Prehistoric and Roman settlement at Carvossa 4 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍄 Fungi
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 4 ha
Places › England › South West › Cornwall Getting here
50.29741, -4.92318
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Partial contour fort scheduled monument
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 🍄 Mushroom foraging 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 Mushroom foraging 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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Black-tailed Godwit, Glossy Ibis, Mediterranean Gull +60 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Black-tailed Godwit, Glossy Ibis, Mediterranean Gull +60 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Holly Speckle, Rosy Crust, Camarographium stephensii +220 more · last seen 2016; Fungi — Holly Speckle, Rosy Crust, Camarographium stephensii +220 more · last seen 2016
Varies
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Red Admiral, Large White +30 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Speckled Wood, Red Admiral, Large White +30 more · last seen 2023
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 public path nearby
Public paths
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3 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
5,498 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,498 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Robin · Wren +47
Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Canada Goose Branta canadensis Coal Tit Periparus ater Greenfinch Chloris chloris Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Merlin Falco columbarius Swallow Hirundo rustica Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Rook Corvus frugilegus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Siskin Spinus spinus Stock Dove Columba oenas Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa Magpie Pica pica2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2023 Barn Owl Tyto alba2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2023 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2023 Anas platyrhynchos x Anas platyrhynchos x2023 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2022 Linnet Linaria cannabina2022 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2022 Greater Horseshoe Bat · Hedgehog · Rabbit
Greater Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus ferrumequinum Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2022 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
autumn
2024 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo2022 🐝 Insects 3 species
summer autumn
2023 ▾
Vine Weevil · Lesser Stag Beetle · Greater Bulb-Fly
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris Meadow Foxtail · Three-cornered Garlic · Daffodil · Cuckooflower · Lesser Celandine +3
Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis Three-cornered Garlic Allium triquetrum Daffodil Narcissus pseudonarcissus Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum Green Alkanet Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,498 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Robin · Wren +47
Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Canada Goose Branta canadensis Coal Tit Periparus ater Greenfinch Chloris chloris Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Merlin Falco columbarius Swallow Hirundo rustica Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Rook Corvus frugilegus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Siskin Spinus spinus Stock Dove Columba oenas Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa Magpie Pica pica2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2023 Barn Owl Tyto alba2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2023 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2023 Anas platyrhynchos x Anas platyrhynchos x2023 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2022 Linnet Linaria cannabina2022 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2022 Greater Horseshoe Bat · Hedgehog · Rabbit
Greater Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus ferrumequinum Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2022 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
autumn
2024 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo2022 🐝 Insects 3 species
summer autumn
2023 ▾
Vine Weevil · Lesser Stag Beetle · Greater Bulb-Fly
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris Meadow Foxtail · Three-cornered Garlic · Daffodil · Cuckooflower · Lesser Celandine +3
Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis Three-cornered Garlic Allium triquetrum Daffodil Narcissus pseudonarcissus Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum Green Alkanet Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pentaglottis sempervirens
Pentaglottis sempervirens
Wood Forget-me-not Myosotis sylvatica
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