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Tumulus (site of)

📷 Roy Hughes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

50.47487, -5.00337

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦125+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Teal and Cetti's Warbler
  • ✦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

4 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Teal, Cetti's Warbler, Lapwing +122 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Teal, Cetti's Warbler, Lapwing +122 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Syrphus, Paranchus albipes, Smoky-winged Woodlouse-fly +16 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Syrphus, Paranchus albipes, Smoky-winged Woodlouse-fly +16 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
South West Coast Path (Section 15: Padstow to Porthcothan)Walking route
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 16: Porthcothan to Newquay)Walking route
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
Saints WayWalking route47 km

Padstow to Fowey

Named routeRef SWLength 47 kmRegional walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Marsland Mouth to NewquayWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Park Head walk, North CornwallWalking route1.6 km

Park Head is an easy, level walk through grassland and fields to the clifftops with an occassional gate. It can get muddy in winter.

Named routeLength 1.6 kmDuration 00:30Round tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

17 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 32Cycling route
Named routeRef 32National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route178 m
Named routeRef 32Length 178 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route226 m
Named routeRef 32Length 226 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route795 m
Named routeRef 323Length 795 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route378 m
Named routeRef 323Length 378 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route364 m
Named routeRef 32Length 364 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Road near St Eval

📷 Roy Hughes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Road near St Eval

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Redcliff Castle, later prehistoric cliff castle 550m south west of BedruthanHistoric site2.5 km→✦Mawgan Porth early medieval settlement and associated burial ground, 250m west of LanerickHistoric site2.1 km→⛪St Mawgan and St Nicholas's ChurchReligious grounds2.3 km→✦Seven round barrows and a ring barrow on Bear's Downs and Denzell Downs, 850m north east of Higher DenzellHistoric site3.1 km→⚽St Mawgan Football ClubPlaying field3 km→⛳Mawgan Porth Golf ClubGolf course900 m→

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