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Twin Chimneys

📷 SMJ · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

50.21619, -5.23277

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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
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· Free

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Jackdaw, Robin, Goldfinch +55 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Jackdaw, Robin, Goldfinch +55 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Gatekeeper +62 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Gatekeeper +62 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Luisier's Tufa-moss, Hymenostylium recurvirostrum var. recurvirostrum, Rough-stalked Feather-moss +65 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Luisier's Tufa-moss, Hymenostylium recurvirostrum var. recurvirostrum, Rough-stalked Feather-moss +65 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Plants — Heath Threadwort, Common Threadwort, Two-horned Pincerwort

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

107 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
South West Coast Path (Section 19: Portreath to Hayle)Walking route
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
Camborne FP 28Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Camborne FP 39Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Camborne FP 37Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Camborne FP 51Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

67 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Coast to Coast TrailCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Great Flat Lode TrailCycling route
Named routeRef GFLTRegional cycle route
Redruth and Chasewater Railway TrailCycling route
Named routeRef RCRTRegional cycle route
Tehidy TrailCycling route
Named routeRef TETRegional cycle route
Tresavean TrailCycling route
Named routeRef TRTRegional cycle route
Portreath Branchline TrailCycling route
Named routeRef PBTRegional cycle route
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Mining Trailbridleway · 241 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 241 mSurface compactedPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Cornish mine chimneys on the Great Flat Lode

📷 SMJ · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Cornish mine chimneys on the Great Flat Lode

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Tuckingmill Valley ParkUrban park3.8 km→🌱HeartlandsUrban park2.9 km→🌱Wheal Jewel Playing FieldUrban park4.1 km→✦Neolithic hilltop enclosure with later settlement and defensive structures, a prehistoric field system, a medieval castle and deer park and mineral workings on Carn BreaHistoric site1.1 km→🌱HeartlandsUrban park2.9 km→🌱Illogan ParkUrban park3.8 km→

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