robberfly · Blue Ground Beetle · Carabus problematicus · Common Ground-hopper +14
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus Blue Ground Beetle Carabus intricatus Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus Common Ground-hopper Tetrix undulata Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni Greater Fork-moss
Greater Fork-moss Dicranum majus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,377 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Robin · Wren · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Chiffchaff +37
Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Siskin Spinus spinus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Dunnock Prunella modularis Coal Tit Periparus ater Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Redwing Turdus iliacus Jay Garrulus glandarius Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Nuthatch Sitta europaea Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Raven Corvus corax Barn Owl Tyto alba Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Linnet Linaria cannabina Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Garden Warbler Sylvia borin House Sparrow Passer domesticus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Red Fox
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐝 Insects 19 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Kite-tailed Robberfly · Blue Ground Beetle · Carabus problematicus · Common Ground-hopper +14
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus Blue Ground Beetle Carabus intricatus Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus Common Ground-hopper Tetrix undulata Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni Greater Fork-moss
Greater Fork-moss Dicranum majus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Neomyia cornicina Neomyia cornicina
Neomyia cornicina Neomyia cornicina
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana
Trioza remota Trioza remota
Trioza remota Trioza remota
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea 