Post-medieval smugglers' cache at 'Smugglers' Tresco
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🌳Ancient
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
49.95710, -6.32764
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦108+ 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
- 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦108+ 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
- 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out
Best for
7 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Coot, Mute Swan, Herring Gull +105 more · last seen 2025
Birds — Coot, Mute Swan, Herring Gull +105 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland
🌳Ancient woodland
Strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Non-biting midges, Sigara (Vermicorixa) lateralis, Green Tiger Beetle +24 more · last seen 2025
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Murphy's Threadwort, Isothecium myosuroides, Swan's-neck Thyme-moss +24 more · last seen 2025
Photos
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Smuggler's cottage, Tresco
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Smuggler's cottage, Tresco
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
32,189 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
32,189 records · NBN AtlasCoot · Mute Swan · Herring Gull · Teal · Blackbird
+103 more speciesHide species list
🦌Mammals1 species
summerautumn
2025Red Squirrel
Non-biting midges · Sigara (Vermicorixa) lateralis · Green Tiger Beetle · Biting Midge · Cloeon dipterum
+22 more speciesHide species list
All 27 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Non-biting midgesChironomidae
- Sigara (Vermicorixa) lateralisSigara (Vermicorixa) lateralis
- Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris
- Biting MidgeCeratopogonidae
- Cloeon dipterumCloeon dipterum
- Sigara dorsalis/striataSigara dorsalis/striata
Murphy's Threadwort · Isothecium myosuroides · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · Juniper Haircap · Western Pouncewort
+22 more speciesHide species list
All 27 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Murphy's ThreadwortTricholepidozia tetradactyla
- Isothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroides
- Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
- Juniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinum
- Western PouncewortLejeunea lamacerina
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
32,189 records · NBN AtlasCoot · Mute Swan · Herring Gull · Teal · Blackbird
+103 more speciesHide species list
🦌Mammals1 species
summerautumn
2025Red Squirrel
Non-biting midges · Sigara (Vermicorixa) lateralis · Green Tiger Beetle · Biting Midge · Cloeon dipterum
+22 more speciesHide species list
All 27 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Non-biting midgesChironomidae
- Sigara (Vermicorixa) lateralisSigara (Vermicorixa) lateralis
- Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris
- Biting MidgeCeratopogonidae
- Cloeon dipterumCloeon dipterum
- Sigara dorsalis/striataSigara dorsalis/striata
Murphy's Threadwort · Isothecium myosuroides · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · Juniper Haircap · Western Pouncewort
+22 more speciesHide species list
All 27 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Murphy's ThreadwortTricholepidozia tetradactyla
- Isothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroides
- Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
- Juniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinum
- Western PouncewortLejeunea lamacerina
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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