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Getting here
50.12673, -5.18015
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Raven and Nuthatch
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Raven and Nuthatch
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Raven, Nuthatch, Wren +68 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Raven, Nuthatch, Wren +68 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Swollen-thighed Beetle, Greater Bulb-Fly, Gatekeeper +129 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Dilated Scalewort, Common Feather-moss, Supine Plait-moss +115 more · last seen 2025
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
South West Coast Path (Section 28: Coverack to Helford)Walking route▾
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 29: Helford to Falmouth)Walking route▾
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
4,707 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,707 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
winterspring
2025▾
Blue Tit · Robin · Wren · Woodpigeon · Blackbird +37
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Great TitParus major
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RedshankTringa totanus
- GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
🐝Insects8 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Face Fly · Western Bee-fly · Syritta pipiens · Green Dock Beetle +3
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Face FlyMusca autumnalis2025
- Western Bee-flyBombylius canescens2025
- Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025
- Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula
Creeping Feather-moss · Common Pottia · Capillary Thread-moss · Common Feather-moss · Redshank +36
- Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens
- Common PottiaTortula truncata
- Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- RedshankCeratodon purpureus
- Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum
- Wall Screw-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,707 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
winterspring
2025▾
Blue Tit · Robin · Wren · Woodpigeon · Blackbird +37
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Great TitParus major
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RedshankTringa totanus
- GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
🐝Insects8 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Face Fly · Western Bee-fly · Syritta pipiens · Green Dock Beetle +3
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Face FlyMusca autumnalis2025
- Western Bee-flyBombylius canescens2025
- Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025
- Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula
Creeping Feather-moss · Common Pottia · Capillary Thread-moss · Common Feather-moss · Redshank +36
- Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens
- Common PottiaTortula truncata
- Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- RedshankCeratodon purpureus
- Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum
- Wall Screw-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Stag KnucklehornCladius pectinicornis2025Stag KnucklehornCladius pectinicornis2025Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes2025Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes2025Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2025Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2025Tortula muralis
Tortula muralis
Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertumClustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertumCrescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciataCrescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciataSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusPointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidataPointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidataBifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentataBifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentataSupine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatumSupine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatumDilated ScalewortFrullania dilatataDilated ScalewortFrullania dilatataGreen Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimusGreen Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimusPerthshire Beard-mossDidymodon rigidulusPerthshire Beard-mossDidymodon rigidulusIntermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montanaIntermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montanaAtrichum undulatumAtrichum undulatumAtrichum undulatumAtrichum undulatumSwan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornumSwan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornumNotched PouchwortCalypogeia argutaNotched PouchwortCalypogeia argutaNicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsoniiNicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsoniiGrey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinataGrey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinataDusky Beard-mossDidymodon luridusDusky Beard-mossDidymodon luridusThick-set EarwortScapania compactaThick-set EarwortScapania compactaCylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanusCylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanusFrizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllanthaFrizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllanthaBruch's PincushionUlota bruchiiBruch's PincushionUlota bruchiiCommon SmoothcapAtrichum undulatumCommon SmoothcapAtrichum undulatumDon's Thread-mossBryum donianumDon's Thread-mossBryum donianumGreen Pocket-mossFissidens viridulusGreen Pocket-mossFissidens viridulusWhite-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanumWhite-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanumLesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutumLesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutumBird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculataBird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculataCrimson-tuber Thread-mossBryum rubensCrimson-tuber Thread-mossBryum rubensAppleyard's Feather-mossScleropodium cespitansAppleyard's Feather-mossScleropodium cespitansSlender Mouse-tail MossIsothecium myosuroidesSlender Mouse-tail MossIsothecium myosuroidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoidesForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataDidymodon tophaceus subsp. erosusDidymodon tophaceus subsp. erosusDidymodon tophaceus subsp. erosusDidymodon tophaceus subsp. erosusSoft-tufted Beard-mossDidymodon vinealisSoft-tufted Beard-mossDidymodon vinealisHerzog's Pocket-mossFissidens crispusHerzog's Pocket-mossFissidens crispus