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Kingsand to Mount Edgcumbe Park

Cornwall  >  United Kingdom

Kingsand and Mount Edgcumbe Park are on the West side of Plymouth Sound in South East Cornwall on the Rame Peninsula.

Aggiunto* da Baz Willmott
Ultimo aggiornamento 24 ottobre 2022

Descrizione

The small village of Kingsand is in South East Cornwall, but it wasn't always so, before the 1844 boundary changes Kingsand was in the County of Devon, on the wall of the Corn House in the village the boundary mark still remains today, unsurprisingly the village was known for fishing and smuggling.

This 9 km walk leaves the village Northwards, starting out crossing a section of coastal grassland with spectacular views to the East. The path continues through lightly wooded areas becoming even more wooded as you approach Mount Edgcumbe Park (see separate entry). At the parks Amphitheatre check out the pond and wander uphill amongst part of the National Camellia Collection. Continue to walk uphill and pass through the deer gate into the Deer Park, this area becomes less wooded with more open grassland (farm livestock may be present). The walk continues along the Earl's Drive passing arable farmland back to Kingsand.

Whilst Cawsand to Penlee Battery Nature Reserve (see separate entry) can have more pelagic species and rarities it is more open and susceptible to rough seas. This walk to Mount Edgcumbe has similar land birds, but due to Plymouth Sound Breakwater the sea is more protected and some birds seek out it's calmer waters especially during more stormy conditions.

Dettagli

Accesso

Leave Plymouth and take car/bus/pedestrian ferry to Torpoint. Take the A374 to 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. In town of Millbrook (road narrows) continue through town, still on B3247 turn Right at sign Rame/Cawsand/Kingsand. On arriving at Kingsand take Left turn signed Kingsand 400yds/Unsuitable For Through Traffic 7'-0" (2•1m) Wide 220 yds Ahead. BE AWARE road gets very narrow, road eventually widens, turn immediately Right into car park (Fee Payable).

Terreno e habitat

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

Caratteristiche dell’area

Collinoso , Terreno piano , Roccioso , Paesaggio aperto , Acqua alta possibile , Paludoso

Percorso ad anello

Si

È utile un cannocchiale?

Si

Buona stagione per il BW

Tutto l'anno

Miglior periodo per visitare

Inverno , Migrazione primaverile , Migrazione autunnale , Autunno , Primavera

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

Capanno/torretta di osservazione

No

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