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Trelissick Tower

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
☕National Trust Cafe — a good base for a longer summer day out

🌤️ Visiting this summer

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
☕National Trust Cafe — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

CaféParking· PaidToilets

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Robin, Woodpigeon +91 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Herring Gull, Robin, Woodpigeon +91 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 14-spot Ladybird, Lesser Stag Beetle, 7-spot Ladybird +18 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 14-spot Ladybird, Lesser Stag Beetle, 7-spot Ladybird +18 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Easy access

Good match

parking, toilets

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

South West Coast Path (Section 30: Falmouth to Portloe)Walking route

Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route

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Cycling

37 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Coast to Coast TrailCycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

UK:National Cycle Network - Truro loopCycling route

Named routeRef 3National Cycle Network

Route 3Cycling route527.7 km

Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route1.3 km

Named routeRef 3Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route1.7 km

Named routeLength 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose

Main RouteCycling route399 m

Named routeRef 3Length 399 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

12,784 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

12,784 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds69 species

winter

2025

Herring Gull · Carrion Crow · Robin · Woodpigeon · Oystercatcher +64

Herring GullLarus argentatus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
CurlewNumenius arquata
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
JackdawColoeus monedula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
RedshankTringa totanus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Great TitParus major
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
RavenCorvus corax
GreenshankTringa nebularia
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
JayGarrulus glandarius
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
ShagGulosus aristotelis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Slavonian GrebePodiceps auritus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GreenfinchChloris chloris
MagpiePica pica
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Rock DoveColumba livia
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
LinnetLinaria cannabina
SiskinSpinus spinus
RookCorvus frugilegus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
TealAnas crecca
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
Willow TitPoecile montanus
NuthatchSitta europaea
SwallowHirundo rustica
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Greylag GooseAnser anser
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🌿

Plants1 species

spring

2026

Common Tamarisk-moss

Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

12,784 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds69 species

winter

2025

Herring Gull · Carrion Crow · Robin · Woodpigeon · Oystercatcher +64

Herring GullLarus argentatus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
CurlewNumenius arquata
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
JackdawColoeus monedula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
RedshankTringa totanus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Great TitParus major
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
RavenCorvus corax
GreenshankTringa nebularia
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
JayGarrulus glandarius
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
ShagGulosus aristotelis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Slavonian GrebePodiceps auritus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GreenfinchChloris chloris
MagpiePica pica
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Rock DoveColumba livia
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
LinnetLinaria cannabina
SiskinSpinus spinus
RookCorvus frugilegus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
TealAnas crecca
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
Willow TitPoecile montanus
NuthatchSitta europaea
SwallowHirundo rustica
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Greylag GooseAnser anser
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🌿

Plants1 species

spring

2026

Common Tamarisk-moss

Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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✦TRELISSICKHistoric site200 m→🌱Trelissick GardenUrban park200 m→🌱Trelissick Garden (detached)Urban park200 m→🌱Boscawen ParkUrban park3.9 km→🌱Boscawen ParkUrban park4.1 km→⛪St Mylor Parish ChurchReligious grounds4.7 km→

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