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Getting here
50.11842, -5.15550
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Wren
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 95m away, toilets nearby
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Wren
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 95m away, toilets nearby
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Wren, Woodpigeon +66 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Robin, Wren, Woodpigeon +66 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Greater Bulb-Fly, Large White, Dock Bug +127 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Pottia, Capillary Thread-moss, Dilated Scalewort +91 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 (Inland Diversion)Walking route▾
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
4,004 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,004 records · National Biodiversity NetworkChaffinch · Woodpigeon · Wren · Blue Tit · Robin +41
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great TitParus major
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- RedshankTringa totanus
- GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- MagpiePica pica
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- GadwallMareca strepera
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects11 species
springsummer
2026▾
Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Oak Bush-cricket · Speckled Bush-cricket +6
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2025
- Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2025
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
Clustered Feather-moss · Dilated Scalewort · Wall Screw-moss · Green Yoke-moss · Springy Turf-moss +37
- Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum
- Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata
- Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
- Green Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimus
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- RedshankCeratodon purpureus
- Creeping Feather-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,004 records · National Biodiversity NetworkChaffinch · Woodpigeon · Wren · Blue Tit · Robin +41
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great TitParus major
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- RedshankTringa totanus
- GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- MagpiePica pica
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- GadwallMareca strepera
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects11 species
springsummer
2026▾
Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Oak Bush-cricket · Speckled Bush-cricket +6
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2025
- Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2025
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
Clustered Feather-moss · Dilated Scalewort · Wall Screw-moss · Green Yoke-moss · Springy Turf-moss +37
- Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum
- Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata
- Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
- Green Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimus
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- RedshankCeratodon purpureus
- Creeping Feather-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Amblystegium serpens
Amblystegium serpens
Common PottiaTortula truncataCommon PottiaTortula truncataCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillareCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillareCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumCrescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciataCrescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciataPointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidataPointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidataBifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentataBifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentataSupine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatumSupine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatumDidymodon tophaceus subsp. erosusDidymodon tophaceus subsp. erosusDidymodon tophaceus subsp. erosusDidymodon tophaceus subsp. erosusSoft-tufted Beard-mossDidymodon vinealisSoft-tufted Beard-mossDidymodon vinealisHerzog's Pocket-mossFissidens crispusHerzog's Pocket-mossFissidens crispusPerthshire Beard-mossDidymodon rigidulusPerthshire Beard-mossDidymodon rigidulusIntermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montanaIntermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montanaAtrichum undulatumAtrichum undulatumAtrichum undulatumAtrichum undulatumSwan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornumSwan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornumNotched PouchwortCalypogeia argutaNotched PouchwortCalypogeia argutaNicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsoniiNicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsoniiGrey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinataGrey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinataDusky Beard-mossDidymodon luridusDusky Beard-mossDidymodon luridusThick-set EarwortScapania compactaThick-set EarwortScapania compactaCylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanusCylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanusFrizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllanthaFrizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllanthaBruch's PincushionUlota bruchiiBruch's PincushionUlota bruchiiCommon SmoothcapAtrichum undulatumCommon SmoothcapAtrichum undulatumDon's Thread-mossBryum donianumDon's Thread-mossBryum donianumGreen Pocket-mossFissidens viridulusGreen Pocket-mossFissidens viridulusWhite-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanumWhite-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanumLesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutumLesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutumBird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculataBird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculataCrimson-tuber Thread-mossBryum rubensCrimson-tuber Thread-mossBryum rubensAppleyard's Feather-mossScleropodium cespitansAppleyard's Feather-mossScleropodium cespitansSlender Mouse-tail MossIsothecium myosuroidesSlender Mouse-tail MossIsothecium myosuroidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoidesForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataBig Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrusBig Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus