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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
50.62629, -4.35824
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦25+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Rock Dove and Jackdaw
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Costa — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦25+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Rock Dove and Jackdaw
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Costa — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground🐄Farm visit
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Rock Dove, Jackdaw, Swift +22 more · last seen 2025
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café
Free
Birds — Rock Dove, Jackdaw, Swift +22 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Dock Bug, Ectophasia crassipennis, Leucozona glaucia +16 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Selfheal, Smooth Sow-thistle, Wall Speedwell +105 more · last seen 2023
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 5 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
11 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 route976 m▾
Named routeRef 327Length 976 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 route38 m▾
Named routeRef 327Length 38 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Housing estate on Hurdon Road, Launceston
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
5,034 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,034 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRock Dove · Jackdaw · Swift · Starling · Robin +20
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Common GullLarus canus2022
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2022
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2021
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2021
🦌Mammals8 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Hedgehog · Badger · Otter · Mole · Hazel Dormouse +3
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
- BadgerMeles meles
- OtterLutra lutra2024
- MoleTalpa europaea2024
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2023
🐸Amphibians2 species
winter
2024▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common FrogRana temporaria2023
🐝Insects19 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Dock Bug · Ectophasia crassipennis · Leucozona glaucia · Eristalis pertinax · Eristalis arbustorum +14
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024
- Ectophasia crassipennisEctophasia crassipennis
- Leucozona glauciaLeucozona glaucia
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum
- Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris
Selfheal · Smooth Sow-thistle · Wall Speedwell · Musk-mallow · Common Ragwort +103
- SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2022
- Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2022
- Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2022
- Musk-mallowMalva moschata2022
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2021
- DaisyBellis perennis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,034 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRock Dove · Jackdaw · Swift · Starling · Robin +20
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Common GullLarus canus2022
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2022
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2021
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2021
🦌Mammals8 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Hedgehog · Badger · Otter · Mole · Hazel Dormouse +3
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
- BadgerMeles meles
- OtterLutra lutra2024
- MoleTalpa europaea2024
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2023
🐸Amphibians2 species
winter
2024▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common FrogRana temporaria2023
🐝Insects19 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Dock Bug · Ectophasia crassipennis · Leucozona glaucia · Eristalis pertinax · Eristalis arbustorum +14
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024
- Ectophasia crassipennisEctophasia crassipennis
- Leucozona glauciaLeucozona glaucia
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum
- Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris
Selfheal · Smooth Sow-thistle · Wall Speedwell · Musk-mallow · Common Ragwort +103
- SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2022
- Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2022
- Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2022
- Musk-mallowMalva moschata2022
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2021
- DaisyBellis perennis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rabbit
Rabbit
Oryctolagus cuniculus2023
Oryctolagus cuniculus2023
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2022Red FoxVulpes vulpes2022Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2021Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2021Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria2024Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria2024Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2024Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2024Strawberry Seed BeetleHarpalus rufipes2024Strawberry Seed BeetleHarpalus rufipes2024Onthophagus coenobitaOnthophagus coenobita2024Onthophagus coenobitaOnthophagus coenobita2024Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2024Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2024Chrysolina banksiiChrysolina banksii2023Chrysolina banksiiChrysolina banksii2023Tipula lateralisTipula lateralis2023Tipula lateralisTipula lateralis2023Physocephala rufipesPhysocephala rufipes2023Physocephala rufipesPhysocephala rufipes2023Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2023Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2023Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2022Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2022Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2021Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera20212021
2021
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2021Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2021Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2021Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2021SnowdropGalanthus nivalisSnowdropGalanthus nivalisStag's-horn SumachRhus typhina2022Stag's-horn SumachRhus typhina2022Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2022Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2022Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2022Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2022Equal-leaved KnotgrassPolygonum arenastrum2022Equal-leaved KnotgrassPolygonum arenastrum2022Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2022Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2022Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2022Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2022Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2022Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2022Arrhenatherum elatius var. bulbosumArrhenatherum elatius var. bulbosum2022Arrhenatherum elatius var. bulbosumArrhenatherum elatius var. bulbosum2022SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2022SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2022Common CouchElymus repens2022Common CouchElymus repens2022Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2022Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2022Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2022Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2022Fat-henChenopodium album2022Fat-henChenopodium album2022Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2022Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2022Common CalamintClinopodium ascendens2022Common CalamintClinopodium ascendens2022Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum2022Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum2022Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2022Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2022Wild OnionAllium vineale2022Wild OnionAllium vineale2022Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum2022Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum2022Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2022Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2022Evergreen OakQuercus ilex2022Evergreen OakQuercus ilex2022Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2022Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2022Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2022Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2022Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2022Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2022BeechFagus sylvatica2022BeechFagus sylvatica2022Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2022Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2022Spreading Meadow-grassPoa humilis2022Spreading Meadow-grassPoa humilis2022Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2022Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2022SnapdragonAntirrhinum majus2022SnapdragonAntirrhinum majus2022Mind-your-own-businessSoleirolia soleirolii2022Mind-your-own-businessSoleirolia soleirolii2022Squirreltail FescueVulpia bromoides2022Squirreltail FescueVulpia bromoides2022Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2022Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2022Lesser Swine-cressLepidium didymum2022Lesser Swine-cressLepidium didymum2022Water BentPolypogon viridis2022Water BentPolypogon viridis2022MontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora2022MontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora2022Great BindweedCalystegia sepium subsp. sepium2022Great BindweedCalystegia sepium subsp. sepium2022Black MedickMedicago lupulina2022Black MedickMedicago lupulina2022Plantago major subsp. majorPlantago major subsp. major2022Plantago major subsp. majorPlantago major subsp. major2022Garden PrivetLigustrum ovalifolium2022Garden PrivetLigustrum ovalifolium2022Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2022Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2022Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2022Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2022Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2022Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2022Argentinian VervainVerbena bonariensis2022Argentinian VervainVerbena bonariensis2022BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2022BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2022Common BentAgrostis capillaris2022Common BentAgrostis capillaris2022Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2022Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2022Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum2022Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum2022Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2022Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2022Common ChickweedStellaria media2022Common ChickweedStellaria media2022Asplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalensAsplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalens2022Asplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalensAsplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalens2022Intermediate PolypodyPolypodium interjectum2022Intermediate PolypodyPolypodium interjectum2022American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum2022American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum2022American Winter-cressBarbarea verna2022American Winter-cressBarbarea verna2022Ulmus minor subsp. cornubiensisUlmus minor subsp. cornubiensis2022Ulmus minor subsp. cornubiensisUlmus minor subsp. cornubiensis2022Garden LavenderLavandula angustifolia2022Garden LavenderLavandula angustifolia2022Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2022Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2022Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica2022Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica2022Many-Seeded GoosefootLipandra polysperma2022Many-Seeded GoosefootLipandra polysperma2022TutsanHypericum androsaemum2022TutsanHypericum androsaemum2022Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2022Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2022Northern Yellow-cressRorippa islandica2022Northern Yellow-cressRorippa islandica2022Greater Quaking-grassBriza maxima2022Greater Quaking-grassBriza maxima2022Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2022Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2022Lesser BurdockArctium minus2022Lesser BurdockArctium minus2022Water-pepperPersicaria hydropiper2022Water-pepperPersicaria hydropiper2022Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2022Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2022Russian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum2022Russian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum2022Smaller Cat's-tailPhleum bertolonii2022Smaller Cat's-tailPhleum bertolonii2022Clustered DockRumex conglomeratus2022Clustered DockRumex conglomeratus2022RedshankPersicaria maculosa2022RedshankPersicaria maculosa2022Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus2022Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus2022Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2022Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2022FennelFoeniculum vulgare2022FennelFoeniculum vulgare2022CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2022CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2022Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2021Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2021Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2021Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2021White CloverTrifolium repens2021White CloverTrifolium repens2021Atlantic IvyHedera hibernica2021Atlantic IvyHedera hibernica2021Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2021Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2021HollyIlex aquifolium2021HollyIlex aquifolium2021Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2021Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2021Red CloverTrifolium pratense2021Red CloverTrifolium pratense2021Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2021Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2021HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2021HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2021RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2021RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2021Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2021Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2021Wood AvensGeum urbanum2021Wood AvensGeum urbanum2021Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2021Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2021Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2021Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2021DandelionTaraxacum2021DandelionTaraxacum2021Greater PlantainPlantago major2021Greater PlantainPlantago major2021BrambleRubus fruticosus2021BrambleRubus fruticosus2021CleaversGalium aparine2021CleaversGalium aparine2021Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2021Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2021Ivy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifolia2021Ivy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifolia2021AshFraxinus excelsior2021AshFraxinus excelsior2021Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2021Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2021Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2021Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2021Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2021Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2021Events & activities nearby
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