Halbullock Moor

Habitat type: Woodland Size of Reserve: 4ha (10 acres) OS Map No. 104 Grid Ref: SW 795 444 (SW entrance off Mount Pleasant Road) Best time to visit: All year
Cornwall Wildlife Trust encourages the use of environmentally friendly forms of transport wherever possible. Click on the locator map above to go to the National Cycle Network website and view an Ordnance Survey map of this reserve highlighting nearby cycle routes.

Directions:

Take the turning for Richard Lander School, bypass the main entrance and head for the services entrance, then turn right down the hill and the reserve is on the left at the bottom.  

Access:

It is possible to park close to the entrance to Halbullock, but the lane leading to the entrance is single track, and is a dead end.  Turning space is tight but feasible – we’d recommend you only try driving here in a small vehicle (or at least one with a very good turning circle).

The work to remove the old, hazardous, boardwalk has been completed and the reserve is open.  Without the boardwalk it is very muddy, so wellies are essential, and we hope to secure funding to replace the boardwalk in the coming year.  

Classification

Description:

Halbullock Moor is an important haven for a wide variety of wildlife. Once used for rough grazing, the woodland habitats have developed since the removal of grazing animals.

Characteristic wildlife of this reserve:

The willow warbler has one of the purest songs in the bird world, a melodic ripple, and this can be heard persistently in the breeding season. This is a tiny bird that migrates from northern Eurasia to Africa. It is a common visitor to Britain and can be found in woodland and shrub. Both male and female are greyish brown-green above and yellowish-white on throat and breast. Willow warblers feed on insects and breed in ground-based dome-shaped nests lined with roots and feathers.

The small, creeping Cornish moneywort has a strong population here, liking damp places by streams. The delicate white flowers, only 1 or 2mm wide, are dwarfed by the umbrella-like green leaves on their long stems.

Other information:

The area has been used for grazing since ancient times and there are signs of a medieval field system within the reserve.

Sometimes, active management is required to maintain the wildlife conservation importance of an area. Glades - small open areas within the woodland - have been created. These increase the diversity of habitats within the reserve and are particularly useful to butterflies.

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