Tag: Cornwall

  • Song Thrush

    Song Thrush

    Song Thrushes are among the first birds to start singing in the earliest days of spring, but don’t be surprised if you hear one in mid-winter. Photo: Amanda Scott

  • Yellow Stagshorn

    Yellow Stagshorn

    It’s easy to see how this fungus got its name. It is most commonly seen from summer to autumn. Photo: Nomeda Vėlavičienė, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

  • Little Egret

    Little Egret

    Look for Little Egrets in the creeks of the Helford. Photo: © Natural England/Allan Drewitt

  • Roe Deer

    Roe Deer

    Although still more common in eastern and central Cornwall, Roe Deer have more recently been spreading further west, including to The Lizard. Windmill Farm is a good place to see them. Photo: Amanda Scott

  • Holly

    Holly

    “Deck the halls with boughs of holly”…Perhaps the favourite plant for Christmas decorations, Holly is also one of our most familiar woodland shrubs. Look out for its evergreen leaves on The Lizard throughout the year. Photo: Amanda Scott

  • Blue Roundhead

    Blue Roundhead

    the beautiful Blue Roundhead is usually associated with summer and autumn, but might linger on into the winter. Photo: Steve Townsend

  • Rabbit

    Rabbit

    We’re very familiar with rabbits in Britain, but did you know they are in serious decline in their native range in south-west Europe? Photo: © Natural England/Allan Drewitt

  • Penny Bun

    Penny Bun

    Penny Bun mushrooms are not often found on The Lizard; these were spotted in a spruce plantation. Photo: Steve Townsend

  • Harvest Mouse

    Harvest Mouse

    You are more likely to spot the closely woven nest of a Harvest Mouse than the animal itself. Photo: ©Natural England/Julian Dowse

  • Otter

    Otter

    The shy Otter can be hard to spot, but look for its spraints along river courses and by the coast. Photo: ©Natural England/Michael Hammett

  • Hedgehog

    Hedgehog

    Hedgehogs are not numerous on The Lizard, but keep an eye out on those late evening strolls from spring to autumn. Photo: © Amanda Scott

  • Chiffchaff

    Chiffchaff

    Mainly a summer visitor to the UK, a small but increasing number of this small warbler with its familiar song now overwinters here. Photo: © Natural England/Allan Drewitt

  • Shag

    Shag

    This Shag was spotted building its nest at Lizard Point. Photo: © Richard Birchett

  • Raven

    Raven

    The highly intelligent Raven has great aerial ability given its large size. Photo: © Richard Birchett

  • Traveller’s-joy

    Traveller’s-joy

    It is a joy to find our only native clematis scrambling through a hedge or fence. Photo: © Natural England/Peter Roworth

  • Field Madder

    Field Madder

    The books say that Field Madder flowers until October, but it is often still hanging in there into November on The Lizard. Photo: Steve Townsend