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Bosigran Smelting Works

✦ Ancient woodland0 ha

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Plan your visit

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Public accessDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

50.17855, -5.60106

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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  • 🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Stonechat and Herring Gull
  • 🌳Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Stonechat, Herring Gull, Carrion Crow +72 more · last seen 2026

Ancient woodland

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Stonechat, Herring Gull, Carrion Crow +72 more · last seen 2026; Ancient woodland

Heritage

Strong match

Free

Historic site with public access

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Insects — Speckled Wood, Bloody-nosed Beetle, Common Red Soldier Beetle +31 more · last seen 2025; Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Free

Plants — Heath Star Moss, Neat Feather-moss, Tumid Notchwort +74 more · last seen 2022

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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2 signed routes nearby · 28 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

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1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
West Kernow Way Part 2Mountain bike route▾
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

22 photos from nearby open sources

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Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Chun Downs prehistoric landscape complex, incorporating Chun Cromlech, Chun Castle, and barrow 200yds (180m) SW of Chun FarmHistoric site4.2 km→✦Three wayside crosses in the churchyard of St Sennara's ChurchHistoric site2.8 km→✦Stone hut circle settlement, round cairn and part of a prehistoric field system 500m south of Foage FarmHistoric site3.4 km→✦Part of a prehistoric field system at Tor NoonHistoric site4 km→✦ChimneyHistoric site0 m→✦ChimneyHistoric site1.1 km→