Prehistoric field system and settlement in Bathinghouse Porth, Tresco
1 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🌳Ancient
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
49.94150, -6.33049
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦110+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Coot and Mute Swan
- ✦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
- 🐦110+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Coot and Mute Swan
- ✦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
7 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Coot, Mute Swan, Teal +107 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers
Birds — Coot, Mute Swan, Teal +107 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland
🌳Ancient woodland
Strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Sigara (Vermicorixa) lateralis, Non-biting midges, Biting Midge +22 more · last seen 2025
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Murphy's Threadwort, Isothecium myosuroides, Springy Turf-moss +21 more · last seen 2025
Photos
21 photos from nearby open sources
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
42,718 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
42,718 records · NBN AtlasCoot · Mute Swan · Teal · Blackbird · Woodpigeon
+105 more speciesHide species list
🦌Mammals1 species
summerautumn
2025Red Squirrel
Sigara (Vermicorixa) lateralis · Non-biting midges · Biting Midge · Cloeon dipterum · Sigara dorsalis/striata
+20 more speciesHide species list
All 25 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Sigara (Vermicorixa) lateralisSigara (Vermicorixa) lateralis
- Non-biting midgesChironomidae
- Biting MidgeCeratopogonidae
- Cloeon dipterumCloeon dipterum
- Sigara dorsalis/striataSigara dorsalis/striata
- Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris
Murphy's Threadwort · Isothecium myosuroides · Springy Turf-moss · Supine Plait-moss · Juniper Haircap
+19 more speciesHide species list
All 24 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Murphy's ThreadwortTricholepidozia tetradactyla
- Isothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroides
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- Supine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum
- Juniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinum
- Great Crestwort
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
42,718 records · NBN AtlasCoot · Mute Swan · Teal · Blackbird · Woodpigeon
+105 more speciesHide species list
🦌Mammals1 species
summerautumn
2025Red Squirrel
Sigara (Vermicorixa) lateralis · Non-biting midges · Biting Midge · Cloeon dipterum · Sigara dorsalis/striata
+20 more speciesHide species list
All 25 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Sigara (Vermicorixa) lateralisSigara (Vermicorixa) lateralis
- Non-biting midgesChironomidae
- Biting MidgeCeratopogonidae
- Cloeon dipterumCloeon dipterum
- Sigara dorsalis/striataSigara dorsalis/striata
- Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris
Murphy's Threadwort · Isothecium myosuroides · Springy Turf-moss · Supine Plait-moss · Juniper Haircap
+19 more speciesHide species list
All 24 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Murphy's ThreadwortTricholepidozia tetradactyla
- Isothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroides
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- Supine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum
- Juniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinum
- Great Crestwort
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Lophocolea bispinosa
Lophocolea bispinosa
Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornumSwan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornumSouthern CrestwortLophocolea semiteresSouthern CrestwortLophocolea semiteresDilated ScalewortFrullania dilatataDilated ScalewortFrullania dilatataCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaWestern PouncewortLejeunea lamacerinaWestern PouncewortLejeunea lamacerinaCreeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpensCreeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpensNees' PelliaPellia neesianaNees' PelliaPellia neesianaCylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanusCylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanusPointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidataPointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidataRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumGreen Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimusGreen Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimusSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumSilky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromallaSilky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromallaForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataTender Feather-mossRhynchostegiella tenellaTender Feather-mossRhynchostegiella tenellaTamarisk ScalewortFrullania tamarisciTamarisk ScalewortFrullania tamarisciMinute PouncewortMyriocoleopsis minutissimaMinute PouncewortMyriocoleopsis minutissimaBank HaircapPolytrichum formosumBank HaircapPolytrichum formosumEvents & activities nearby
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