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Bolitho Gardens

13 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome13 ha

Getting here

50.10961, -5.54644

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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🐦80+ 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
☕Fika — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦80+ 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
☕Fika — 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 +77 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 +77 more · last seen 2026

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Eristalis tenax, Harlequin Ladybird +24 more · last seen 2026

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

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2 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths 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

Pengwelpublic footpath · 45 m▾

Public pathpublic footpathLength 45 mPath type: residential

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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

52,133 records from NBN Atlas

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Wildlife to spot

52,133 records · NBN Atlas

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Birds80 species

summerautumnwinter

2026

Herring Gull · Woodpigeon · Great Black-backed Gull · Rock Dove · Carrion Crow

+75 more species

All 80 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MagpiePica pica2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Great TitParus major2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
FulmarFulmarus glacialis2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Great SkuaStercorarius skua2025
Cory's ShearwaterCalonectris borealis2025
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Storm PetrelHydrobates pelagicus2025
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna grisea2025
Great ShearwaterArdenna gravis2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Brent GooseBranta bernicla2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Balearic ShearwaterPuffinus mauretanicus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Laughing GullLeucophaeus atricilla2025
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Light-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla hrota2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
Pomarine SkuaStercorarius pomarinus2025
Wilson's PetrelOceanites oceanicus2025
Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus2025
PuffinFratercula arctica2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025

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Mammals1 species

summer

2025

Field Vole

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Insects27 species

springsummer

2026

Large Red Damselfly · Eristalis tenax · Harlequin Ladybird · Common Darter · Syrphus

+22 more species

All 27 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025

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Plants1 species

winter

2026

Springy Turf-moss

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

52,133 records · NBN Atlas

🐦

Birds80 species

summerautumnwinter

2026

Herring Gull · Woodpigeon · Great Black-backed Gull · Rock Dove · Carrion Crow

+75 more species

All 80 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MagpiePica pica2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Great TitParus major2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
FulmarFulmarus glacialis2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Great SkuaStercorarius skua2025
Cory's ShearwaterCalonectris borealis2025
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Storm PetrelHydrobates pelagicus2025
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna grisea2025
Great ShearwaterArdenna gravis2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Brent GooseBranta bernicla2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Balearic ShearwaterPuffinus mauretanicus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Laughing GullLeucophaeus atricilla2025
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Light-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla hrota2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
Pomarine SkuaStercorarius pomarinus2025
Wilson's PetrelOceanites oceanicus2025
Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus2025
PuffinFratercula arctica2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025

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Mammals1 species

summer

2025

Field Vole

🐝

Insects27 species

springsummer

2026

Large Red Damselfly · Eristalis tenax · Harlequin Ladybird · Common Darter · Syrphus

+22 more species

All 27 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025

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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

22 photos from nearby open sources

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📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Facilities

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Café

Fika · 241m

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Parking

Duke Street Car Park · Paid · 215m

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Playground

161m away

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Toilets

270m away

✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

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Nearby places

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🌱Penlee ParkUrban park800 m→🌱Memorial GardenUrban park900 m→🌱Eastern GreenUrban park2.5 km→🌱Trengwainton GardensUrban park2.6 km→🌱Foster-Bolitho GardensUrban park0 m→🌱Mann's FieldUrban park200 m→