Our woods

Coldgear plantation - our ten acres of woodland a few minutes walk from our railway carriages.
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a tree stump that has been cut down in the woods
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A stump in our woods offers a lovely home for a whole host of invertebrates and mosses. This is just a short walk from our holiday carriages in St Germans, Cornwall.
two brown and yellow butterflies sitting on the ground
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A speckled wood butterfly on the path through the fields on the way to walk to our woods from our holiday carriages in St Germans, Cornwall.
an orange and black butterfly sitting on the ground
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A small copper butterfly spotted on the way to our woods, just a few minutes walk from our holiday carriages in St Germans, Cornwall.
In April and May bluebells and wild garlic carpet the floor of our woods
Bluebells and wild garlic
In April and May bluebells and wild garlic carpet the floor of our woods
a man in camouflage holding a wheelbarrow full of logs
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It's a family affair this logging business. Grandad John with a trolley full of larch.
a field full of yellow flowers with a tree in the background and blue sky
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The walk through the meadow on our way to the woods, only a short distance from our holiday carriages in St Germans, Cornwall. Plants include ladies smock, birdseye, meadow buttercup, plantain, red clover and sorrel. The beautiful oak in the background has a swing on its branches, making for a lovely detour.
pink flowers are growing in the middle of green leaves and plants with brown spots on them
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Red campions in our woodland, just a short walk from our holiday carriages in St Germans, Cornwall.
white flowers are growing on the side of a path in the woods with trees lining both sides
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Garlic in full flower on the bottom track of our woods, just a short walk from our holiday carriages in St Germans, Cornwall.
some white flowers and green leaves on the ground
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Primroses in our woods, just a short walk from our holiday carriages in St Germans, Cornwall.
some white flowers and trees in the woods
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Wild garlic in the foreground and a bank covered in primroses behind in our woods, just a few minutes walk from our holiday carriages in St Germans, Cornwall
two black and white dogs sitting in the middle of a forest filled with wildflowers
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It's garlic time! Chieftan and Freckle enjoy a yomp around our woods, just a short walk from our holiday carriages in St Germans, Cornwall.
the trail is lined with wildflowers and trees
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More wild flowers hugging the path through our woods, just a short walk away from our holiday carriages in St Germans, Cornwall.
two trees that have been cut down in the woods
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The stumps of felled Japanese larch left as homes for invertebrates. They smell superb. This is part of the clearing work to open paths in our woods just a short walk from our holiday carriages in St Germans, Cornwall.
a dirt path in the middle of a forest
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A newly cleared track in our woods, just a short walk from our holiday carriages in St Germans, Cornwall. Amazing to think next year this will be covered in wild flowers.
an animal's paw prints in the dirt with leaves and grass around it, as seen from above
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Deer prints in the mud in our woods, only a short walk from our holiday carriages in St Germans, Cornwall. We also have badgers, foxes, bats, buzzards, lots of small birds, mammals and insects.