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Wheal Peevor

📷 Chris Allen · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

50.25335, -5.21714

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
CampsiteParking· 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, Herring Gull, Magpie +40 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Jackdaw, Herring Gull, Magpie +40 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Gatekeeper +56 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Gatekeeper +56 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Greater Copperwort, Tongue-leaf Copper-moss, Bluebell +274 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Greater Copperwort, Tongue-leaf Copper-moss, Bluebell +274 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Greater Copperwort, Three-cornered Garlic, Bramble +26 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

127 signed routes nearby · 16 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Camborne FP 39Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Camborne FP 37Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Carn Brea FP 12Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Carn Brea FP 33Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Carn Brea BR 6Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

49 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
🐴

Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Wheal Peevor - stamps engine house

📷 Chris Allen · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Wheal Peevor - stamps engine house

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Wheal Jewel Playing FieldUrban park2.9 km→🌱Chacewater Millennium GreenUrban park4.3 km→🌱Illogan ParkUrban park3.7 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 site4 km→🌱The Famous NineUrban park4.9 km→✦Part of the mining complex at Wheal PeevorHistoric site100 m→

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