Woods and Forests in Cornwall
Cornwall has many beautiful woods, many of which have trails for walking, cycling and horse riding. While most of the areas of woodland in Cornwall are not massive in area, they provide a variety of leisure and environmental activities and a diversity of tree and plant-life, both flowering plants and fungi and are home to hundreds of species of animals and birds.
Areas of ancient wildwood and modern managed woodland, plantations, mixed woodland, broad-leaved woodland, ancient woods of coppiced oak and hazel, even a cliff top forest of dwarf oak trees, all are found in Cornwall
Much of Cornwall's woodland is owned and managed by a handful of organisations including the Forestry Commission, National Trust, Cornwall Wildlife Trust, The Woodland Trust and the Duchy of Cornwall.
The woods and forests are presented by area. Some of the woods have their own detailed page - just click on the links to visit them. Detailed pages for more woodlands are being added.
Woods on the Land's End Peninsula
- Anne's Wood near Lelant WT
- Crenver Grove PO but open
- Friendship Woods, St Hilary
- Kemyel Crease CWT
- Lamorna Woods
- Marazion Marsh woodland RSPB
- St Erth Pits CWT
- St Loy Woods
- Steeple Woods near Gulval, near St Ives PO but open
- Tremenheere Woods PO but open
- Trevaylor Woods near Penzance
Woods in the Truro - Falmouth Area
- Algarnick Farm near Devoran
- Bissoe Valley CWT Planted woodland
- Bosloe Woodland Welcome
- Burncoose Estate PO
- Caerhayes Estate WW
- Caerhayes estate PO
- Camerance Wood NT
- Crowhill Valley WT
- Devichoys Wood CWT Ancient woodland. Coppiced oak.
- Durgan Woods
- Glendurgan Garden
- Halbullock Moor CWT
- Half Moon Wood WT near Stithians
- Idless Woods also have bike trails FC
- Kea Wood, a Woodland Trust wood near Truro
- Kennall Vale CWT
- Ladock Woods DOC
- Meudon Wood Cornwall Council
- NT Woodland near Veryan
- Park Farm Wood near Truro
- Park Hoskyn (Hayman Reserve) CWT near Truro
- Pendarves Farm near Tregony
- Privately owned (open to the public) wood near Truro, Cornwall Grid ref: SW883516 DOC
- St Enoder Wood
- Swanvale CWT Swanpool Falmouth
- Trelissick Woods NT
- Trevaney Farm
Woods in the Bodmin Moor Area
- 2 woods near Hallworthy
- Armstrong Wood CWT Oak woodland, formerly coppiced.
- Bodmin Beacon Cornwall Council
- Breney Common CWT
- Cabilla and Redrice Woods CWT Ancient woodland. Oak and hazel coppiced.
- Cardinham Woods also has bike trails, 4 walking trails. Douglas Fir
- Carminnow Woodland
- Castick Wood
- East Wood, Bodmin
- Enigma Wood, Lower Polgrain
- Golitha Falls
- Hart Wood FC near Bodmin
- Hawkes Wood FC near North Hill
- Helland Barton WW
- Howard's Wood, a Woodland Trust wood near Launceston
- Jack's Wood near Hallworthy
- Lamphill Wood, St Breward
- Lanhydrock - Colgare Plantation
- Lanhydrock - East Estate Woodland
- Lanhydrock - Halgavor Plantation
- Lanhydrock - Respryn Bridge
- Lavethan Wood, a Woodland Trust wood near Bodmin
- Leball Wood near Bodmin
- Lower Helland Wood
- Middle Banham Farm near Launceston
- Newpark Wood near Bodmin
- Lady's Woods near Bodmin
- Shell Woods
- Tredidon Barton near Pipers Pool
- Windmill Hill near Launceston
- Woods near Bolventor
- Woods near North Hill
Woods in Looe and South-east Cornwall
- Antony Estate, a privately owned (open to the public) wood
- Antony House, a National Trust wood
- Bicton Wood near Golberdon, Callington
- Blanchdown Wood near Gunnislake
- Bohetherick Wood near Cotehele NT
- Borough Hill, a Cornwall Council wood near Torpoint
- Cadsonbury Wood NT
- Coombe Valley near Saltash
- Deviock Wood near Downderry and Seaton. Woods on your doorstep initiative
- Ellwell Woods, near Saltash
- Goad Avenue, a Cornwall Council wood near Torpoint
- Gunoak Wood
- Herodsfoot - Deerpark Forest FC also has cycle trails
- Hessenford Woods - Liskeard, also have bike trails
- Kilminorth Woods near Looe
- Lansallos Wood near Looe NT
- Luckett CWT near Kelly Bray and Gunnislake
- Mount Edgcumbe Estate
- Pentiddy Woods near Pensilva
- Pillmere near Saltash
- Quarry Park Bottom, a Cornwall Council wood near Torpoint
- Seaton Valley Woodland, a privately owned (open to the public) wood
- Sheviock Wood near St Germans
- Stara Woods near Rilla Mill
- St John's Wood near Antony
- Sungirt Valley near Liskeard
- Tredinnick and Depford, a Cornwall Council near Seaton
- Trenant Wood near Looe WT
- Windsor and Stocks Woods near Causeland and Sandplace
Woods in Tintagel and North Cornwall
- Bowles Wood near Morwenstow
- Coombe Valley Woods - Lee Wood and Stowe Wood near Duckpool Wood
- Hele Valley Trail, a Woodland Welcome wood near Stratton
- Hele Bridge, a privately owned (open to the public) wood
- Helland Barton near St Teath
- Hollygrove Wood near Duckpool
- Lower Lewdon CWT near Kilkhampton
- Millook Valley Woods WT
- Peter's Wood near Boscastle
- Poughill Wood, a Woodland Welcome wood near Stratton
- The Dizzard - dwarf oak woodland
- The picturesque wooded Coombe Valley is part of the Woodford Woods and Coombe Valley County Nature Site that opens out onto Duckpool Beach, with the hamlet of Coombe nestled within it. Much of it NT.
- Trengune wood is a small woodland comprised of willow and hazel scrub wet woodland habitat with birch and occasional oaks near Jacobstow
- Welcombe and Marsland CWT near Morwenstow
- Whalesborough Farm near Marhamchurch
- Woods at Week St Mary
- Woods near Crowdy Reservoir
Woods in the St Austell - Fowey Area
- Bodinnick Wood near Lostwithiel NT
- Crowhill Valley, a Woodland Trust wood near St Austell
- Ethy Woods FC / NT
- Goss Moor Natural England
- Gribbin Head
- Heligan Estate Woods
- Kings Wood Pentewan
- Lerryn Wood NT
- Milltown & Lantyan Woods, a Woodland Trust wood near Lostwithiel
- Peckhill Wood near Pentewan
- Pencallynick Wood near Lostwithiel NT
- Prideaux Wood CWT near St Blazey
- Ropehaven Cliffs CWT Trenarren near St Austell
- Sanctuary Wood, a Woodland Trust wood Near Gorran, St Austell
- Station Wood near Fowey NT
- Tresayes CWT near Roche
- Trewithen Estate, a Woodland Welcome wood near St Austell
Woods on the Lizard peninsula
- Coose Trannack Wood WT near Helston
- Godolphin Woods NT
- King John's Wood WT near Porthleven
- Penrose Estate near Helston incl. cycle trail from Helston to Loe Bar NT
- Tregithey Woods NT near Gillan
- Trelease Woodland near St Keverne
- Trelowarren
- Pennare Barton near St Keverne
Woods in the Redruth - St Agnes Area
- Carnentral Farm Wood PO but open near Camborne
- Manningham Wood Illogan
- Pendarves Wood CWT near Camborne Mixed broad-leaved woodland.
- Tehidy Woods near Redruth
- Woods near Trevellas
Woods in the Newquay - Padstow Area
- Bishop's Woods - Wadebridge, also have bike trails
- Hawkes Wood CWT Old oak woodland
- Hustyns Woods - Wadebridge, also have bike trails
- Lanvean Bottoms CWT near St Mawgan in Pydar
- Ventongimps Moor CWT near Zelah
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