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🦅Birds🌳Ancient💜Bluebells
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome21 ha
Getting here
50.13452, -5.10728
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦91+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Herring Gull
- 💜Bluebell walks is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦91+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Herring Gull
- 💜Bluebell walks is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Herring Gull, Robin +88 more · last seen 2026; Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers
Free
🌳Ancient woodland
Very strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
Free
💜Bluebell walks
Strong match
Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat
Free
Birds — Blue Tit, Herring Gull, Robin +88 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Shining Hookeria, Fox-tail Feather-moss, Harpoon Weed +9 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Bloody-nosed Beetle, Eristalis tenax +94 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
South West Coast Path (Section 28: Coverack to Helford)Walking route▾
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 29: Helford to Falmouth)Walking route▾
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 30: Falmouth to Portloe)Walking route▾
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
Lower pond at Penjerrick Gardens
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
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Wildlife to spot
64,853 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
64,853 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlack-headed Gull · Goldfinch · Chaffinch · Chiffchaff · Robin +37
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- CootFulica atra
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Rabbit · Red Fox · Domestic Dog · Grey Squirrel
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Domestic DogCanis lupus subsp. familiaris
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians3 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Palmate Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo2025
Eristalis tenax · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Melanostoma scalare · Non-biting midges · Eristalis pertinax +42
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2025
- Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
- Non-biting midgesChironomidae
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
🌿Plants6 species
springsummer
2026▾
Shining Hookeria · Fox-tail Feather-moss · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · Common Feather-moss · Frizzled Pincushion +1
- Shining HookeriaHookeria lucens
- Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum2025
- Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- Frizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllantha
- Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
64,853 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlack-headed Gull · Goldfinch · Chaffinch · Chiffchaff · Robin +37
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- CootFulica atra
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Rabbit · Red Fox · Domestic Dog · Grey Squirrel
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Domestic DogCanis lupus subsp. familiaris
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians3 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Palmate Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo2025
Eristalis tenax · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Melanostoma scalare · Non-biting midges · Eristalis pertinax +42
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2025
- Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
- Non-biting midgesChironomidae
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
🌿Plants6 species
springsummer
2026▾
Shining Hookeria · Fox-tail Feather-moss · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · Common Feather-moss · Frizzled Pincushion +1
- Shining HookeriaHookeria lucens
- Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum2025
- Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- Frizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllantha
- Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025SyrphusSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusPondskaterGerridaePondskaterGerridaeLimonia nubeculosaLimonia nubeculosaLimonia nubeculosaLimonia nubeculosaStenophylax permistusStenophylax permistusStenophylax permistusStenophylax permistusPhaoniaPhaoniaPhaoniaPhaoniaPsychodaPsychodaPsychodaPsychodaMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisScathophagaScathophagaScathophagaScathophagaSylvicolaSylvicola2025SylvicolaSylvicola2025Strawberry Seed BeetleHarpalus rufipes2025Strawberry Seed BeetleHarpalus rufipes2025Harmonia axyridis form conspicuaHarmonia axyridis form conspicua2025Harmonia axyridis form conspicuaHarmonia axyridis form conspicua2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatusPantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus2025Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatusPantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus2025Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus2025Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus2025NebriaNebria2025NebriaNebria2025Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025Field Damsel BugNabis (Nabis) ferus2025Field Damsel BugNabis (Nabis) ferus2025Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2025Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2025Acrossus rufipesAcrossus rufipes2025Acrossus rufipesAcrossus rufipes2025Kite-tailed RobberflyMachimus atricapillus2025Kite-tailed RobberflyMachimus atricapillus2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025Agriotes lineatusAgriotes lineatus2025Agriotes lineatusAgriotes lineatus2025Ecnomus tenellusEcnomus tenellus2025Ecnomus tenellusEcnomus tenellus2025SciaraSciara2025SciaraSciara2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2025Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2025Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2025Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2025Orthotrichia costalisOrthotrichia costalis2025Orthotrichia costalisOrthotrichia costalis2025Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2025Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2025Minettia inustaMinettia inusta2025Minettia inustaMinettia inusta2025Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus2025Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus2025Sulphur BeetleCteniopus sulphureus2025Sulphur BeetleCteniopus sulphureus2025Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2025Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2025Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2025Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2025Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha20252025
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