Churchyard cross in St Michael's churchyard, Porthilly
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Plan your visit
🦅Birds🌳Ancient🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
50.54147, -4.91316
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦107+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Jackdaw
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦107+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Jackdaw
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Best for
7 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Herring Gull, Jackdaw, Woodpigeon +104 more · last seen 2026
🌳Ancient woodland
Strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
Birds — Herring Gull, Jackdaw, Woodpigeon +104 more · last seen 2026; Ancient woodland
Historic site with public access
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Ivy Bee, Common Cockchafer, Green Shieldbug +22 more · last seen 2026
Dogs allowed with public access
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km10 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
South West Coast Path (Section 14: Port Isaac to Padstow)Walking route▾
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 15: Padstow to Porthcothan)Walking route▾
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
Saints WayWalking route47 km▾
Padstow to Fowey
Named routeRef SWLength 47 kmRegional walking route
Camel TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef CAMPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Marsland Mouth to NewquayWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
23 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 32Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 32National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route142 m▾
Named routeLength 142 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route498 m▾
Named routeRef 32Length 498 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route980 m▾
Named routeRef 323Length 980 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route365 m▾
Named routeLength 365 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface grass
Main RouteCycling route433 m▾
Named routeRef 323Length 433 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
15 photos from nearby open sources
St Michael's, Porthilly, Rock
Photos
St Michael's, Porthilly, Rock
Facilities
🅿️Parking
1 nearby · Paid · 486m
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
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
33,325 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
33,325 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds107 species
springautumn
2026Herring Gull · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Collared Dove · Little Egret
+102 more speciesHide species list
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025Common Toad
🐝Insects25 species
springsummerautumn
2026Ivy Bee · Common Cockchafer · Green Shieldbug · Meliscaeva auricollis · Legnotus limbosus
+20 more speciesHide species list
All 25 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Ivy BeeColletes hederae2025
- Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2025
- Legnotus limbosus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
33,325 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds107 species
springautumn
2026Herring Gull · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Collared Dove · Little Egret
+102 more speciesHide species list
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025Common Toad
🐝Insects25 species
springsummerautumn
2026Ivy Bee · Common Cockchafer · Green Shieldbug · Meliscaeva auricollis · Legnotus limbosus
+20 more speciesHide species list
All 25 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Ivy BeeColletes hederae2025
- Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2025
- Legnotus limbosus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Legnotus limbosus2025
Legnotus limbosus2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi2025Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi2025Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Calamosternus granariusCalamosternus granarius2025Calamosternus granariusCalamosternus granarius2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2025Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2025White-sided CleaverAglaostigma fulvipes2025White-sided CleaverAglaostigma fulvipes2025Baccha elongataBaccha elongata2025Baccha elongataBaccha elongata2025Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2025Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2025Phaonia subventaPhaonia subventa2025Phaonia subventaPhaonia subventa2025Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans2025Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans2025Anaspis maculataAnaspis maculata2025Anaspis maculataAnaspis maculata2025MelanostomaMelanostoma2025MelanostomaMelanostoma2025Lixus pulverulentusLixus pulverulentus2025Lixus pulverulentusLixus pulverulentus2025Chrysolina banksiiChrysolina banksii2024Chrysolina banksiiChrysolina banksii2024Events & activities nearby
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