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Places › England › South West › Cornwall Getting here
50.05199, -5.18225
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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 🌤️ 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 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 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 — Stonechat, Carrion Crow, Meadow Pipit +54 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Stonechat, Carrion Crow, Meadow Pipit +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Small Heath, Grayling, Gatekeeper +32 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Cow-horn Bog-moss, Heath Star Moss, Heath Plait-moss +13 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Cow-horn Bog-moss, Heath Star Moss, Heath Plait-moss +13 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
South West Coast Path (Section 27: The Lizard to Coverack) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref SWCP National walking route
Show on map South West Coast Path (Section 28: Coverack to Helford) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref SWCP National walking route
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Wildlife to spot
9,313 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,313 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Meadow Pipit · Stonechat · Robin · Lapland Bunting · Kestrel +33
Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Lapland Bunting Calcarius lapponicus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Purple Heron Ardea purpurea2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2024 Dunlin Calidris alpina2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Adder · Common Lizard
Adder Vipera berus Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 15 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Grayling · Gatekeeper · Small Heath · Broad-bodied Chaser · Azure Damselfly +10
Grayling Hipparchia semele2024 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024 Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Large Red Damselfly Cow-horn Bog-moss · Heath Star Moss · Heath Plait-moss · Supine Plait-moss · Dilated Scalewort +10
Cow-horn Bog-moss Sphagnum auriculatum2024 Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus2024 Heath Plait-moss Hypnum jutlandicum2024 Supine Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum2024 Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata2024 Common Feather-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,313 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Meadow Pipit · Stonechat · Robin · Lapland Bunting · Kestrel +33
Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Lapland Bunting Calcarius lapponicus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Purple Heron Ardea purpurea2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2024 Dunlin Calidris alpina2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Adder · Common Lizard
Adder Vipera berus Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 15 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Grayling · Gatekeeper · Small Heath · Broad-bodied Chaser · Azure Damselfly +10
Grayling Hipparchia semele2024 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024 Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Large Red Damselfly Cow-horn Bog-moss · Heath Star Moss · Heath Plait-moss · Supine Plait-moss · Dilated Scalewort +10
Cow-horn Bog-moss Sphagnum auriculatum2024 Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus2024 Heath Plait-moss Hypnum jutlandicum2024 Supine Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum2024 Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata2024 Common Feather-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Peacock Aglais io2024
Peacock Aglais io2024
Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris
Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2024
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024 Kindbergia praelonga2024
Kindbergia praelonga2024
Isothecium myosuroides Isothecium myosuroides2024
Isothecium myosuroides Isothecium myosuroides2024
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata2024
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata2024
Eyebright Euphrasia
Eyebright Euphrasia
an Eyebright Euphrasia arctica
an Eyebright Euphrasia arctica
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum2024
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum2024
Kneiff's Feather-moss Leptodictyum riparium2024
Kneiff's Feather-moss Leptodictyum riparium2024
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata2024
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata2024
Frizzled Pincushion Plenogemma phyllantha2024
Frizzled Pincushion Plenogemma phyllantha2024
Woolly Fringe-moss Racomitrium lanuginosum2024
Woolly Fringe-moss Racomitrium lanuginosum2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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