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Sump Shaft

📷 Tony Atkin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

50.50438, -4.44765

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Carrion Crow
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Chaffinch +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Chaffinch +65 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Swollen-thighed Beetle, Tawny Mining Bee, Syrphus +8 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Swollen-thighed Beetle, Tawny Mining Bee, Syrphus +8 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Cedarwood Waxcap · last seen 2024; Fungi — Cedarwood Waxcap · last seen 2024

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Long-shanked Pincushion, Tongue-leaf Copper-moss, Luisier's Tufa-moss +3 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Long-shanked Pincushion, Tongue-leaf Copper-moss, Luisier's Tufa-moss +3 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

11 public paths nearby

Public paths
Gonamena Inclinepublic footpath · 206 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 206 mSurface groundPath type: footway
🐴

Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Sump Shaft Pumping Engine House

📷 Tony Atkin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Sump Shaft Pumping Engine House

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦St. Cleer's WellHistoric site2.3 km→💧Siblyback LakeReservoir3.3 km→💧Siblyback LakeReservoir3.3 km→✦Medieval and post-medieval tin and copper mines with medieval field system on the middle and lower northern slopes of Caradon HillHistoric site1.5 km→⛪Cheesewring Old ChapelReligious grounds1.3 km→✦Trethevy QuoitHistoric site1.4 km→

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