Side and King's Garden at Godolphin House 1 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🧺 Picnic🦅 Birds
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › South West › Cornwall Getting here
50.13732, -5.35763
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.
Architectural structure 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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🐕 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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🐕 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🅿️ Parking🧺 Picnic spot🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, toilets, car park
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Woodpigeon +60 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Woodpigeon +60 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
toilets, picnic area
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Azure Damselfly, Large White +21 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Azure Damselfly, Large White +21 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 16 signed routes nearby · 23 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
South West Coast Path (Section 25: Marazion to Porthleven) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref SWCP National walking route
Show on map Crowan FP 68 Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Crowan BR 69 Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Crowan FP 57 Definitive Line Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Crowan BR 56 Definitive line Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Godolphin House public footpath · 322 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 322 m Surface compacted Path type: service
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
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Photos Part of the garden at Godolphin House
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Wildlife to spot
13,445 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 13,445 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Blue Tit +40
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Herring Gull Larus argentatus Jay Garrulus glandarius Rook Corvus frugilegus Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Coal Tit Periparus ater Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Swallow Hirundo rustica House Sparrow Passer domesticus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto House Martin Delichon urbicum Stock Dove Columba oenas Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Redwing Turdus iliacus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Tawny Owl Strix aluco Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Skylark Alauda arvensis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Linnet Linaria cannabina Siskin Spinus spinus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Raven Corvus corax Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Swift Apus apus 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Domestic Dog · Rabbit · Roe Deer
Domestic Dog Canis lupus subsp. familiaris Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Azure Damselfly · Southern Hawker · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Migrant Hawker · Common Darter +1
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Common Pocket-moss · Two-horned Pincerwort · Swartz's Feather-moss · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · Forked Veilwort +14
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius Two-horned Pincerwort Cephalozia bicuspidata Swartz's Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium hians Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum Bifid Crestwort Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 13,445 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Blue Tit +40
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Herring Gull Larus argentatus Jay Garrulus glandarius Rook Corvus frugilegus Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Coal Tit Periparus ater Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Swallow Hirundo rustica House Sparrow Passer domesticus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto House Martin Delichon urbicum Stock Dove Columba oenas Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Redwing Turdus iliacus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Tawny Owl Strix aluco Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Skylark Alauda arvensis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Linnet Linaria cannabina Siskin Spinus spinus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Raven Corvus corax Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Swift Apus apus 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Domestic Dog · Rabbit · Roe Deer
Domestic Dog Canis lupus subsp. familiaris Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Azure Damselfly · Southern Hawker · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Migrant Hawker · Common Darter +1
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Common Pocket-moss · Two-horned Pincerwort · Swartz's Feather-moss · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · Forked Veilwort +14
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius Two-horned Pincerwort Cephalozia bicuspidata Swartz's Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium hians Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum Bifid Crestwort Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Lophocolea bidentata
Lophocolea bidentata
Variable-leaved Crestwort Lophocolea heterophylla
Variable-leaved Crestwort Lophocolea heterophylla
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Frizzled Pincushion Plenogemma phyllantha
Frizzled Pincushion Plenogemma phyllantha
Plagiothecium Plagiothecium
Plagiothecium Plagiothecium
Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum
Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum
Slender Mouse-tail Moss Isothecium myosuroides
Slender Mouse-tail Moss Isothecium myosuroides
Common Striated Feather-moss Eurhynchium striatum
Common Striated Feather-moss Eurhynchium striatum
Supine Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum
Supine Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum
Flat Neckera Neckera complanata
Flat Neckera Neckera complanata
Minute Pouncewort Myriocoleopsis minutissima
Minute Pouncewort Myriocoleopsis minutissima
Conocephalum conicum Conocephalum conicum
Conocephalum conicum Conocephalum conicum
Hypnum cupressiforme Hypnum cupressiforme
Hypnum cupressiforme Hypnum cupressiforme Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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