Lizard Serpentine Works 0 ha
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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife✦ Heritage
Public access Dogs welcome 0 ha
Getting here
49.99780, -5.17270
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Woodpigeon ✦ 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
🐦 83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Woodpigeon ✦ 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 — Herring Gull, Woodpigeon, Wren +80 more · last seen 2025; Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats
Free
Birds — Herring Gull, Woodpigeon, Wren +80 more · last seen 2025; Lowland heathland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, Pegomya, Common Carder Bee +69 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Deceiver, Wood Pinkgill, Bulbous Honey Fungus +38 more · last seen 2025
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Ciliate Crystalwort, Atlantic Pouncewort, Lesser Scalewort +99 more · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 17 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
South West Coast Path (Section 26: Porthleven to The Lizard) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref SWCP National walking route
Show on map South West Coast Path (Section 27: The Lizard to Coverack) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref SWCP National walking route
Show on map The Lizard Coastal Walk Walking route 9.7 km ▾
Walk around the Lizard Peninsula.
Named route Length 9.7 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Mills, fishing and serpentine walk Walking route ▾
Lizard Point walk: the most southerly place in Britain, Lizard Point Walking route 1.6 km ▾
Between steps 1 and 3, the route is on well-maintained gravel and tarmac footpaths suitable for pushchairs. Steps 3 to 8 follow a more natural footpath, part of the South West Coast Path, and go through a field. The trail includes some fairly steep climbs
Named route Length 1.6 km Duration 0:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Photos Landewednack: serpentine works, Poltesco 2
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Wildlife to spot
11,221 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,221 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Magpie · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Chiffchaff +38
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Blackbird Turdus merula Dunnock Prunella modularis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Robin Erithacus rubecula Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Whitethroat Curruca communis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Shag Gulosus aristotelis Gannet Morus bassanus Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Swallow Hirundo rustica Jay Garrulus glandarius Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Ruff Calidris pugnax Rook Corvus frugilegus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Little Egret Egretta garzetta Linnet Linaria cannabina Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla House Martin Delichon urbicum Raven Corvus corax Great Tit Parus major Greenfinch Chloris chloris Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Common Dolphin · Minke Whale · Common Porpoise
Common Dolphin Delphinus delphis Minke Whale Balaenoptera acutorostrata Common Porpoise Phocoena phocoena 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad
Dock Bug · Field Grasshopper · Common Darter · Marmalade Hoverfly · Leopoldius signatus +8
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Leopoldius signatus Leopoldius signatus Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana Endomychus coccineus Deceiver · Wood Pinkgill · Bulbous Honey Fungus · Silver Leaf Disease · Violet Bramble Rust +36
Deceiver Laccaria laccata Wood Pinkgill Entoloma rhodopolium Bulbous Honey Fungus Armillaria gallica Silver Leaf Disease Chondrostereum purpureum Violet Bramble Rust Phragmidium violaceum Orange Ping-Pong Bat Favolaschia claudopus Microbotryum violaceum s. lat. Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,221 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Magpie · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Chiffchaff +38
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Blackbird Turdus merula Dunnock Prunella modularis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Robin Erithacus rubecula Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Whitethroat Curruca communis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Shag Gulosus aristotelis Gannet Morus bassanus Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Swallow Hirundo rustica Jay Garrulus glandarius Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Ruff Calidris pugnax Rook Corvus frugilegus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Little Egret Egretta garzetta Linnet Linaria cannabina Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla House Martin Delichon urbicum Raven Corvus corax Great Tit Parus major Greenfinch Chloris chloris Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Common Dolphin · Minke Whale · Common Porpoise
Common Dolphin Delphinus delphis Minke Whale Balaenoptera acutorostrata Common Porpoise Phocoena phocoena 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad
Dock Bug · Field Grasshopper · Common Darter · Marmalade Hoverfly · Leopoldius signatus +8
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Leopoldius signatus Leopoldius signatus Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana Endomychus coccineus Deceiver · Wood Pinkgill · Bulbous Honey Fungus · Silver Leaf Disease · Violet Bramble Rust +36
Deceiver Laccaria laccata Wood Pinkgill Entoloma rhodopolium Bulbous Honey Fungus Armillaria gallica Silver Leaf Disease Chondrostereum purpureum Violet Bramble Rust Phragmidium violaceum Orange Ping-Pong Bat Favolaschia claudopus Microbotryum violaceum s. lat. Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Endomychus coccineus
Endomychus coccineus
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Microbotryum violaceum s. lat.
Microbotryum violaceum s. lat.
Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutum
Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutum
Hygrocybe nigrescens Hygrocybe nigrescens
Hygrocybe nigrescens Hygrocybe nigrescens
King Alfred's Cakes Daldinia concentrica
King Alfred's Cakes Daldinia concentrica
Wrinkled Peach Rhodotus palmatus
Wrinkled Peach Rhodotus palmatus
Torth Felen Hypholoma fasciculare
Torth Felen Hypholoma fasciculare
Tawny Funnel Paralepista flaccida
Tawny Funnel Paralepista flaccida
White Fibrecap Inocybe geophylla
White Fibrecap Inocybe geophylla
Glistening Inkcap Coprinellus micaceus
Glistening Inkcap Coprinellus micaceus
Dead Moll's Fingers Xylaria longipes
Dead Moll's Fingers Xylaria longipes
Coesyn Melfed Flammulina velutipes
Coesyn Melfed Flammulina velutipes
Smoked Oysterling Resupinatus applicatus
Smoked Oysterling Resupinatus applicatus
Psathyrella vinosofulva Psathyrella vinosofulva
Psathyrella vinosofulva Psathyrella vinosofulva
Coral Spot Nectria cinnabarina
Coral Spot Nectria cinnabarina
Orange Cup Melastiza cornubiensis
Orange Cup Melastiza cornubiensis
Phyllactinia alnicola Phyllactinia alnicola
Phyllactinia alnicola Phyllactinia alnicola
Yellow Stainer Agaricus xanthodermus
Yellow Stainer Agaricus xanthodermus
Blackening Brittlegill Russula nigricans
Blackening Brittlegill Russula nigricans
Oakbug Milkcap Lactarius quietus
Oakbug Milkcap Lactarius quietus
Sticky Scalycap Pholiota gummosa
Sticky Scalycap Pholiota gummosa
Blushing Milkcap Lactarius controversus
Blushing Milkcap Lactarius controversus
Orange Mosscap Rickenella fibula
Orange Mosscap Rickenella fibula
Birch Knight Tricholoma fulvum
Birch Knight Tricholoma fulvum
Puccinia circaeae Puccinia circaeae
Puccinia circaeae Puccinia circaeae
Dark Fieldcap Cyclocybe erebia
Dark Fieldcap Cyclocybe erebia
Jelly Ear Auricularia auricula-judae
Jelly Ear Auricularia auricula-judae
Red-Belted Bracket Fomitopsis pinicola
Red-Belted Bracket Fomitopsis pinicola
Bark Bonnet Phloeomana speirea
Bark Bonnet Phloeomana speirea
Fiery Milkcap Lactarius pyrogalus
Fiery Milkcap Lactarius pyrogalus
Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa
Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa
Common Bird's Nest Crucibulum laeve
Common Bird's Nest Crucibulum laeve
Bracken Map Rhopographus filicinus
Bracken Map Rhopographus filicinus
Dryad's Saddle Polyporus squamosus
Dryad's Saddle Polyporus squamosus
Sycamore Tarspot Rhytisma acerinum
Sycamore Tarspot Rhytisma acerinum
Fairy Ring Champignon Marasmius oreades
Fairy Ring Champignon Marasmius oreades 