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Market Cross

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WildlifeBirdsFamily
Public accessDogs welcome

Getting here

50.29846, -4.89976

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· PaidPicnic spotPlaygroundToilets

Best for

12 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Black-tailed Godwit, Glossy Ibis, Mediterranean Gull +47 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Black-tailed Godwit, Glossy Ibis, Mediterranean Gull +47 more · last seen 2025

Free

Family friendly

playground, toilets, picnic area

Free

Picnic day out

picnic area, toilets, car park

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Corynespora smithii, Ashen Crust, Rosy Crust +231 more · last seen 2016; Fungi — Corynespora smithii, Ashen Crust, Rosy Crust +231 more · last seen 2016

Varies

Playgrounds

playground, toilets, parking

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 public paths nearby

Public paths
Old Hillpublic footpath · 99 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 99 mPath type: service
Watery Lanepublic footpath · 159 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 159 mSurface mudPath type: footway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Market Cross, Grampound, Cornwall - October 2025 (1)

📷 Mutney · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0

Market Cross, Grampound, Cornwall - October 2025 (1)

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱King George's FieldUrban park3.5 km→🌱King George's FieldUrban park3.5 km→✦TREWITHENHistoric site2.4 km→🌱Tregony Memorial SiteUrban park3.3 km→✦Market Cross and cross base immediately south west of St Nun's ChurchHistoric site0 m→✦Prehistoric and Roman settlement at CarvossaHistoric site1.7 km→

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