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Getting here
50.22574, -5.26854
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦47+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Herring Gull
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ☕Zest — a good base for a longer summer day out
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦47+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Herring Gull
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ☕Zest — a good base for a longer summer day out
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Herring Gull, Pied Wagtail +44 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Jackdaw, Herring Gull, Pied Wagtail +44 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Western Honey Bee, Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly, Field Grasshopper +54 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Orange-bud Thread-moss, Pointed Beard-moss, Supine Plait-moss +50 more · last seen 2025
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km99 signed routes nearby · 19 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
South West Coast Path (Section 19: Portreath to Hayle)Walking route▾
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
Camborne FP 28Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Camborne FP 39Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Camborne FP 37Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Camborne FP 11Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
70 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Coast to Coast TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Great Flat Lode TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef GFLTRegional cycle route
Redruth and Chasewater Railway TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef RCRTRegional cycle route
Tehidy TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef TETRegional cycle route
Tresavean TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef TRTRegional cycle route
Portreath Branchline TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef PBTRegional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
18,749 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
18,749 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds9 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Herring Gull · Pied Wagtail · Magpie · Robin · Wren +4
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- JackdawColoeus monedula
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Field Grasshopper · Meadow Grasshopper · Long-winged Cone-head · Common Darter · Golden-ringed Dragonfly +16
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
- Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus
- Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Small Red Damselfly
Orange-bud Thread-moss · Pointed Beard-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Clustered Feather-moss · Tall-clustered Thread-moss +46
- Orange-bud Thread-mossPohlia flexuosa
- Pointed Beard-mossDidymodon icmadophilus
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
- Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum
- Tall-clustered Thread-mossBryum pallescens
- Pale-fruited Thread-mossPohlia annotina
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
18,749 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds9 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Herring Gull · Pied Wagtail · Magpie · Robin · Wren +4
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- JackdawColoeus monedula
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Field Grasshopper · Meadow Grasshopper · Long-winged Cone-head · Common Darter · Golden-ringed Dragonfly +16
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
- Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus
- Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Small Red Damselfly
Orange-bud Thread-moss · Pointed Beard-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Clustered Feather-moss · Tall-clustered Thread-moss +46
- Orange-bud Thread-mossPohlia flexuosa
- Pointed Beard-mossDidymodon icmadophilus
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
- Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum
- Tall-clustered Thread-mossBryum pallescens
- Pale-fruited Thread-mossPohlia annotina
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Ceriagrion tenellum
Ceriagrion tenellum
Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescensKeeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescensScarce Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura pumilioScarce Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura pumilioWestern Honey BeeApis melliferaWestern Honey BeeApis melliferaBeautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgoBeautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgoMigrant HawkerAeshna mixtaMigrant HawkerAeshna mixtaBuff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestrisBuff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestrisEmerald DamselflyLestes sponsaEmerald DamselflyLestes sponsaSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansCommon Carder BeeBombus pascuorumCommon Carder BeeBombus pascuorumRed-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidariusRed-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidariusCommon HawkerAeshna junceaCommon HawkerAeshna junceaBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaSpeckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissimaSpeckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissimaWall Screw-moss
Wall Screw-moss
Tortula muralis
Tortula muralis
Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifoliusCommon Pocket-mossFissidens taxifoliusThickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilumThickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilumBank HaircapPolytrichum formosumBank HaircapPolytrichum formosumKneiff's Hook-mossDrepanocladus aduncusKneiff's Hook-mossDrepanocladus aduncusFissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoidesDelicate Earth-mossPseudephemerum nitidumDelicate Earth-mossPseudephemerum nitidumForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataCommon Cord-mossFunaria hygrometricaCommon Cord-mossFunaria hygrometricaWeissia controversa var. controversaWeissia controversa var. controversaWeissia controversa var. controversaWeissia controversa var. controversaCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillareCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillareHeath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicumHeath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicumCommon ThreadwortCephaloziella divaricataCommon ThreadwortCephaloziella divaricataBifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentataBifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentataCreeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpensCreeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpensCuspidate Earth-mossTortula acaulonCuspidate Earth-mossTortula acaulonSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusPale Thread-mossBryum pallensPale Thread-mossBryum pallensLateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromallaLateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromallaRed Beard-mossBryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrumRed Beard-mossBryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrumDicranella variaDicranella variaDicranella variaDicranella variaCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaSand Feather-mossBrachythecium mildeanumSand Feather-mossBrachythecium mildeanumDune Thread-mossBryum dichotomumDune Thread-mossBryum dichotomumLesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutumLesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutumBird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculataBird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculataFrizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllanthaFrizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllanthaCommon PottiaTortula truncataCommon PottiaTortula truncataStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumHornschuch's Beard-mossPseudocrossidium hornschuchianumHornschuch's Beard-mossPseudocrossidium hornschuchianumEphemerum serratumEphemerum serratumEphemerum serratumEphemerum serratumCrenulated FlapwortSolenostoma gracillimumCrenulated FlapwortSolenostoma gracillimumSchreber's Forklet-mossDicranella schreberianaSchreber's Forklet-mossDicranella schreberianaWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisRedshankCeratodon purpureusRedshankCeratodon purpureusDilated ScalewortFrullania dilatataDilated ScalewortFrullania dilatataMamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoiMamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoiSilver-mossBryum argenteumSilver-mossBryum argenteumPointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidataPointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidataCylindric DitrichumTrichodon cylindricusCylindric DitrichumTrichodon cylindricusFern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinumFern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinumSupine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatumSupine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatumOlive Beard-mossDidymodon tophaceusOlive Beard-mossDidymodon tophaceusCylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanusCylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanusRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum