Idless Woods is a nearby mixed woodland managed by
Forestry England consisting of Bishop’s wood, Lady’s woods, St Clement’s Wood, and part of Lord’s Wood. Manmade features include an Iron Age hill fort at the top of the woodland, and the ruins of an old gunpowder works beside a tributary of the
River Allen on the eastern boundary. At the entrance to the woods, there is a café called The Woodman's Cabin and a car park. The woods contain seven routes that are affiliated to Cornwall Orienteering Club and British Orienteering. Being so close to
Truro, Idless Woods is a popular location for walking, running, riding and cycling. Plant species include
alder,
ash,
aspen,
beech,
blackthorn,
crab apple,
downy birch,
elder,
elm,
goat willow,
gorse,
guelder-rose,
hawthorn,
hazel,
holly,
rowan,
scot's pine,
sessile oak,
silver birch,
spindle and
sycamore.
Eucalyptus have been planted by
Forestry England as an experiment. Idless woods has a diverse range of wildlife, including
red deer,
roe deer,
otter,
badger, and
water shrew. The woods are listed in the
Domesday Book (1086) as consisting of 40 acres of woodland owned by Alfred of Helstone. ==Cornish wrestling==