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Buttercup

Beales Meadows

A small reserve providing an oasis for animals and plants

  • Wildflowers
Bostraze

Bostraze

Bostraze Nature Reserve forms part of the wider Bostraze Bog, one of the largest remaining wetland habitats in West Penwith. Once known by local farmers as ‘Cuckoo Valley’, the site is home to an…

  • A sense of the wild
  • Birdwatching
  • Dog walking
  • Wildflowers
Heathland

Carn Moor

An important fragment of Tywarnhayle Common, comprised of wet and dry heathland

  • Wildflowers
Chyverton Woodland

Chyverton

An excellent site to view ancient Cornish hedgerows; an excellent habitat in their own right

  • Exploring woods
  • Wildflowers
Yellowhammer

Downhill Meadow

A meadow whose boundary hedges have most likely been in existence since medieval times

  • Birdwatching
  • Wildflowers
Greena Moor

Greena Moor (Creddacott Meadows)

Mainly grassland with some broadleaved woodland, scrub and streams

  • Walking
  • Wildflowers
Loggan's Moor

Loggan's Moor

A species-rich meadow with abundant wild flowers

  • Insect spotting
  • Wildflowers
Penlee Battery

Penlee Battery

The Battery enjoys stunning panoramic views of Plymouth Sound and comprises woodland and coastal grassland.

  • Historical interest
  • Wildflowers
Rosenannon Downs

Rosenannon Downs

An extensive tract of heathland supporting a wide range of habitats

  • Exploring woods
  • Wildflowers
Spotted Orchid

Sylvia's Meadow

One of the most important meadows for nature conservation in Cornwall

  • Wildflowers
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