Wayside cross in St Minver churchyard
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🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
50.55788, -4.87502
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
- ✦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
- 🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
- ✦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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Wren +72 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access; Grade I listed building nearby: CHURCH OF ST MENEFREDA
Free
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Wren +72 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, Red Admiral, Gatekeeper +32 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Good match
Historic site with public access
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km11 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
South West Coast Path (Section 13: Tintagel to Port Isaac)Walking route▾
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 14: Port Isaac to Padstow)Walking route▾
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 15: Padstow to Porthcothan)Walking route▾
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
Saints WayWalking route47 km▾
Padstow to Fowey
Named routeRef SWLength 47 kmRegional walking route
Camel TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef CAMPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
19 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 32Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 32National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route142 m▾
Named routeLength 142 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route49 m▾
Named routeRef 32Length 49 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route732 m▾
Named routeRef 32Length 732 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route498 m▾
Named routeRef 32Length 498 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route233 m▾
Named routeRef 32Length 233 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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St. Minver, St. Menefreda's Church: The font
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Wildlife to spot
4,400 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,400 records · National Biodiversity NetworkJackdaw · Woodpigeon · Wren · Robin · Blackcap +36
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- SwiftApus apus2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2023
- MagpiePica pica2023
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
- Common GullLarus canus2023
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummerautumn
2023▾
Grey Squirrel · Hazel Dormouse · Brown Rat
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
Volucella pellucens · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Common Darter · Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus
- Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2023
- Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatusPantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus2022
Yellow Bartsia · Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil · Perennial Rye-grass · Cat's-ear · Water Cress +23
- Yellow BartsiaParentucellia viscosa
- Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus
- Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
- Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
- Water CressNasturtium officinale
- Common VetchVicia sativa subsp. segetalis
- Bog Pimpernel
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,400 records · National Biodiversity NetworkJackdaw · Woodpigeon · Wren · Robin · Blackcap +36
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- SwiftApus apus2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2023
- MagpiePica pica2023
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
- Common GullLarus canus2023
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummerautumn
2023▾
Grey Squirrel · Hazel Dormouse · Brown Rat
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
Volucella pellucens · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Common Darter · Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus
- Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2023
- Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatusPantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus2022
Yellow Bartsia · Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil · Perennial Rye-grass · Cat's-ear · Water Cress +23
- Yellow BartsiaParentucellia viscosa
- Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus
- Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
- Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
- Water CressNasturtium officinale
- Common VetchVicia sativa subsp. segetalis
- Bog Pimpernel
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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Red CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburMeadow BarleyHordeum secalinumMeadow BarleyHordeum secalinumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumCommon CentauryCentaurium erythraeaCommon CentauryCentaurium erythraeaCommon CouchElymus repensCommon CouchElymus repensField BindweedConvolvulus arvensisField BindweedConvolvulus arvensisTansyTanacetum vulgareTansyTanacetum vulgareMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisWater MintMentha aquaticaWater MintMentha aquaticaGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusCommon Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre subsp. palustreCommon Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre subsp. palustreTufted VetchVicia craccaTufted VetchVicia craccaWater FigwortScrophularia auriculataWater FigwortScrophularia auriculataCommon BentAgrostis capillarisCommon BentAgrostis capillarisHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataHedge BedstrawGalium albumHedge BedstrawGalium albumRusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifoliaRusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifoliaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaLeafy RushJuncus foliosusLeafy RushJuncus foliosusSharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorusSharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus