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Churchyard cross in St Ia's churchyard

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📷 Paul Barnett · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Getting here

50.21251, -5.47994

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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🐦101+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wigeon and Mediterranean Gull
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
☕Coasters — a good base for a longer summer day out

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦101+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wigeon and Mediterranean Gull
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
☕Coasters — a good base for a longer summer day out

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Wigeon, Mediterranean Gull, Spoonbill +98 more · last seen 2026

Ancient woodland

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Wigeon, Mediterranean Gull, Spoonbill +98 more · last seen 2026; Ancient woodland

Heritage

Strong match

Free

Historic site; Grade I listed building nearby: CHURCH OF ST IA

Seasonal nature

Good match

Free

Plants — Common Crystalwort, Ciliate Crystalwort, Intermediate Screw-moss +12 more · last seen 2026

Easy access

Good match

Varies

parking, toilets

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

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4 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

South West Coast Path (Section 19: Portreath to Hayle)Walking route▾

Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route

South West Coast Path (Section 20: Hayle to St Ives)Walking route▾

Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route

South West Coast Path (Section 21: St Ives to Pendeen)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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19 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 3Cycling route527.7 km▾

Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route21 m▾

Named routeRef 3Length 21 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route70 m▾

Named routeRef 3Length 70 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route20 m▾

Named routeRef 3Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route101 m▾

Named routeRef 3Length 101 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route320 m▾

Named routeLength 320 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

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Mountain biking

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1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

West Kernow Way Part 2Mountain bike route▾

Named route

Wildlife to spot

36,222 records from NBN Atlas

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Wildlife to spot

36,222 records · NBN Atlas

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Birds101 species

autumn

2026

Wigeon · Mediterranean Gull · Spoonbill · Turnstone · Gannet

+96 more species

All 101 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

WigeonMareca penelope
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
GannetMorus bassanus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
PintailAnas acuta2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Great SkuaStercorarius skua2025
FulmarFulmarus glacialis2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Black-throated DiverGavia arctica2025
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna grisea2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RuffCalidris pugnax2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Storm PetrelHydrobates pelagicus2025
Leach's PetrelHydrobates leucorhous2025
Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus2025
GarganeySpatula querquedula2025
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Pomarine SkuaStercorarius pomarinus2025
ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Sabine's GullXema sabini2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Great ShearwaterArdenna gravis2025
Cory's ShearwaterCalonectris borealis2025
Little AukAlle alle2025
Long-tailed SkuaStercorarius longicaudus2025
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
PuffinFratercula arctica2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
PochardAythya ferina2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
Pallid SwiftApus pallidus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Black TernChlidonias niger2025
Balearic ShearwaterPuffinus mauretanicus2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025

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Mammals8 species

autumn

2026

Grey Squirrel · Domestic Dog · Red Fox · Grey Seal · Common Dolphin

+3 more species

All 8 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Domestic DogCanis lupus subsp. familiaris2025
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Grey SealHalichoerus grypus2025
Common DolphinDelphinus delphis2025
Brown Rat

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Insects3 species

springautumn

2026

Scathophaga stercoraria · Trioza centranthi · Harlequin Ladybird

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Plants15 species

spring

2026

Common Crystalwort · Ciliate Crystalwort · Intermediate Screw-moss · Least Crystalwort · Glass-wort Feather-moss

+10 more species

All 15 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Common CrystalwortRiccia sorocarpa
Ciliate CrystalwortRiccia crozalsii
Intermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montana
Least CrystalwortRiccia subbifurca
Glass-wort Feather-mossScleropodium touretii
Perthshire Beard-mossDidymodon rigidulus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

36,222 records · NBN Atlas

🐦

Birds101 species

autumn

2026

Wigeon · Mediterranean Gull · Spoonbill · Turnstone · Gannet

+96 more species

All 101 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

WigeonMareca penelope
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
GannetMorus bassanus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
PintailAnas acuta2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Great SkuaStercorarius skua2025
FulmarFulmarus glacialis2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Black-throated DiverGavia arctica2025
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna grisea2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RuffCalidris pugnax2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Storm PetrelHydrobates pelagicus2025
Leach's PetrelHydrobates leucorhous2025
Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus2025
GarganeySpatula querquedula2025
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Pomarine SkuaStercorarius pomarinus2025
ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Sabine's GullXema sabini2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Great ShearwaterArdenna gravis2025
Cory's ShearwaterCalonectris borealis2025
Little AukAlle alle2025
Long-tailed SkuaStercorarius longicaudus2025
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
PuffinFratercula arctica2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
PochardAythya ferina2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
Pallid SwiftApus pallidus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Black TernChlidonias niger2025
Balearic ShearwaterPuffinus mauretanicus2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025

🦌

Mammals8 species

autumn

2026

Grey Squirrel · Domestic Dog · Red Fox · Grey Seal · Common Dolphin

+3 more species

All 8 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Domestic DogCanis lupus subsp. familiaris2025
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Grey SealHalichoerus grypus2025
Common DolphinDelphinus delphis2025
Brown Rat

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Insects3 species

springautumn

2026

Scathophaga stercoraria · Trioza centranthi · Harlequin Ladybird

🌿

Plants15 species

spring

2026

Common Crystalwort · Ciliate Crystalwort · Intermediate Screw-moss · Least Crystalwort · Glass-wort Feather-moss

+10 more species

All 15 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Common CrystalwortRiccia sorocarpa
Ciliate CrystalwortRiccia crozalsii
Intermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montana
Least CrystalwortRiccia subbifurca
Glass-wort Feather-mossScleropodium touretii
Perthshire Beard-mossDidymodon rigidulus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

22 photos from nearby open sources

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📷 Paul Barnett · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Photos

📷 Paul Barnett · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Lantern cross

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Facilities

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Café

Coasters · 44m

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Parking

Barnoon Long Stay Car Park · Paid · 211m

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Toilets

2 · 26m away

Free entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

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