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🦅Birds🎠Play🛝Family
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
50.40355, -4.83305
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🐦51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Robin
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Robin
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Robin, Stonechat +48 more · last seen 2025
Free
playground, toilets, parking
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, toilets
Free
Birds — Carrion Crow, Robin, Stonechat +48 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Keeled Skimmer, Large Red Damselfly, Azure Damselfly +36 more · last seen 2025
Free
Grade II* listed building: CHURCH OF ST GOMONDA; Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Saints WayWalking route47 km▾
Padstow to Fowey
Named routeRef SWLength 47 kmRegional walking route
Glebe Drivepublic footpath · 45 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 45 mPath type: residential
37 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 305Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 305National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 2 Plymouth to St. AustellCycling route▾
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route272 m▾
Named routeRef 305Length 272 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km▾
Named routeRef 2Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route117 m▾
Named routeRef 305Length 117 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route773 m▾
Named routeRef 2Length 773 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
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St Gomonda's Church , Roche
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7,718 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
7,718 records · National Biodiversity NetworkLinnet · Chiffchaff · Wren · Robin · Willow Warbler +20
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RavenCorvus corax
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- MagpiePica pica
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Great TitParus major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Hazel Dormouse
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Clarke's Mining Bee
- Clarke's Mining BeeAndrena clarkella
Purple Moor-grass · Heather · Tormentil · Cross-leaved Heath · Bell Heather +43
- Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea
- HeatherCalluna vulgaris
- TormentilPotentilla erecta
- Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix
- Bell HeatherErica cinerea
- Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium
- Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,718 records · National Biodiversity NetworkLinnet · Chiffchaff · Wren · Robin · Willow Warbler +20
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RavenCorvus corax
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- MagpiePica pica
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Great TitParus major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Hazel Dormouse
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Clarke's Mining Bee
- Clarke's Mining BeeAndrena clarkella
Purple Moor-grass · Heather · Tormentil · Cross-leaved Heath · Bell Heather +43
- Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea
- HeatherCalluna vulgaris
- TormentilPotentilla erecta
- Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix
- Bell HeatherErica cinerea
- Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium
- Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustreMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreSharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorusSharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorusWater MintMentha aquaticaWater MintMentha aquaticaCommon ValerianValeriana officinalisCommon ValerianValeriana officinalisCarnation SedgeCarex paniceaCarnation SedgeCarex paniceaScutellariaScutellariaScutellariaScutellariaWestern GorseUlex galliiWestern GorseUlex galliiMontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiifloraMontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiifloraViola palustris subsp. juressiViola palustris subsp. juressiViola palustris subsp. juressiViola palustris subsp. juressiRound-leaved MintMentha suaveolensRound-leaved MintMentha suaveolensDroseraDroseraDroseraDroseraDevil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisDevil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisSoft-rushJuncus effususSoft-rushJuncus effususWillowSalixWillowSalixBlack Bog-rushSchoenus nigricansBlack Bog-rushSchoenus nigricansBog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragumBog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragumTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaWater HorsetailEquisetum fluviatileWater HorsetailEquisetum fluviatileTrichophorum germanicumTrichophorum germanicumTrichophorum germanicumTrichophorum germanicumCornish MoneywortSibthorpia europaeaCornish MoneywortSibthorpia europaeaPinePinusPinePinusGorseUlexGorseUlexSaw-wortSerratula tinctoriaSaw-wortSerratula tinctoriaMarsh-bedstrawGalium palustreMarsh-bedstrawGalium palustreEleocharisEleocharisEleocharisEleocharisLousewortPedicularis sylvaticaLousewortPedicularis sylvaticaMarsh CinquefoilComarum palustreMarsh CinquefoilComarum palustreWavy St John's-wortHypericum undulatumWavy St John's-wortHypericum undulatumRhododendronRhododendronRhododendronRhododendronMarsh VioletViola palustrisMarsh VioletViola palustrisWood SageTeucrium scorodoniaWood SageTeucrium scorodoniaRound-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifoliaRound-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifoliaButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiCotoneasterCotoneasterCotoneasterCotoneasterStar SedgeCarex echinataStar SedgeCarex echinataHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataCommon Yellow-sedgeCarex demissaCommon Yellow-sedgeCarex demissaLesser SpearwortRanunculus flammulaLesser SpearwortRanunculus flammulaNew Zealand PigmyweedCrassula helmsiiNew Zealand PigmyweedCrassula helmsiiCompact RushJuncus conglomeratusCompact RushJuncus conglomeratus