Barton Millennium Wood
Barton Millennium Wood in North Petherwin was formerly an area of farmland with heavy clay soils. The wood was planted in 1999 and is being managed to encourage wildlife but also includes a maze and an open area for barbeques etc. Depending on the types of trees planted, new woodlands can take 20-30 years for trees to reach a reasonable height and to start to feel like mature woodland, but this one is already well on the way. The woods are encircled and crossed by a network of paths which connect to the public footpaths either side.
On walks
- North Petherwin to Winsdon (4.1 mile walk)
Get the iWalkCornwall app
Download the app and use it to explore the walks and to purchase a guided route.
The app will direct you to the start of the walk via satnav.
The app guides you around the walk using GPS, removing any worries about getting lost.
The walk route is described with detailed, regularly-updated, hand-written directions.
Each time there is a new direction to follow, the app will beep to remind you, and will warn you if you go off-route.
A map shows the route, where you are at all times and even which way you are facing.
Each walk is packed with information about the history and nature along the route, from over a decade of research than spans more than 3,000 topics.
Once a walk is downloaded, the app doesn't need a phone or wifi signal during the walk.
The app counts down distance to the next direction and estimates time remaining based on your personal walking speed.
We keep the directions continually updated for changes to the paths/landmarks - the price for a walk includes ongoing free updates.
