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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 36 ha
Places › England › South West › Cornwall Getting here
50.24088, -4.84850
Open directionsv 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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking on site — 8 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking on site — 8 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Pheasant, Carrion Crow, Herring Gull +80 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Pheasant, Carrion Crow, Herring Gull +80 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Overleaf Pellia, Springy Turf-moss, Common Feather-moss +79 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Overleaf Pellia, Springy Turf-moss, Common Feather-moss +79 more · last seen 2022
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Common Darter, Common Blue Damselfly +59 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Common Darter, Common Blue Damselfly +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Named hiking route nearby: South West Coast Path (Section 31: Portloe to Mevagissey)
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
South West Coast Path (Section 30: Falmouth to Portloe) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref SWCP National walking route
Show on map South West Coast Path (Section 31: Portloe to Mevagissey) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref SWCP National walking route
Show on map South West Coast Path (Section 32: Mevagissey to Par) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref SWCP National walking route
Show on map 24 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 3 Link Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 3 Cycling route 527.7 km ▾
Named route Ref 3 Length 527.7 km National Cycle Network
Show on map UK:National Cycle Network - west bound Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 3 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.4 km ▾
Named route Ref 3 Length 1.4 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 184 m ▾
Named route Ref 3 Length 184 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 63 m ▾
Named route Ref 3 Length 63 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
34,281 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 34,281 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 55 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Carrion Crow · Herring Gull · Woodpigeon · Pheasant · Jackdaw +50
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Herring Gull Larus argentatus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Northern Diver Gavia immer Gannet Morus bassanus Shag Gulosus aristotelis Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blackbird Turdus merula House Martin Delichon urbicum Canada Goose Branta canadensis Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Scaup Aythya marila Linnet Linaria cannabina Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Swallow Hirundo rustica Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Raven Corvus corax Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus Common Guillemot Uria aalge Coal Tit Periparus ater Nuthatch Sitta europaea Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Teal Anas crecca2024 Domestic Dog
Domestic Dog Canis lupus subsp. familiaris 🐝 Insects 6 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Bloody-nosed Beetle · Green Shieldbug · Apion frumentarium · Common Cockchafer · Chrysolina banksii +1
Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha tenebricosa Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Apion frumentarium Apion frumentarium Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha Chrysolina banksii Chrysolina banksii2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 34,281 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 55 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Carrion Crow · Herring Gull · Woodpigeon · Pheasant · Jackdaw +50
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Herring Gull Larus argentatus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Northern Diver Gavia immer Gannet Morus bassanus Shag Gulosus aristotelis Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blackbird Turdus merula House Martin Delichon urbicum Canada Goose Branta canadensis Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Scaup Aythya marila Linnet Linaria cannabina Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Swallow Hirundo rustica Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Raven Corvus corax Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus Common Guillemot Uria aalge Coal Tit Periparus ater Nuthatch Sitta europaea Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Teal Anas crecca2024 Domestic Dog
Domestic Dog Canis lupus subsp. familiaris 🐝 Insects 6 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Bloody-nosed Beetle · Green Shieldbug · Apion frumentarium · Common Cockchafer · Chrysolina banksii +1
Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha tenebricosa Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Apion frumentarium Apion frumentarium Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha Chrysolina banksii Chrysolina banksii2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Grey Bush-cricket
Grey Bush-cricket
Platycleis albopunctata2024
Platycleis albopunctata2024
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