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Lariggan Gardens

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📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

50.11325, -5.54489

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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🐦86+ 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
🛝Playground 283m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦86+ 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
🛝Playground 283m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Best for

12 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Herring Gull, Woodpigeon, Great Black-backed Gull +83 more · last seen 2026

Family friendly

Strong match

Free

playground, toilets; Urban park — family destination

Playgrounds

Strong match

Free

playground, toilets, parking

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Herring Gull, Woodpigeon, Great Black-backed Gull +83 more · last seen 2026

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Insects — Eristalis tenax, Common Darter, Syrphus +17 more · last seen 2026

Dog walks

Strong match

Free

Dogs allowed with public access

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

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2 signed routes nearby · 2 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

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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

51,432 records from NBN Atlas

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Wildlife to spot

51,432 records · NBN Atlas

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Birds86 species

summerautumnwinter

2026

Herring Gull · Woodpigeon · Great Black-backed Gull · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow

+81 more species

All 86 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MagpiePica pica2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
RobinErithacus rubecula
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Great TitParus major2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
SwiftApus apus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
FulmarFulmarus glacialis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Great SkuaStercorarius skua2025
Cory's ShearwaterCalonectris borealis2025
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2025
Laughing GullLeucophaeus atricilla2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
Storm PetrelHydrobates pelagicus2025
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna grisea2025
Great ShearwaterArdenna gravis2025
Brent GooseBranta bernicla2025
Balearic ShearwaterPuffinus mauretanicus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
White WagtailMotacilla alba alba2025
Light-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla hrota2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
GreenshankTringa nebularia2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
Pomarine SkuaStercorarius pomarinus2025
Wilson's PetrelOceanites oceanicus2025
Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025

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Mammals2 species

summer

2025

Field Vole · Grey Squirrel

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Amphibians1 species

autumn

2025

Palmate Newt

🐝

Insects20 species

summer

2026

Eristalis tenax · Common Darter · Syrphus · Field Grasshopper · Green Shieldbug

+15 more species

All 20 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025

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Plants1 species

winter

2026

Springy Turf-moss

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

51,432 records · NBN Atlas

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Birds86 species

summerautumnwinter

2026

Herring Gull · Woodpigeon · Great Black-backed Gull · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow

+81 more species

All 86 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MagpiePica pica2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
RobinErithacus rubecula
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Great TitParus major2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
SwiftApus apus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
FulmarFulmarus glacialis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Great SkuaStercorarius skua2025
Cory's ShearwaterCalonectris borealis2025
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2025
Laughing GullLeucophaeus atricilla2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
Storm PetrelHydrobates pelagicus2025
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna grisea2025
Great ShearwaterArdenna gravis2025
Brent GooseBranta bernicla2025
Balearic ShearwaterPuffinus mauretanicus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
White WagtailMotacilla alba alba2025
Light-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla hrota2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
GreenshankTringa nebularia2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
Pomarine SkuaStercorarius pomarinus2025
Wilson's PetrelOceanites oceanicus2025
Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

summer

2025

Field Vole · Grey Squirrel

🐸

Amphibians1 species

autumn

2025

Palmate Newt

🐝

Insects20 species

summer

2026

Eristalis tenax · Common Darter · Syrphus · Field Grasshopper · Green Shieldbug

+15 more species

All 20 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025

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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

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📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Events & activities nearby

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Facilities

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Parking

4 nearby · Paid · 224m

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Playground

283m away

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Toilets

2 · 262m away

✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

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