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Getting here

50.11668, -5.54014

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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🐦86+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Woodpigeon
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Honey Pot — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦86+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Woodpigeon
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Honey Pot — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Best for

12 activities

Family friendly

Very strong match

Free

playground, café, toilets; Urban park — family destination

Playgrounds

Very strong match

Free

playground, toilets, café, parking

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Herring Gull, Woodpigeon, Great Black-backed Gull +83 more · last seen 2026

Picnic day out

Strong match

Free

café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Herring Gull, Woodpigeon, Great Black-backed Gull +83 more · last seen 2026

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Insects — Eristalis tenax, Large Red Damselfly, Long-winged Cone-head +24 more · last seen 2026

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

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2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

South West Coast Path (Section 24: Lamorna to Marazion)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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Cycling

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53 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

UK:National Cycle Network - west boundCycling route▾

Named routeRef 3National Cycle Network

UK:National Cycle Network - westCycling route▾

Named routeRef 3National Cycle Network

Route 3Cycling route527.7 km▾

Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route59 m▾

Named routeRef 3Length 59 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route84 m▾

Named routeRef 3Length 84 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route264 m▾

Named routeRef 3Length 264 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

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Mountain biking

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2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

West Kernow Way Part 1Mountain bike route▾

Named route

West Kernow Way Part 2Mountain bike route▾

Named route

Wildlife to spot

48,042 records from NBN Atlas

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Wildlife to spot

48,042 records · NBN Atlas

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Birds86 species

summerautumnwinter

2026

Herring Gull · Woodpigeon · Great Black-backed Gull · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow

+81 more species

All 86 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MagpiePica pica2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
RobinErithacus rubecula
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Great TitParus major2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
SwiftApus apus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
FulmarFulmarus glacialis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Great SkuaStercorarius skua2025
Cory's ShearwaterCalonectris borealis2025
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2025
Laughing GullLeucophaeus atricilla2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
Storm PetrelHydrobates pelagicus2025
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna grisea2025
Great ShearwaterArdenna gravis2025
Brent GooseBranta bernicla2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Balearic ShearwaterPuffinus mauretanicus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
White WagtailMotacilla alba alba2025
Light-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla hrota2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
GreenshankTringa nebularia2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
Pomarine SkuaStercorarius pomarinus2025
Wilson's PetrelOceanites oceanicus2025
Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025

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Mammals2 species

summer

2025

Field Vole · Grey Squirrel

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Amphibians1 species

autumn

2025

Palmate Newt

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Insects27 species

springsummer

2026

Eristalis tenax · Large Red Damselfly · Long-winged Cone-head · Common Darter · Syrphus

+22 more species

All 27 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
SyrphusSyrphus

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Plants1 species

winter

2026

Springy Turf-moss

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

48,042 records · NBN Atlas

🐦

Birds86 species

summerautumnwinter

2026

Herring Gull · Woodpigeon · Great Black-backed Gull · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow

+81 more species

All 86 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MagpiePica pica2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
RobinErithacus rubecula
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Great TitParus major2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
SwiftApus apus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
FulmarFulmarus glacialis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Great SkuaStercorarius skua2025
Cory's ShearwaterCalonectris borealis2025
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2025
Laughing GullLeucophaeus atricilla2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
Storm PetrelHydrobates pelagicus2025
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna grisea2025
Great ShearwaterArdenna gravis2025
Brent GooseBranta bernicla2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Balearic ShearwaterPuffinus mauretanicus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
White WagtailMotacilla alba alba2025
Light-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla hrota2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
GreenshankTringa nebularia2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
Pomarine SkuaStercorarius pomarinus2025
Wilson's PetrelOceanites oceanicus2025
Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025

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Mammals2 species

summer

2025

Field Vole · Grey Squirrel

🐸

Amphibians1 species

autumn

2025

Palmate Newt

🐝

Insects27 species

springsummer

2026

Eristalis tenax · Large Red Damselfly · Long-winged Cone-head · Common Darter · Syrphus

+22 more species

All 27 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
SyrphusSyrphus

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Plants1 species

winter

2026

Springy Turf-moss

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

15 photos from nearby open sources

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📷 David M Clark · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Penlee House

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Photos

📷 David M Clark · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Penlee House

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Events & activities nearby

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Bookable tours

Facilities

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Café

Honey Pot · 235m

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Parking

Penlee House · Paid · 116m

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Playground

203m away

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Toilets

219m away

✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

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