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Boscawen Park

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

50.25258, -5.03918

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParking· FreePlaygroundToilets

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Redshank, Greenshank, Common Sandpiper +74 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Redshank, Greenshank, Common Sandpiper +74 more · last seen 2026

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground, toilets; Urban park — family destination

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, toilets, parking

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Dune Thread-moss, Crescent-cup Liverwort, Woodsy Silk-moss +23 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Dune Thread-moss, Crescent-cup Liverwort, Woodsy Silk-moss +23 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

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Cycling

55 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Coast to Coast TrailCycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

UK:National Cycle Network - Truro loopCycling route

Named routeRef 3National Cycle Network

Route 3Cycling route527.7 km

Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network

NCN National Route 32Cycling route

Named routeRef 32National Cycle Network

Shortlanesend to TruroCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Main RouteCycling route1.1 km

Named routeRef 3Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

🐴

Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

21,785 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

21,785 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds49 species

winter

2026

Redshank · Greenshank · Lesser Yellowlegs · Common Sandpiper · Mallard +44

RedshankTringa totanus2025
GreenshankTringa nebularia2025
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipes2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
TealAnas crecca
KnotCalidris canutus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Great TitParus major2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
MagpiePica pica2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2025
Haematopus ostralegus ostralegusHaematopus ostralegus ostralegus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025

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Plants25 species

winter

2026

Dune Thread-moss · Crescent-cup Liverwort · Woodsy Silk-moss · Lesser Yoke-moss · White-tipped Bristle-moss +20

Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum
Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata
Woodsy Silk-mossPlagiothecium nemorale
Lesser Yoke-mossZygodon conoideus
White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum
Common Apple-mossBartramia pomiformis
Supine Plait-moss

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

21,785 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds49 species

winter

2026

Redshank · Greenshank · Lesser Yellowlegs · Common Sandpiper · Mallard +44

RedshankTringa totanus2025
GreenshankTringa nebularia2025
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipes2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
TealAnas crecca
KnotCalidris canutus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Great TitParus major2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
MagpiePica pica2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2025
Haematopus ostralegus ostralegusHaematopus ostralegus ostralegus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025

🌿

Plants25 species

winter

2026

Dune Thread-moss · Crescent-cup Liverwort · Woodsy Silk-moss · Lesser Yoke-moss · White-tipped Bristle-moss +20

Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum
Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata
Woodsy Silk-mossPlagiothecium nemorale
Lesser Yoke-mossZygodon conoideus
White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum
Common Apple-mossBartramia pomiformis
Supine Plait-moss

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Tony Atkin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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