Whitleigh and Cann Woods

I had heard that the were bluebells in Cann Wood, and as they were coming into flower I thought I would see what sort of display there was in these woods in Plymouth.

We had difficulty finding an entrance to Cann Woods, we drove around the outskirts of the wood in Whitleigh but could not find any entrance.  We continued driving on to the other side of the wood and eventually found an entrance in Tamerton Foliot.

We were a little disappointed with Cann Wood, particularly as we compared it to Ham Woods which we had visited the day before.  The paths were not particularly good and there were no signs.  To begin with there did not seem to be much of interest to see, but we eventually came to bluebells, but they were not yet in flower.

An occasional bluebell out in Whitleigh Woods

There was no sign to indicate when we walked from Can Wood to Whitleigh Wood, we assume it was where there was signs of a entrance, that had broken down.  At the far end of Whitleigh Woods there were loads of bluebell plants.  There was an occasional one just coming out into flower. I can see that in a few weeks time this wood would look spectacular.  It is a pity that there did not appear to be any parking near this part of the woods.

Having walked along one edge of both Cann Woods and Whitleigh Woods we climbed up the hill and walked back.  We continued as far as we could, the had to turn back until we found a reasonable path down to to the bottom.  It is a pity there were not any maps or direction signs in these woods.

The Plymouth Council website state that there is a cycle route through these woods, I think this would be a very rough ride for cyclists.  It also states there are benches but we did not see any all the time we were walking.