Meruny Cross, 200m SSW of Merther-Uny Farm
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Plan your visit
🦅Birds🌳Ancient🦉Wildlife
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
50.11766, -5.21612
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦45+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Woodpigeon
- ✦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
- 🐦45+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Woodpigeon
- ✦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
Best for
6 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +42 more · last seen 2025
🌳Ancient woodland
Strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +42 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Red Admiral, Gatekeeper +30 more · last seen 2025
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km10 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Porthleven BR 13Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Helston BR 5Walking route▾
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Helston BR 2Walking route▾
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Helston BR 31Walking route▾
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Helston BR 30Walking route▾
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2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
21 photos from nearby open sources
Cornish Cross Near Merther-Uny
Photos
Cornish Cross Near Merther-Uny
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
5,765 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,765 records · NBN AtlasMagpie · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Rook
+40 more speciesHide species list
All 45 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Great TitParus major
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2019
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- SwiftApus apus2023
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2022
🦌Mammals11 species
winterspringautumn
2026Red Fox · Brown Rat · Rabbit · Hedgehog · Wood Mouse
+6 more speciesHide species list
All 11 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2020Common Frog
Meadow Brown · Red Admiral · Gatekeeper · Speckled Wood · Large White
+28 more speciesHide species list
All 33 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2020
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2020
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2020
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2020
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,765 records · NBN AtlasMagpie · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Rook
+40 more speciesHide species list
All 45 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Great TitParus major
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2019
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- SwiftApus apus2023
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2022
🦌Mammals11 species
winterspringautumn
2026Red Fox · Brown Rat · Rabbit · Hedgehog · Wood Mouse
+6 more speciesHide species list
All 11 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2020Common Frog
Meadow Brown · Red Admiral · Gatekeeper · Speckled Wood · Large White
+28 more speciesHide species list
All 33 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2020
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2020
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2020
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2020
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel
Sciurus carolinensis2025
Sciurus carolinensis2025
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025Brown HareLepus europaeus2025Brown HareLepus europaeus2025BadgerMeles meles2021BadgerMeles meles2021House MouseMus musculus2025House MouseMus musculus2025Pine MartenMartes martes2024Pine MartenMartes martes2024Small White
Small White
Pieris rapae2019
Pieris rapae2019
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Green-veined WhitePieris napi2020Green-veined WhitePieris napi2020PeacockAglais io2020PeacockAglais io2020Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2020Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2020CommaPolygonia c-album2020CommaPolygonia c-album2020Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2020Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2020RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2019Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2019Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2019Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2019Face FlyMusca autumnalisFace FlyMusca autumnalis14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202114-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2021Great Green Bush-cricketTettigonia viridissima2021Great Green Bush-cricketTettigonia viridissima2021HorntailSiricidae2021HorntailSiricidae2021Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2021Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2021Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2020Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2020Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2020Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2020Chocolate Mining BeeAndrena scotica2020Chocolate Mining BeeAndrena scotica2020Common Mourning BeeMelecta albifrons2020Common Mourning BeeMelecta albifrons2020WallLasiommata megera2019WallLasiommata megera2019Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2019Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2019Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2019Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2019Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2019Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2019Harmonia axyridis form spectabilisHarmonia axyridis form spectabilis2018Harmonia axyridis form spectabilisHarmonia axyridis form spectabilis2018Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2018Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2018Events & activities nearby
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