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Treen Common stone circle

✦ Ancient woodland0 ha

📷 Rod Allday · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

50.17469, -5.58026

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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  • 🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chough and Barn Owl
  • 🌳Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Chough, Barn Owl, Dartford Warbler +74 more · last seen 2026; Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats

Ancient woodland

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Chough, Barn Owl, Dartford Warbler +74 more · last seen 2026; Lowland heathland priority habitat

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Large White, Common Carder Bee, Chrysolina banksii +29 more · last seen 2025

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Varies

Fungi — Jelly Ear, Yellow Brain, Candlesnuff Fungus +47 more · last seen 2024

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Free

Plants — Common Sorrel, Common Nettle, Hogweed +136 more · last seen 2024

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
South West Coast Path (Section 21: St Ives to Pendeen)Walking route▾
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
St Michael's WayWalking route20 km▾

A waymarked route from Lelant to St Michael's Mount

Named routeRef SMWLength 20 kmRegional walking route
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Mountain biking

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1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
West Kernow Way Part 2Mountain bike route▾
Named route

About this historic site

Scheduled Monument

Wildlife to spot

Photos

22 photos from nearby open sources

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Small depression beside the road on Treen Common

📷 Rod Allday · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Small depression beside the road on Treen Common

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✦ AncientFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Chun Downs prehistoric landscape complex, incorporating Chun Cromlech, Chun Castle, and barrow 200yds (180m) SW of Chun FarmHistoric site5 km→✦Stone hut circle settlement, round cairn and part of a prehistoric field system 500m south of Foage FarmHistoric site2 km→✦Three wayside crosses in the churchyard of St Sennara's ChurchHistoric site2.1 km→✦Part of a prehistoric field system at Tor NoonHistoric site4.9 km→✦Bodrifty Iron Age VillageHistoric site1.3 km→✦Bosigran Smelting WorksHistoric site1.5 km→