The UK is best known for its stunning coastline, natural environment and its rugged moors. Cornwall holiday beach chalets provide the ideal accommodation for you and your family to explore this jewel in the UK’s crown. Yet Cornwall is a wildlife haven too with many nature reserves to explore amid picturesque and tranquil settings. Article Source: https://twiceasnicechalets.co.uk/a-guide-to-cornwalls-nature-reserves/

1. A Guide to Cornwall's Nature
Reserves
Cornwall Nature Reserves
The beautiful county of Cornwall on the southwestern tip of the UK is best known for its
stunning coastline, natural environment and its rugged moors. Cornwall holiday beach
chalets provide the ideal accommodation for you and your family to explore this jewel in the
UK’s crown. Yet Cornwall is a wildlife haven too with many nature reserves to explore amid
picturesque and tranquil settings.
Kemyel Crease
Located south of the village of Mousehole, in an area of outstanding natural beauty this
conifer plantation slopes down to the sea offering pleasant shade.
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Caer Bran
An old iron age hill fort near St Just in West Cornwall, this reserve attracts various bird
species, including hen harriers, short-eared owls and skylarks.
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Bakers Pit
An area of heathland between St Ives and Penzance, a flooded clay pit provides a unique
habitat for visiting birdlife throughout the year.
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2. Bosvenning Common
A lowland heath in West Cornwall with spectacular views over the surrounding area,
emblazoned in summer by pink and purple heather, plus yellow gorse.
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Bostraze
Enjoy the dawn chorus in this large wetland area where cuckoos are still regular visitors, the
valley having once been known as ‘Cuckoo Valley’.
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Chun Downs
Located near Pendeen, Chun Downs is predominantly heathland crossed with bridlepaths
for walkers, with stunning views across the surrounding landscape and down to the sea.
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St Erth Pits
Cornwall’s first geological reserve, woodland and wildlife have reclaimed this former China
clay pit containing a rich fossil fauna, offering a circular trail to explore.
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Pendarves Wood
With 40 acres of woodland and a lake, this reserve provides a great habitat for a variety of
wildlife, while in April the floor becomes carpeted in bluebells.
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3. Loggan's Moor
A meadow with some reedbed located outside Hayle, Loggan’s Moor is a haven for many
species who thrive on the wildflowers which grow in abundance.
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Uptown Towans
Upton Towans is an area comprised of sand dunes crossed by paths, offering spectacular
views across St Ives Bay, including across to Godrevy Island.
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Swanvale
A small woodland near Falmouth offering a sheltered wildlife habitat and close to Swanpool
nature reserve and Swanpool beach.
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Kennal Vale
Gorgeous woodlands with open glades near Ponsanooth, packed with history, rushing
streams and a water-filled quarry offering an abundance of birdlife plus pipistrelle bats.
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Devichoys Wood
A forty-acre ancient woodland which can be traced back to the 17th century, where great
spotted woodpeckers are among the abundant wildlife to be seen.
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4. Bissoe Valley
A former mining site near Truro where heathland, woodland and ponds have been
developed through conversation efforts and is home to the scarce blue-tailed damselfly.
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Halbullock Moor
Located near Truro, this ancient grazing ground is an important habitat for wildlife with willow
warblers prominent in the breeding season, while Cornish Moneywort grows here too.
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Fox Corner
A quiet urban reserve near Truro, once a railway siding whose mix of grassland, scrub and
ponds provide a habitat for local wildlife including foxes.
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Park Hoskyn (The Hayman Reserve)
Located in a steep-sided valley near Penwartha, a fast-flowing stream cuts through
woodland which houses a variety of birdlife including treecreepers.
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Nansmellyn Marsh
A rare untouched reedbed near Perranporth with marked paths and boardwalks for visitors
who will be treated to many bird varieties amid the Common Reed.
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5. Carn Moor
Heathland near Goonhavern, once a lead ore mining site with the engine house still visible
but now home to the fragrant bog myrtle and more.
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Ventongimps Moor
Twenty acres of heath, bog and woodland near Zelah, known for its Dorset Heath and
dragonflies, with a pond formed from the excavation of a WWII bomber.
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Chyverton
Flower-rich meadows and a woodland site near Truro supporting numerous species
including Dorset Heath and the southern marsh orchid, plus habitat-rich ancient Cornish
hedges.
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Fal-Ruan
Set within the Fal Estuary on the Roseland Peninsula, oaks run down to meet tidal waters to
create a rich ecosystem, though the exposed mudflats should be avoided.
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