Plan your visit
🦅Birds🧺Picnic🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
50.11990, -5.68388
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦126+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Chiffchaff
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground 231m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦126+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Chiffchaff
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground 231m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
Best for
8 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Chiffchaff, Robin +123 more · last seen 2025
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space
Birds — Carrion Crow, Chiffchaff, Robin +123 more · last seen 2025
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Dogs allowed with public access
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
South West Coast Path (Section 21: St Ives to Pendeen)Walking route▾
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 22: Pendeen to Sennen Cove)Walking route▾
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 23: Sennen Cove to Lamorna)Walking route▾
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route4.4 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 4.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route304 m▾
Named routeRef 3Length 304 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route503 m▾
Named routeRef 3Length 503 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route652 m▾
Named routeRef 3Length 652 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.7 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
West Kernow Way Part 1Mountain bike route▾
West Kernow Way Part 2Mountain bike route▾
Photos
21 photos from nearby open sources
Fields below Carn Bosavern
Photos
Fields below Carn Bosavern
Facilities
🅿️Parking
7 nearby · Free · 297m
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
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
25,148 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
25,148 records · NBN AtlasCarrion Crow · Chiffchaff · Robin · Blue Tit · Blackbird
+121 more speciesHide species list
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025Common Toad
Hornet Hoverfly · Xylota segnis · Dock Bug · Beautiful Demoiselle · Volucella pellucens
+10 more speciesHide species list
All 15 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
- Xylota segnisXylota segnis
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
- Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens
- Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
25,148 records · NBN AtlasCarrion Crow · Chiffchaff · Robin · Blue Tit · Blackbird
+121 more speciesHide species list
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025Common Toad
Hornet Hoverfly · Xylota segnis · Dock Bug · Beautiful Demoiselle · Volucella pellucens
+10 more speciesHide species list
All 15 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
- Xylota segnisXylota segnis
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
- Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens
- Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Darter
Common Darter
Sympetrum striolatum
Sympetrum striolatum
Chaoborus pallidusChaoborus pallidusChaoborus pallidusChaoborus pallidusCuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumariusCuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumariusAphis (Aphis) umbrellaAphis (Aphis) umbrellaAphis (Aphis) umbrellaAphis (Aphis) umbrellaEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxSea BristletailPetrobius maritimusSea BristletailPetrobius maritimusGeomyza balachowskyiGeomyza balachowskyiGeomyza balachowskyiGeomyza balachowskyiSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaGrey Bush-cricketPlatycleis albopunctataGrey Bush-cricketPlatycleis albopunctataEvents & activities nearby
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