Animal pound 390m south of Croft Pascoe Pool
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
50.03144, -5.16979
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Stonechat and Goldfinch
- ✦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
- 🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Stonechat and Goldfinch
- ✦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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Stonechat, Goldfinch, Wren +69 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Stonechat, Goldfinch, Wren +69 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Emperor Dragonfly, Four-spotted Chaser, Azure Damselfly +15 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Heath Star Moss, Cow-horn Bog-moss, Heath Plait-moss +36 more · last seen 2025
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
South West Coast Path (Section 27: The Lizard to Coverack)Walking route▾
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
Mills, fishing and serpentine walkWalking route▾
Medieval mills & a ruined Victorian factory walk near Lizard PointWalking route1.6 km▾
There are some relatively steep rocky sections of coast path on this walk. The route also crosses a pebbly beach.
Named routeLength 1.6 kmDuration 0:30Round tripLocal walking route
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Unnamed road south of Croft Pascoe Pool
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Wildlife to spot
14,300 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
14,300 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
springsummer
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Greenfinch · Chiffchaff · Wren · Goldfinch +42
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- MagpiePica pica
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Great TitParus major
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- SwiftApus apus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- DunlinCalidris alpina
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
🦎Reptiles2 species
springsummer
2026▾
Adder · Common Lizard
- AdderVipera berus
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara2025
🐸Amphibians2 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Common Darter · Emperor Dragonfly · Meadow Grasshopper · Common Hawker · Common Blue Damselfly +3
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus
- Common HawkerAeshna juncea
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Vagrant Emperor
Eyebright · an Eyebright
- EyebrightEuphrasia
- an EyebrightEuphrasia arctica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
14,300 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
springsummer
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Greenfinch · Chiffchaff · Wren · Goldfinch +42
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- MagpiePica pica
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Great TitParus major
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- SwiftApus apus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- DunlinCalidris alpina
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
🦎Reptiles2 species
springsummer
2026▾
Adder · Common Lizard
- AdderVipera berus
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara2025
🐸Amphibians2 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Common Darter · Emperor Dragonfly · Meadow Grasshopper · Common Hawker · Common Blue Damselfly +3
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus
- Common HawkerAeshna juncea
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Vagrant Emperor
Eyebright · an Eyebright
- EyebrightEuphrasia
- an EyebrightEuphrasia arctica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Anax ephippiger
Anax ephippiger
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculataFour-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata