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🦅Birds🛝Family🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
50.33889, -4.78871
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and House Sparrow
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Buffers Coffee Shop — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and House Sparrow
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Buffers Coffee Shop — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Paid🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Herring Gull, House Sparrow, Robin +50 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
Birds — Herring Gull, House Sparrow, Robin +50 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Carder Bee, White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers, Buff-tailed Bumblebee +46 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
South West Coast Path (Section 32: Mevagissey to Par)Walking route▾
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
Saints WayWalking route47 km▾
Padstow to Fowey
Named routeRef SWLength 47 kmRegional walking route
South West Coast Path (Diversion West of Charlestown)Walking route▾
Par Beach TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Belmont Roadpublic footpath · 312 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 312 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
94 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
UK:National Cycle Network - west boundCycling route▾
Named routeRef 3National Cycle Network
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
Route 305Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 305National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 2 Plymouth to St. AustellCycling route▾
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route172 m▾
Named routeRef 3Length 172 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route17 m▾
Named routeRef 3Length 17 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface blocks
Photos
The sundial in St Austell Cemetery Park
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
18,559 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
18,559 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds33 species
springsummer
2025▾
Herring Gull · House Sparrow · Blackbird · Robin · Jackdaw +28
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- SwiftApus apus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- Dendrocopos major anglicusDendrocopos major anglicus2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
🦌Mammals4 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Mole · Roe Deer · Rabbit
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
🐝Insects24 species
springsummer
2025▾
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers · Common Carder Bee · Common Cockchafer · Large Red Damselfly · Vine Weevil +19
- White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workersBombus lucorum/terrestris2024
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2024
- Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
- Dryomyza anilis
Dilated Scalewort
- Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
18,559 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds33 species
springsummer
2025▾
Herring Gull · House Sparrow · Blackbird · Robin · Jackdaw +28
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- SwiftApus apus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- Dendrocopos major anglicusDendrocopos major anglicus2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
🦌Mammals4 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Mole · Roe Deer · Rabbit
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
🐝Insects24 species
springsummer
2025▾
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers · Common Carder Bee · Common Cockchafer · Large Red Damselfly · Vine Weevil +19
- White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workersBombus lucorum/terrestris2024
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2024
- Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
- Dryomyza anilis
Dilated Scalewort
- Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dryomyza anilis
Dryomyza anilis
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