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Cawsand to Penlee Battery Nature Reserve

Cornwall  >  United Kingdom

Located in South East Cornwall on the West side of Plymouth Sound on the Rame Peninsula.

Aggiunto* da Baz Willmott
Ultimo aggiornamento 17 ottobre 2022

Descrizione

Over 40 years ago this area was little watched, today following sightings of rareties (see Extra Info below) the area is a 'draw' for local birdwatchers, wether seawatching or migrant landbirds.

The small village of Cawsand (Cow Cove in Cornish Language) is within Mount Edgcumbe Park (see separate entry) on the Rame Peninsula. The village has narrow streets with a car park (Fee Payable) on it's Western edge. During Summer a pedestrian ferry service (plymouthboattrips.co.uk) operates from Plymouth Barbican usually Easter to Last Sunday in October, the 30 minute crossing gives you a chance of seeing more marine species. NOTE: the landing at Cawsand beach involves embarking on a removable ramp and trips can be tide dependant.

The route from the car park is by following the Earl's Drive/South West Coast Path, through woodland to Penlee Point (seawatching), where Queen Adelaide's Grotto or Penlee Grotto can give shelter during inclement weather.

Also at Penlee Point is Penlee Battery Nature Reserve, a Cornwall Wildlife Trust reserve. The site was a former Palmerston Fort built in 1890 to defend the approaches to Plymouth Sound, the remains of gun implacements can still be seen on site. One of it's more unusual non avian visitors was the first British sighting of a Green Darner (Anax junius) a North American species of dragonfly (Odonata). The reserve comprises of woodland and coastal grassland where Bee Orchid (Ophrys apifera) can be found flowering in June-July.

Dettagli

Accesso

From Plymouth take car/bus/pedestrian ferry to Torpoint, continue on A374 to the small village of Anthony, take Left Fork signed Millbrook/Seaton B3247/Whitsand Bay/Crafthole/Portwrinkle/Cawsand. At next junction turn Left signed Whitsand Bay/Cawsand/Mt Edgcumbe, continue on B3247, at town of Millbrook (road narrows). Continue through town on B3247, eventually turn Right at sign for Rame/Cawsand/Kingsand, follow signs to Cawsand/Whitsand Bay/Rame. In Cawsand road narrows, eventually arriving at car park by turning Left into entrance road.

Terreno e habitat

Alberi e cespugli sparsi , Foresta , Prateria/pascolo , Mare , Città/paese , Terreni coltivati , Spiaggia , Canyon/scogliera

Caratteristiche dell’area

Collinoso , Terreno piano , Roccioso , Paesaggio aperto , Scivoloso , Paludoso

Percorso ad anello

Si

È utile un cannocchiale?

Si

Buona stagione per il BW

Tutto l'anno

Miglior periodo per visitare

Migrazione autunnale , Autunno , Primavera , Migrazione primaverile , Inverno , Estate

Percorso

Strada asfaltata , Sentiero ampio , Strada sterrata , Sentiero stretto

Grado di difficoltà del percorso a piedi

Difficoltà media

Modalità di accesso

A piedi , Bicicletta , Macchina , Barca

Capanno/torretta di osservazione

No

Informazioni aggiuntive

Codazzurro, Pigliamosche pettirosso, Rondone dei camini, Parula di Wilson, Zigolo minore, Calandro, Ortolano and Ghiandaia marina, have all been seen in the area.

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