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Bolitho Gardens

13 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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FamilyPlayBirds

Public accessFree entryDogs welcome13 ha

Getting here

50.10961, -5.54644

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦80+ 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
☕Fika — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦80+ 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
☕Fika — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

CaféParking· PaidPlaygroundToilets

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12 activities

Family friendly

Very strong match

playground, café, toilets; Urban park — family destination

Free

Playgrounds

Very strong match

playground, toilets, café, parking

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Woodpigeon, Great Black-backed Gull +77 more · last seen 2026

Free

Picnic day out

Strong match

café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Woodpigeon, Great Black-backed Gull +77 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Eristalis tenax, Harlequin Ladybird +24 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 4 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

Pengwelpublic footpath · 45 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 45 mPath type: residential

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Cycling

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

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

55,445 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

55,445 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds47 species

winter

2026

Turnstone · Herring Gull · Great Northern Diver · Purple Sandpiper · Robin +42

TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Great TitParus major2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
Brent GooseBranta bernicla2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025

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Insects1 species

spring

2026

Eristalis tenax

Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax

🌿

Plants1 species

winter

2026

Springy Turf-moss

Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

55,445 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds47 species

winter

2026

Turnstone · Herring Gull · Great Northern Diver · Purple Sandpiper · Robin +42

TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Great TitParus major2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
Brent GooseBranta bernicla2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2026

Eristalis tenax

Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax

🌿

Plants1 species

winter

2026

Springy Turf-moss

Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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