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Compressor House

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📷 Humphrey Bolton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Getting here

50.15202, -5.68394

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦107+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chough and Herring Gull
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
☕Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦107+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chough and Herring Gull
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
☕Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

CaféParking· Paid

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Chough, Herring Gull, Gannet +104 more · last seen 2025; Coastal cliffs — seabirds and cliff-nesting species

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Chough, Herring Gull, Gannet +104 more · last seen 2025; Maritime cliff and slope priority habitat

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site with public access

Free

Hiking

Strong match

Named hiking route nearby: South West Coast Path (Section 22: Pendeen to Sennen Cove); Named hiking route nearby: South West Coast Path (Section 22: Pendeen to Sennen Cove)

Free

Family friendly

Good match

café

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

South West Coast Path (Section 21: St Ives to Pendeen)Walking route

Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route

South West Coast Path (Section 22: Pendeen to Sennen Cove)Walking route

Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route

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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

West Kernow Way Part 2Mountain bike route

Named route

🐴

Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

32,549 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

32,549 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds73 species

autumn

2025

Chough · Herring Gull · Gannet · Carrion Crow · Magpie +68

ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
Herring GullLarus argentatus
GannetMorus bassanus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MagpiePica pica
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
JackdawColoeus monedula
RobinErithacus rubecula
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
Common GullLarus canus
RazorbillAlca torda
ShagGulosus aristotelis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
DunnockPrunella modularis
RavenCorvus corax
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna grisea
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Great SkuaStercorarius skua
Common GuillemotUria aalge
FulmarFulmarus glacialis
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
Great ShearwaterArdenna gravis
Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
RookCorvus frugilegus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
Balearic ShearwaterPuffinus mauretanicus
Sabine's GullXema sabini
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
Black TernChlidonias niger
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
Storm PetrelHydrobates pelagicus
TealAnas crecca
Little AukAlle alle
Long-tailed SkuaStercorarius longicaudus
EiderSomateria mollissima
DunlinCalidris alpina
Leach's PetrelHydrobates leucorhous
PuffinFratercula arctica
Cory's ShearwaterCalonectris borealis
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
SwallowHirundo rustica
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax pyrrhocoraxPyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus
Rock DoveColumba livia
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
SiskinSpinus spinus

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Insects1 species

autumn

2025

Scathophaga stercoraria

Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

32,549 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds73 species

autumn

2025

Chough · Herring Gull · Gannet · Carrion Crow · Magpie +68

ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
Herring GullLarus argentatus
GannetMorus bassanus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MagpiePica pica
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
JackdawColoeus monedula
RobinErithacus rubecula
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
Common GullLarus canus
RazorbillAlca torda
ShagGulosus aristotelis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
DunnockPrunella modularis
RavenCorvus corax
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna grisea
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Great SkuaStercorarius skua
Common GuillemotUria aalge
FulmarFulmarus glacialis
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
Great ShearwaterArdenna gravis
Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
RookCorvus frugilegus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
Balearic ShearwaterPuffinus mauretanicus
Sabine's GullXema sabini
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
Black TernChlidonias niger
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
Storm PetrelHydrobates pelagicus
TealAnas crecca
Little AukAlle alle
Long-tailed SkuaStercorarius longicaudus
EiderSomateria mollissima
DunlinCalidris alpina
Leach's PetrelHydrobates leucorhous
PuffinFratercula arctica
Cory's ShearwaterCalonectris borealis
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
SwallowHirundo rustica
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax pyrrhocoraxPyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus
Rock DoveColumba livia
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
SiskinSpinus spinus

🐝

Insects1 species

autumn

2025

Scathophaga stercoraria

Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Humphrey Bolton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Ruins of the power and compressor house, Levant Mine

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