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Prehistoric chambered cairn 60m north of Knackyboy Carn, St Martin's

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📷 Stephen McKay · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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49.96347, -6.29134

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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🐦90+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Oystercatcher and House Sparrow
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦90+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Oystercatcher and House Sparrow
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Oystercatcher, House Sparrow, Herring Gull +87 more · last seen 2025

Ancient woodland

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Oystercatcher, House Sparrow, Herring Gull +87 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Insects — Speckled Wood, Small White, Meadow Brown +25 more · last seen 2025

Heritage

Strong match

Free

Historic site

Historic gardens

Moderate match

Varies

Historic site

Wildlife to spot

21,990 records from NBN Atlas

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Wildlife to spot

21,990 records · NBN Atlas

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Birds90 species

autumn

2025

Oystercatcher · House Sparrow · Herring Gull · Blackbird · Shag

+85 more species

All 90 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
ShagGulosus aristotelis
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RobinErithacus rubecula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
GannetMorus bassanus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
SwallowHirundo rustica
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Great TitParus major
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
CurlewNumenius arquata
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
SanderlingCalidris alba
GreenfinchChloris chloris
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
FulmarFulmarus glacialis
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Water RailRallus aquaticus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
DunlinCalidris alpina
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
RazorbillAlca torda
Common GuillemotUria aalge
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Red-breasted FlycatcherFicedula parva
SiskinSpinus spinus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
RedwingTurdus iliacus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
GreenshankTringa nebularia
PuffinFratercula arctica
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Great ShearwaterArdenna gravis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
Western Bonelli's WarblerPhylloscopus bonelli
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
SwiftApus apus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
RavenCorvus corax
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna grisea
Storm PetrelHydrobates pelagicus
Grey PhalaropePhalaropus fulicarius
Common GullLarus canus
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
White StorkCiconia ciconia
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
Brent GooseBranta bernicla
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
carbo cormorantPhalacrocorax carbo carbo
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
RedshankTringa totanus2024
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2024
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024

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Mammals3 species

summerautumn

2025

Brown Rat · Lesser White-toothed Shrew · Rabbit

🐝

Insects28 species

summerautumn

2025

Speckled Wood · Small White · Meadow Brown · Large White · Red Admiral

+23 more species

All 28 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
Small WhitePieris rapae2024
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

21,990 records · NBN Atlas

🐦

Birds90 species

autumn

2025

Oystercatcher · House Sparrow · Herring Gull · Blackbird · Shag

+85 more species

All 90 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
ShagGulosus aristotelis
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RobinErithacus rubecula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
GannetMorus bassanus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
SwallowHirundo rustica
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Great TitParus major
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
CurlewNumenius arquata
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
SanderlingCalidris alba
GreenfinchChloris chloris
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
FulmarFulmarus glacialis
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Water RailRallus aquaticus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
DunlinCalidris alpina
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
RazorbillAlca torda
Common GuillemotUria aalge
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Red-breasted FlycatcherFicedula parva
SiskinSpinus spinus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
RedwingTurdus iliacus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
GreenshankTringa nebularia
PuffinFratercula arctica
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Great ShearwaterArdenna gravis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
Western Bonelli's WarblerPhylloscopus bonelli
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
SwiftApus apus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
RavenCorvus corax
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna grisea
Storm PetrelHydrobates pelagicus
Grey PhalaropePhalaropus fulicarius
Common GullLarus canus
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
White StorkCiconia ciconia
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
Brent GooseBranta bernicla
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
carbo cormorantPhalacrocorax carbo carbo
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
RedshankTringa totanus2024
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2024
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024

🦌

Mammals3 species

summerautumn

2025

Brown Rat · Lesser White-toothed Shrew · Rabbit

🐝

Insects28 species

summerautumn

2025

Speckled Wood · Small White · Meadow Brown · Large White · Red Admiral

+23 more species

All 28 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
Small WhitePieris rapae2024
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

21 photos from nearby open sources

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📷 Stephen McKay · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

St Martin's Organic Veg

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Photos

📷 Stephen McKay · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

St Martin's Organic Veg

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Campsite

473m away

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Toilets

118m away

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£Free to visit — no entry charge
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🌱Tresco Abbey GardensUrban park3.4 km→✦TRESCOHistoric site3.4 km→⛪All Saints ChurchReligious grounds4.4 km→🌱Carreg Dhu Community GardenUrban park4.8 km→✦Platform cairn on Cruther's Neck, St Martin'sHistoric site700 m→✦Prehistoric entrance grave, the northern one of three on Cruther's Hill, St Martin'sHistoric site800 m→