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🦅 Birds🛝 Family🎠 Play
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Getting here
50.35713, -4.45780
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Martin's Dairy — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Martin's Dairy — 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🚻 Toilets🐄 Farm visit
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Mudflats — internationally important for wading birds and wildfowl; Birds — Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +73 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets
Free
🎠 Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
Birds — Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +73 more · last seen 2025; Mudflats priority habitat
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Green Pocket-moss, Creeping Feather-moss, Fissidens bryoides var. bryoides +36 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 26 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
South West Coast Path (Section 33: Par to Polperro) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref SWCP National walking route
Show on map Polruan to Polperro rollercoaster walk, Lansallos Walking route 10.9 km ▾
Coast path, narrow and stony in places, with some steep ascent and descent including flights of steps.
Named route Length 10.9 km Duration 3:30 Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map Chapel Cliff walk, Lansallos Walking route 1.6 km ▾
This route follows a mixture of flat, grassy footpaths and rocky paths as well as some steep steps. Expect mud after wet weather.
Named route Length 1.6 km Duration 0:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Hendersick and Talland Bay Loop, Lansallos Walking route 4 km ▾
Some steep slopes and steps on the coast path, plus a section walking along a busy, narrow lane. Prepare for mud after wet weather. Be aware of cliff edges and unstable cliffs - keep children supervised.
Named route Length 4 km Duration 1:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Polperro to Looe coast walk, Lantic Bay, Mid & SE Cornwall Walking route 8.8 km ▾
Pass an early Christian holy site & medieval chapel ruins. Looe had trading links with the Mediterranean in prehistoric times, & its said that Jesus visited with his uncle, Joseph of Arimathea. Narrow & stony paths, with steep ascents, descents & steps.
Named route Length 8.8 km Duration 03:30 Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map Photos West Looe - the old Ambulance Station
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Wildlife to spot
49,564 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 49,564 records · National Biodiversity Network Herring Gull · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Robin · Jackdaw +44
Herring Gull Larus argentatus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Rook Corvus frugilegus Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Little Egret Egretta garzetta Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Shag Gulosus aristotelis Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Curlew Numenius arquata Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus Redshank Tringa totanus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Rock Dove Columba livia Dunnock Prunella modularis Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Redwing Turdus iliacus Great Northern Diver Gavia immer Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Greenshank Tringa nebularia Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Greenfinch Chloris chloris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss · Green Pocket-moss · Creeping Feather-moss · Fissidens bryoides var. bryoides · Tender Feather-moss +30
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss Streblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum Green Pocket-moss Fissidens viridulus Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens Fissidens bryoides var. bryoides Fissidens bryoides var. bryoides Tender Feather-moss Rhynchostegiella tenella Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 49,564 records · National Biodiversity Network Herring Gull · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Robin · Jackdaw +44
Herring Gull Larus argentatus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Rook Corvus frugilegus Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Little Egret Egretta garzetta Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Shag Gulosus aristotelis Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Curlew Numenius arquata Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus Redshank Tringa totanus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Rock Dove Columba livia Dunnock Prunella modularis Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Redwing Turdus iliacus Great Northern Diver Gavia immer Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Greenshank Tringa nebularia Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Greenfinch Chloris chloris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss · Green Pocket-moss · Creeping Feather-moss · Fissidens bryoides var. bryoides · Tender Feather-moss +30
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss Streblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum Green Pocket-moss Fissidens viridulus Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens Fissidens bryoides var. bryoides Fissidens bryoides var. bryoides Tender Feather-moss Rhynchostegiella tenella Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata
Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Curving Feather-moss Scorpiurium circinatum
Curving Feather-moss Scorpiurium circinatum
Isothecium myosuroides Isothecium myosuroides
Isothecium myosuroides Isothecium myosuroides
Pointed Lattice-moss Dialytrichia mucronata
Pointed Lattice-moss Dialytrichia mucronata
Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum
Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum
Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum
Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum
Green Yoke-moss Zygodon viridissimus
Green Yoke-moss Zygodon viridissimus
Bifid Crestwort Lophocolea bidentata
Bifid Crestwort Lophocolea bidentata
Dusky Beard-moss Didymodon luridus
Dusky Beard-moss Didymodon luridus
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata
Swartz's Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium hians
Swartz's Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium hians
Arisaig Crisp-moss Tortella flavovirens
Arisaig Crisp-moss Tortella flavovirens
Trichostomum brachydontium Trichostomum brachydontium
Trichostomum brachydontium Trichostomum brachydontium
Dwarf Feather-moss Microeurhynchium pumilum
Dwarf Feather-moss Microeurhynchium pumilum
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare
Weissia controversa var. controversa Weissia controversa var. controversa
Weissia controversa var. controversa Weissia controversa var. controversa
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum
Wavy Beard-moss Didymodon sinuosus
Wavy Beard-moss Didymodon sinuosus
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis
Nicholson's Beard-moss Didymodon nicholsonii
Nicholson's Beard-moss Didymodon nicholsonii
Syntrichia montana var. montana Syntrichia montana var. montana
Syntrichia montana var. montana Syntrichia montana var. montana
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata
Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus
Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus
Western Pouncewort Lejeunea lamacerina
Western Pouncewort Lejeunea lamacerina 