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Trevose Head

Cornwall  >  United Kingdom

A headland West of the town of Padstow on the North Cornwall Coast.

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Senast uppdaterad 12 augusti 2024
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Beskrivning

The North Cornwall Coast has always been prone to bad weather with frequent sea mist reducing visibility, before the building of the Trevose Head lighthouse in 1847 the only lighthouses on this section of coast was the Longships Lighthouse (45 miles to the South West) and Lundy Island Lighthouse (45 miles to the North East). The headland is probably better known as a seawatching site but also has a good list of land birds. BE WARNED HIGH CLIFFS, there is a deep sheer round hole and quarry near Dinas Head (press STAR on map) near all year car park. DO NOT attempt to walk in low visibility/low light levels on the headland. The whole headland is very open and exposed with very little shelter from inclement weather.

Seabird passage tends not to be close to shore here as it is at headlands further South West (ie St Ives Island or Pendeen Watch - see separate entries), strong onshore winds from the North West/North/North East may force birds closer to land. From early in the season mindre lira can pass by here, sometimes numbering in thousands, on feeding forays. bredstjärtad labb, kustlabb, fjällabb, storlabb, större lira, grålira and balearisk lira are all possible in smaller numbers in Summer/Autumn. In Winter and into Spring small numbers of smålom and svartnäbbad islom can be regularly seen, often sheltering in the bays on either side of the headland. Also sjöorre 'rafts' are a distinct possibility, always worth checking for a svärta.

Detaljer

Tillgänglighet

Leave the A39 at Winnard's Perch Roundabout North West on the B3274 signed Padstow, continue on this road and turn Right at crossroads signed Seven Bays Park/St Merry Park/Treginear (Brown Sign). Continue and turn Right at sign Trevose Head and Lifeboat Station, continue and turn sharp Left (NOT Padstow Lifeboat Station), Trevose Head car park is at the end of this road.

The circular walking route indicated on the map is about 3,5 km.

Terräng och habitat

Spridda träd och buskar , Slätt , Jordbruk , Hav / ocean , Kanjon/klippa

Förhållanden

Kulligt , Klippigt , Öppet landskap

Rundtur

Ja

Tubkikare behövs?

Ja

Bästa säsong för skådning

Året runt

Rutt

Asfalterad väg , Bred stig , Smal stig

Hur ansträngande vandring

Genomsnittlig vandring

Nås

Till fots , Cykel , Bil

Fågeltorn / plattform

Nej

Extra information

All car parks are fee payable, Trevose Head all year round car park is open dawn to dusk. Trevose Head Summer Only car park (March - October press STAR on map) is also open dawn to dusk. There is NO overnight parking at both sites.

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