Penhale has a very rich and diverse flora and fauna. There are loads of rare species found on this place. This is a habitat and foraging ground of the Cornish Choughs and Butterflies on the Red List. I have been birdwatching and butterfly watching here for more than a decade.
Birds
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Cornish Choughs Paloresow Kernewek
Cornish Chough, national bird of Cornwall. The Chough appears on Cornwall’s coat of arms along with 2 other important figures in Cornwall’s historic heritage – the miner and the fisherman. They also appear in Cornish folklore with stories that surround King Arthur. The Chough is afforded the highest degree of legal protection under the Schedule 1 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.
Butterflies
Grayling
Butterfly on the Red List: Endangered |
Wall
Butterfly on the Red List: Endangered |
Grizzled Skipper
Butterfly on the Red List: Vulnerable |
Silver-studded Blue
Butterfly on the Red List: Vulnerable |
Small Heath
Butterfly on the Red List: Vulnerable |
Dark-green Fritillary
Butterfly on the Red List: Near Threatened |
Moths
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Caterpillars
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Other Wildlife...
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Wildflowers
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Fungi
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Spectacular North Cornwall Coastline
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