Porfell Wildlife Park & Sanctuary
16 ha
Plan your visit
🐄Farms🦅Birds🦉Wildlife
Public accessPaid entryDogs welcome16 ha
Getting here
50.40540, -4.57265
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for House Sparrow and Blackbird
- 🐄Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning.
- 🐾Porfell Wildlife Park & Sanctuary on site — a good way to combine wildlife and an animal visit in the same trip
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for House Sparrow and Blackbird
- 🐄Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning.
- 🐾Porfell Wildlife Park & Sanctuary on site — a good way to combine wildlife and an animal visit in the same trip
🐄Farm visits
Very strong match
Zoo or animal collection
Varies
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — House Sparrow, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +52 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — House Sparrow, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +52 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Green-veined White, Large White +70 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Dilated Scalewort, Ulota, Overleaf Pellia +43 more · last seen 2022
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Saints WayWalking route47 km▾
Padstow to Fowey
Named routeRef SWLength 47 kmRegional walking route
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
8,709 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
8,709 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
springsummer
2025▾
House Sparrow · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Moorhen +36
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- MagpiePica pica2023
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2023
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2023
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2023
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2023
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2023
🦌Mammals1 species
springautumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2024▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Four-spotted Chaser · Azure Damselfly · Scathophaga stercoraria · Beautiful Demoiselle · Blue-tailed Damselfly +8
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Black-tailed Skimmer
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,709 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
springsummer
2025▾
House Sparrow · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Moorhen +36
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- MagpiePica pica2023
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2023
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2023
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2023
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2023
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2023
🦌Mammals1 species
springautumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2024▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Four-spotted Chaser · Azure Damselfly · Scathophaga stercoraria · Beautiful Demoiselle · Blue-tailed Damselfly +8
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Black-tailed Skimmer
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Orthetrum cancellatum
Orthetrum cancellatum
Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridianaSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaScarce ChaserLibellula fulvaScarce ChaserLibellula fulvaTachydromia umbrarumTachydromia umbrarum2023Tachydromia umbrarumTachydromia umbrarum2023Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens2023Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens2023