Twelve Barrows: a linear barrow group 300m east of Higher Hendra 1 ha
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50.35735, -5.10290
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.
Archaeological site 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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ⛺ Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ⛺ Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 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 — Robin, Dunnock, Magpie +58 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Dunnock, Magpie +58 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Azure Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly +96 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Azure Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly +96 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Sand Sedge, Salad Burnet, Biting Stonecrop +104 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Sand Sedge, Salad Burnet, Biting Stonecrop +104 more · last seen 2024
Free
Plants — Wild Thyme, Lesser Hawkbit, Thyme-leaved Sandwort +6 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
South West Coast Path (Section 17: Newquay to Perranporth) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref SWCP National walking route
Show on map South West Coast Path (Section 18: Perranporth to Portreath) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref SWCP National walking route
Show on map King Charles III England Coast Path: Newquay to Penzance Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map Cubert Common walk, North Cornwall Walking route 1.6 km ▾
A gentle grassy walk, with sandy paths and tracks across open grassland.
Named route Length 1.6 km Duration 00:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Cubert wildlife walk, North Cornwall Walking route 9.6 km ▾
This walk has some short steep slopes and steps on the coast path. Walking boots are advised due to the uneven ground.
Named route Length 9.6 km Duration 2:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 25 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 32 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 32 National Cycle Network
Show on map Saints' Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 4.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 34 Length 4.1 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1 km ▾
Named route Ref 32 Length 1 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 144 m ▾
Named route Ref 32 Length 144 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 292 m ▾
Named route Length 292 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 5 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos Bend in the road on the way to Higher Hendra
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Wildlife to spot
8,080 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,080 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring winter
2025 ▾
Tawny Owl · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Dunnock +37
Tawny Owl Strix aluco Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Dunnock Prunella modularis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Great Tit Parus major House Sparrow Passer domesticus Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Magpie Pica pica Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Greenfinch Chloris chloris Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Linnet Linaria cannabina Swallow Hirundo rustica Swift Apus apus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Coal Tit Periparus ater Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Carrion Crow Corvus corone Whitethroat Curruca communis Rook Corvus frugilegus Skylark Alauda arvensis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Redwing Turdus iliacus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus House Martin Delichon urbicum Barn Owl Tyto alba Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Rock Dove Columba livia Hedgehog
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Adder
Azure Damselfly · Keeled Skimmer · Large Red Damselfly · Common Darter · Emerald Damselfly +10
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2024 Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Emperor Dragonfly Salad Burnet · Rough Clover · Prickly Sow-thistle · Lady's Bedstraw · Biting Stonecrop +12
Salad Burnet Poterium sanguisorba Rough Clover Trifolium scabrum Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum Biting Stonecrop Sedum acre Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,080 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring winter
2025 ▾
Tawny Owl · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Dunnock +37
Tawny Owl Strix aluco Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Dunnock Prunella modularis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Great Tit Parus major House Sparrow Passer domesticus Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Magpie Pica pica Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Greenfinch Chloris chloris Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Linnet Linaria cannabina Swallow Hirundo rustica Swift Apus apus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Coal Tit Periparus ater Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Carrion Crow Corvus corone Whitethroat Curruca communis Rook Corvus frugilegus Skylark Alauda arvensis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Redwing Turdus iliacus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus House Martin Delichon urbicum Barn Owl Tyto alba Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Rock Dove Columba livia Hedgehog
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Adder
Azure Damselfly · Keeled Skimmer · Large Red Damselfly · Common Darter · Emerald Damselfly +10
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2024 Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Emperor Dragonfly Salad Burnet · Rough Clover · Prickly Sow-thistle · Lady's Bedstraw · Biting Stonecrop +12
Salad Burnet Poterium sanguisorba Rough Clover Trifolium scabrum Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum Biting Stonecrop Sedum acre Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Anax imperator2024
Anax imperator2024
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2024
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2024
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Southern Migrant Hawker Aeshna affinis2024
Southern Migrant Hawker Aeshna affinis2024
Southern Emerald Damselfly Lestes barbarus2024
Southern Emerald Damselfly Lestes barbarus2024
Red-veined Darter Sympetrum fonscolombii
Red-veined Darter Sympetrum fonscolombii
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2024
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2024
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2024
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2024
Wild Thyme Thymus drucei
Wild Thyme Thymus drucei
Lesser Hawkbit Leontodon saxatilis
Lesser Hawkbit Leontodon saxatilis
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle
Thyme-leaved Sandwort Arenaria serpyllifolia
Thyme-leaved Sandwort Arenaria serpyllifolia
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Sand Sedge Carex arenaria
Sand Sedge Carex arenaria
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Common Stork's-bill Erodium cicutarium
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