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Getting here
50.63620, -4.42014
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦44+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦44+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Dunnock +41 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Dunnock +41 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red Admiral, Small Tortoiseshell, Meadow Brown +30 more · last seen 2023
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named cycling route nearby: National Cycle Network Route 327
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Two Castles TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef TCTRegional walking route
Tamar Valley Discovery TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef TDTRegional walking route
15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 327Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 327National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route358 m▾
Named routeRef 327Length 358 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route144 m▾
Named routeRef 327Length 144 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route5.2 km▾
Named routeRef 327Length 5.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.6 km▾
Named routeRef 327Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.8 km▾
Named routeRef 327Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
Following the Lane along the Kensey valley
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
3,483 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,483 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds19 species
wintersummer
2024▾
Woodpigeon · Goldfinch · Robin · Jackdaw · Magpie +14
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2021
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2021
- SwiftApus apus2021
- SwallowHirundo rustica2021
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2018
🦌Mammals8 species
wintersummer
2025▾
Hedgehog · Badger · Red Fox · Hazel Dormouse · Mole +3
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
- BadgerMeles meles
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2020
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- MoleTalpa europaea2024
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red Admiral · Small White · Large Red Damselfly · Comma · Large White +16
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
- Small WhitePieris rapae2018
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2020
- CommaPolygonia c-album2019
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina
Oxeye Daisy · Cuckooflower · Mugwort · Perennial Sow-thistle · Bristle Club-rush +102
- Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2021
- CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2021
- MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2020
- Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2020
- Bristle Club-rushIsolepis setacea2019
- Equal-leaved KnotgrassPolygonum arenastrum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,483 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds19 species
wintersummer
2024▾
Woodpigeon · Goldfinch · Robin · Jackdaw · Magpie +14
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2021
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2021
- SwiftApus apus2021
- SwallowHirundo rustica2021
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2018
🦌Mammals8 species
wintersummer
2025▾
Hedgehog · Badger · Red Fox · Hazel Dormouse · Mole +3
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
- BadgerMeles meles
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2020
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- MoleTalpa europaea2024
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red Admiral · Small White · Large Red Damselfly · Comma · Large White +16
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
- Small WhitePieris rapae2018
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2020
- CommaPolygonia c-album2019
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina
Oxeye Daisy · Cuckooflower · Mugwort · Perennial Sow-thistle · Bristle Club-rush +102
- Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2021
- CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2021
- MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2020
- Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2020
- Bristle Club-rushIsolepis setacea2019
- Equal-leaved KnotgrassPolygonum arenastrum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2021
2021
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2020RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2020Indet. DeerCervidae2019Indet. DeerCervidae20192019
2019
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Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre subsp. palustre2019Common Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre subsp. palustre2019Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2019Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2019Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2019Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2019Garden PrivetLigustrum ovalifolium2019Garden PrivetLigustrum ovalifolium2019Turkey OakQuercus cerris2019Turkey OakQuercus cerris2019Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis2019Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis2019American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum2019American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum2019Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2019Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2019BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2019BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2019Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2019Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2019Plantago major subsp. majorPlantago major subsp. major2019Plantago major subsp. majorPlantago major subsp. major2019Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus2019Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus2019Fringed PearlwortSagina filicaulis2019Fringed PearlwortSagina filicaulis2019Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2019Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2019Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2019Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2019Soft-rushJuncus effusus2019Soft-rushJuncus effusus2019Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2019Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2019TormentilPotentilla erecta2019TormentilPotentilla erecta2019Italian Rye-grassLolium multiflorum2019Italian Rye-grassLolium multiflorum2019Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2019Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2019Whorled MintMentha aquatica x arvensis = M. x verticillata2019Whorled MintMentha aquatica x arvensis = M. x verticillata2019Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2019Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2019Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum2019Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum2019Tall MelilotMelilotus altissimus2019Tall MelilotMelilotus altissimus2019Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2019Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2019Ragged-RobinSilene 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