Great day out! Nature and wildlife walk in Kings Wood, Clay Area and St Mewan Beacon. Long, lovely and enjoyable walk.So delighted to have seen 4x Silver-washed Fritillary. It really made my day. Kings Wood is a 58.5-hectare (144.6-acre) site situated on the eastern side of the scenic Pentewan Valley Road (B3273). Kings Wood is part of a panoramic wooded terrain that slopes down the breath-taking Cornish landscape of Pentewan Valley. It is a designated County Wildlife Site, highly regarded for its rich ground flora and fantastic scenic views across the stunning south coast of Cornwall. Trewoon had a major part to play in the china clay industry in Cornwall being the home to the Blackpool Clay Pits and Dryers. The Clay Trails are a series of scenic routes for walking, cycling and horse riding for the general public. This is the China Clay Country where china clay (KAOLIN) has been extracted for aver 300 years, a process that has literally shaped the landscape. There are pits, that have become blue / green coloured lakes and spoil heaps, now overgrown and forming the "Cornish Alps". St Mewan Beacon is a natural landmark lies some distance from the village, to the north-west of Trewoon. It is a tor exposure of quartz-topaz-tourmaline rocks that has been designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) for its geological characteristics. St Mewan Beacon was studied by Cornish mining engineer and mineralogist Joseph Henry Collins who published an account of it in 1914.
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Great day out! Nature and wildlife walk in Portmellon Valley. Rich and diverse flora and fauna. Seen loads of amazing wildlife. Butterflies: Common Blue, Green Hairstreak, Large Skipper, Large White, Meadow Brown, Painted Lady, Red Admiral, Ringlet, Small Skipper, Small Tortoiseshell, Small White, Speckled Wood Dragonflies, Damselflies and Demoiselles Portmellon (Cornish: Porthmelin) is a coastal settlement in south and lies within the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). Almost a third of Cornwall has AONB designation, with the same status and protection as a National Park. The sandy beach at Portmellon is safe for bathing and there is a public slipway for launching boats. Portmellon has a long history of building boats with many wooden–hulled boats leaving the workshop over the years, including Denis Hame's 20-footer named Vivian. The sandy beach is set in a small cove, a 20-minute walk from Mevagissey. The beach is around 150 metres long but is completely covered at high tide. At low tide rock pools are exposed and on some occasions seals can be seen swimming off the beach or resting on the rocks. Portmellon Valley Rob with the big fallen tree. Beautiful Portmellon Valley Butterflies Moth Dragonflies Damselflies Demoiselles Great day out! Nature and wildlife walk in Trevose Head and Bedruthan Steps. Nothing beats the spectacular, dramatic and rugged North Cornwall Coast. Rich and diverse flora and fauna. Love it. Trevose Head (Cornish: Penn Trenfos, meaning farm of the wall's headland[citation needed]) is a headland on the Atlantic coast of north Cornwall. It is situated approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) west of Padstow. The South West Coast Path runs around the whole promontory and is within the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and the Trevose Head Heritage Coast. The headland is within the Trevose Head and Constantine Bay Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) which is designated for both its biological and geological interests. Wild asparagus grows on the cliffs of Dinas Head and shore dock at the base of the cliffs. The cliffs are also important for breeding fulmar, razorbill and guillemot. Trevose Lighthouse in the background. Trevose Head Beautiful Meadows Carnewas and Bedruthan Steps (Cornish: Karn Havos, meaning "rock-pile of summer dwelling" and Cornish: Bos Rudhen, meaning "Red-one's dwelling") is a stretch of coastline located on the north Cornish coast. The section of coastline from Carnewas to Stepper Point is part of the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty[9] and subject to special landscape protection. In addition, Bedruthan Steps and Park Head is an 80.8-hectare (200-acre) Site of Special Scientific Interest, designated for its geological and biological interest in 1951. The site was subject to a revision in 1973 and renotified in 1986. It is noted for its slates and fossils from the Middle Devonian period, various mosses, and beetles. Bedruthan Steps is also a Geological Conservation Review site because it is a ″source of rare fish specimens″, which were first reported in 1848 by W Pengelly. Flora: The coast here is exposed to westerly winds and the clifftops provide an exposed environment best suited to low-growing plants. Flowers to be found along the cost between Mawgan Porth and Bedruthan include Bird's foot trefoil, Kidney vetch, Sheep’s-bit and Spring squill, plus the distinctly maritime species Sea Pink (Thrift) and Sea Campion. Geology: The bedrock at Bedruthan Steps is at the northernmost extent of a series of sedimentary rocks classified as sandstone, siltstone and mudstone and known as the Bedruthan Formation. The underlying rock from Bedruthan Steps to Trevose Head is Middle Devonian slates (386–377 Mya) with Staddon Grits to the south towards Trenance Point. The thickness of the slates have been estimated at over 2,000 m (6,600 ft). Marine erosion by the sea carrying sand and pebbles has worn away the weaker, softer rocks to leave the stacks seen today. Fossils of fish, corals, trilobites, etc. have been found in the Eifelian slates on Samaritan and Pendarves Islands. Few fossils are useful for dating here, but one (although considered to be problematical) Pteroconus mirus dates the formations to the Eifelian. At the end of the headland of Park Head (grid reference SW840708) is a subvolcanic rock, Diabase. Dark Sky discovery site In 2014, the area was granted "Dark Sky" status by the Science and Technology Facilities Council. Dark Sky discovery sites must be free from light pollution and have good views of stars and the Milky Way, and be accessible to the public. Bedruthan Steps
Great day out! Nature and wildlife walk in St Anthony Head. Scenic views. Seen loads of amazing wildlife but only manage to get a few photos and videos. St Anthony Head is a National Trust property situated at the southernmost tip of the Roseland Peninsula, overlooking the entrance to one of the world's largest natural harbours: Carrick Roads and the estuary of River Fal. It preserves the former St Anthony Battery, built in 1895–97 to defend the estuary of the River Fal. The headland is designated as part of Carricknath Point to Porthbean Beach and Lower Fal and Helford Intertidal Sites of Special Scientific Interest. At its tip lies St Anthony's Lighthouse. St Mawes in the distance Falmouth in the distance St Anthony Head Light House Battery Observation Post St Anthony Head
Kestrel Great day out! Enjoyable walk in Nare Head today. Spectacular views. Seen loads of amazing wildlife. Butterflies: Common Blue, Clouded Yellow, Large Skipper, Meadow Brown, Painted Lady, Peacock, Red Admiral, Small Copper, Small Heath, Speckled Wood and Wall. Birds: Guillemots, Razorbills, Yellowhammers, Black Redstart, Swallows, Swifts, Kestrel, Buzzards and a lot more... Nare Head The fresh Cornish sea air is just refreshing and invigorating! Rob, my walking buddy for life! Turning and Jumping Marsh Fritillary Euphydryas aurinia, is one of the rare butterflies in the UK and it's also my favourite butterfly. The caterpillar foodplant is Devil’s-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis. The flight time is from May to July. I've seen this gorgeous butterfly in a few places in Cornwall: Breney Common, Garrow Tor, Goss Moor, Predannak and Trelusback Farm. For the past few years, me and my husband Rob have been leading a fieldtrip to see this gorgeous butterfly in Breney Common and Garrow Tor. Photographs and videos were taken on 13 June 2021 at Trelusback Farm. A mating pair of Marsh Fritillary Euphydryas aurinia A mating pair of Marsh Fritillary Euphydryas aurinia Male Marsh Fritillary Euphydryas aurinia - upperwing Female Marsh Fritillary Euphydryas aurinia - upperwing Marsh Fritillary Euphydryas aurinia - underwing Marsh Fritillary Euphydryas aurinia - underwing Marsh Fritillary Euphydryas aurinia Eggs on Devil’s-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis A mating pair of Marsh Fritillary Euphydryas aurinia on my Camera Me, my Camera and the Marsh Fritillary Euphydryas aurinia It's just me... Busy taking Photographs and Videos of the Marsh Fritillary Euphydryas aurinia Conservation Areas Beautiful Wildflower Meadows Join us on Monday, 7th June 2021 at 7:30pm via ZOOM for a Virtual Butterfly-watching around the spectacular countryside of Cornwall by Rowena Castillo-Nicholls to celebrate World Environment Day and Butterfly Education and Awareness Day (BEAD).
Rowena is a nature and wildlife enthusiast. She loves walking, bird-watching and butterfly-watching. She's a "Wildlife Advocate". She's been raising awareness on the importance of wildlife through "Wildlife Matters". She's a "Metal Health and Physical Well-being Advocate." She's been raising awareness through “Connect with Nature” because it benefits both the mental health and physical well-being. She have been promoting the beauty and wonder of Cornwall with her photographs through "Cornwall Matters". Rowena started Ladock Parish Wildlife Group in January 2020 to share her love of nature and wildlife in Cornwall. She invites wildlife experts to give talks and presentations. She arranged wildlife walks and trips. But unfortunately, due to covid-19, she has cancelled some of the events. This 2021, she’s been holding the events virtually via ZOOM till everything is back to normality. Please contact Rowena on ilovecornwall8@yahoo.com to get the ZOOM link. Facebook Event Page: www.facebook.com/events/329734281990570 |
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