Woodcock Corner ✦ Ancient woodland 37 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 37 ha
Places › England › South West › Cornwall Getting here
50.27714, -5.01723
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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 153m away — 8 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 153m away — 8 car parks within reach £ 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 — Little Egret, House Martin, Greenshank +76 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Little Egret, House Martin, Greenshank +76 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Honeysuckle, Hawthorn, Oak +46 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Plants — Hawthorn, Oak, Meadowsweet +8 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Dark Bush-cricket, Speckled Bush-cricket, Unarmed Stick-insect +38 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Dark Bush-cricket, Speckled Bush-cricket, Unarmed Stick-insect +38 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
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45 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
UK:National Cycle Network - Truro loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 3 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 3 Cycling route 527.7 km ▾
Named route Ref 3 Length 527.7 km National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 32 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 32 National Cycle Network
Show on map Shortlanesend to Truro Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 399 m ▾
Named route Ref 3 Length 399 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 3.4 km ▾
Named route Ref 3 Length 3.4 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 6 public paths nearby
Public paths
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✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Old Milestone by the A390, Woodcock Corner
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Wildlife to spot
31,843 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 31,843 records · National Biodiversity Network House Martin · Firecrest · Greenshank · Little Egret · Redshank +51
House Martin Delichon urbicum Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Greenshank Tringa nebularia Little Egret Egretta garzetta Redshank Tringa totanus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Snipe Gallinago gallinago Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Peregrine Falco peregrinus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Teal Anas crecca Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Curlew Numenius arquata Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Redwing Turdus iliacus Raven Corvus corax Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Robin Erithacus rubecula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goosander Mergus merganser Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Jay Garrulus glandarius Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Dunlin Calidris alpina Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Dunnock Prunella modularis Swift Apus apus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis Coal Tit Periparus ater Otter
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 10 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Speckled Bush-cricket · Dark Bush-cricket · Sphaerophoria · Syritta pipiens · Liocoris tripustulatus +5
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens Liocoris tripustulatus Liocoris tripustulatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 31,843 records · National Biodiversity Network House Martin · Firecrest · Greenshank · Little Egret · Redshank +51
House Martin Delichon urbicum Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Greenshank Tringa nebularia Little Egret Egretta garzetta Redshank Tringa totanus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Snipe Gallinago gallinago Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Peregrine Falco peregrinus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Teal Anas crecca Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Curlew Numenius arquata Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Redwing Turdus iliacus Raven Corvus corax Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Robin Erithacus rubecula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goosander Mergus merganser Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Jay Garrulus glandarius Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Dunlin Calidris alpina Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Dunnock Prunella modularis Swift Apus apus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis Coal Tit Periparus ater Otter
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 10 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Speckled Bush-cricket · Dark Bush-cricket · Sphaerophoria · Syritta pipiens · Liocoris tripustulatus +5
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens Liocoris tripustulatus Liocoris tripustulatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Large Willow Aphid
Large Willow Aphid
Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus
Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus
Curculio venosus Curculio venosus
Curculio venosus Curculio venosus
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus 