Magical Family Trails Await This Easter at Cardinham Woods – Don’t Miss Out

Published On: 26 March 2025Last Updated: 26 March 2025By CornishStuff

📷 Photo credit Forestry England/Crown copyright.

Spring adventures for children and dogs just 10 minutes from Bodmin

Cardinham Woods is inviting families to make the most of the Easter holidays with two activity-packed trails, perfect for spending time together in nature – including your four-legged friends.

Help Stick Man Find the Family Tree

📷Photo credit Forestry England/Crown copyright.

Inspired by the much-loved picture book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, the Stick Man trail leads children on a woodland journey to help Stick Man return to the Family Tree. Along the way, families can engage with interactive panels, build with sticks, and learn about forest wildlife, birds, and nests.

To add to the adventure, activity packs are available for £4. Each pack contains materials to create your own Stick Man and a special adventure passport for collecting stamps as you go.

More info: Stick Man Activity Trail at Cardinham Woods

Wallace & Gromit Lead the Way for Dog Lovers

📷Photo credit Forestry England/Crown copyright.

Dog owners can join Wallace & Gromit for Forest Walkies, a themed experience offering a waymarked trail with canine-friendly challenges. Trail packs cost £5 and are available from the Ranger’s Hut. Complete the trail puzzle for a chance to win a dog-friendly family holiday.

More info: Forest Walkies at Cardinham Woods

Open Every Day – Pay Only to Park

Cardinham Woods is open seven days a week*, with walking trails for all abilities, off-road cycling routes, play areas, mobility hire*, a dog-friendly café, and scenic picnic spots. The forest itself is free to visit, with parking being the only cost for a full day out.

Ranger services are available from 9.30am to 3.00pm, Sunday to Thursday.

Start planning at: forestryengland.uk/cardinham-woods

Forestry England manages over 1,500 woods and forests, welcoming over 285 million visits in 2023/24. The organisation continues its work to make forests more resilient to climate change, aiming to plant 2,000 hectares of new, predominantly broadleaf woodland by 2026.