Plan your visit
BirdsWildlifeHeritage
Free entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
50.15989, -5.56564
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Barn Owl and Cuckoo
- ✦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
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Barn Owl and Cuckoo
- ✦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
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Barn Owl, Cuckoo, Meadow Pipit +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
Wildlife
Strong match
Birds — Barn Owl, Cuckoo, Meadow Pipit +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
Heritage
Strong match
Historic site
Free
Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Melanostoma scalare, Xylota segnis, Rhingia campestris +4 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
🚶
Walking
South West Coast Path (Section 21: St Ives to Pendeen)Walking route
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
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
🚴Cycling
23 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
🚴
Cycling
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 route36 m
Named routeRef 3Length 36 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route13 m
Named routeRef 3Length 13 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
Main RouteCycling route528 m
Named routeRef 3Length 528 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
🚵Mountain biking
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
🚵
Mountain biking
West Kernow Way Part 1Mountain bike route
Named route
West Kernow Way Part 2Mountain bike route
Named route
Wildlife to spot
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Nearby places
Useful places within 5 km
🌱Trengwainton GardensUrban park3.7 km→🌱Eastern GreenUrban park4.8 km→✦Stone hut circle settlement, round cairn and part of a prehistoric field system 500m south of Foage FarmHistoric site2.3 km→✦Three wayside crosses in the churchyard of St Sennara's ChurchHistoric site3.6 km→✦Bodrifty Iron Age VillageHistoric site1.1 km→✦Round cairn 135m west of Little CarnaquiddenHistoric site2.2 km→