Bonython Estate Gardens 14 ha
Plan your visit
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🐶 Dogs
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 14 ha
Getting here
50.04524, -5.21799
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🚻 Toilets 45m from the site — useful for longer visits or those with young children 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🚻 Toilets 45m from the site — useful for longer visits or those with young children £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Woodcock, Starling, Carrion Crow +44 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodcock, Starling, Carrion Crow +44 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Clay Earth-moss, Heath Plait-moss, Marsh Bryum +15 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Clay Earth-moss, Heath Plait-moss, Marsh Bryum +15 more · last seen 2024
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Emperor Dragonfly, Emerald Damselfly +11 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Emperor Dragonfly, Emerald Damselfly +11 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
South West Coast Path (Section 26: Porthleven to The Lizard) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref SWCP National walking route
Show on map South West Coast Path (Section 27: The Lizard to Coverack) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref SWCP National walking route
Show on map Lizard rarirty walk Walking route 1.6 km ▾
Named route Length 1.6 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Porthleven BR 13 Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Helston BR 5 Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Photos Bonython Estate Gardens - Quarry Lake
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Wildlife to spot
4,045 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,045 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Woodcock · Starling · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Stonechat +42
Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2023 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula Snipe Gallinago gallinago2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Raven Corvus corax Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2022 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Great Tit Parus major Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Swift Apus apus Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Common Gull Larus canus2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2022 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2022 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2022 Magpie Pica pica2022 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2022 Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus2022 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2022 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2022 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Slow-worm · Common Lizard
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara2024 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria2023 Blue-tailed Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Emerald Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Black-tailed Skimmer +9
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2024 Clay Earth-moss · Heath Plait-moss · Marsh Bryum · Toothed Threadwort · Blunt Cord-moss +13
Clay Earth-moss Archidium alternifolium Heath Plait-moss Hypnum jutlandicum Marsh Bryum Bryum pseudotriquetrum Toothed Threadwort Cephaloziella dentata Blunt Cord-moss Entosthodon obtusus Trichostomum littorale Trichostomum littorale Grimmia lisae Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,045 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Woodcock · Starling · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Stonechat +42
Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2023 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula Snipe Gallinago gallinago2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Raven Corvus corax Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2022 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Great Tit Parus major Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Swift Apus apus Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Common Gull Larus canus2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2022 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2022 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2022 Magpie Pica pica2022 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2022 Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus2022 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2022 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2022 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Slow-worm · Common Lizard
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara2024 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria2023 Blue-tailed Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Emerald Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Black-tailed Skimmer +9
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2024 Clay Earth-moss · Heath Plait-moss · Marsh Bryum · Toothed Threadwort · Blunt Cord-moss +13
Clay Earth-moss Archidium alternifolium Heath Plait-moss Hypnum jutlandicum Marsh Bryum Bryum pseudotriquetrum Toothed Threadwort Cephaloziella dentata Blunt Cord-moss Entosthodon obtusus Trichostomum littorale Trichostomum littorale Grimmia lisae Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Golden-ringed Dragonfly
Golden-ringed Dragonfly
Cordulegaster boltonii
Cordulegaster boltonii
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Carabus arvensis Carabus arvensis
Carabus arvensis Carabus arvensis
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans2024
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Common Sedge-sawfly Selandria serva2023
Common Sedge-sawfly Selandria serva2023 Grimmia lisae
Grimmia lisae
Tamarisk Scalewort Frullania tamarisci
Tamarisk Scalewort Frullania tamarisci
Woolly Fringe-moss Racomitrium lanuginosum
Woolly Fringe-moss Racomitrium lanuginosum
Cow-horn Bog-moss Sphagnum auriculatum
Cow-horn Bog-moss Sphagnum auriculatum
Curly Crisp-moss Trichostomum crispulum
Curly Crisp-moss Trichostomum crispulum
Racomitrium obtusum Racomitrium obtusum
Racomitrium obtusum Racomitrium obtusum
Brittle Swan-neck Moss Campylopus fragilis
Brittle Swan-neck Moss Campylopus fragilis
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata
Common Threadwort Cephaloziella divaricata
Common Threadwort Cephaloziella divaricata
Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus
Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus
Purple Crystalwort Riccia beyrichiana2023
Purple Crystalwort Riccia beyrichiana2023
Great Scented Liverwort Conocephalum conicum2023
Great Scented Liverwort Conocephalum conicum2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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