Tag: Goonhilly Downs
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Butterfly Field Trip to Goonhilly Downs
This event is organised by the Cornwall Branch of Butterfly Conservation (CBC) in partnership with The Lizard’s Natural England (NE) team. Please check CBC’s website and social media for more information; and also check prior to each field trip in case of cancellation due to weather or other complications. Goonhilly Downs house a significant number…
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Goonhilly Downs
The eighteenth century traveller Charles Littleton said that the Goonhilly Downs were ‘boggy, naked, barren moors with not a tree or shrub to be seen’. Indeed, the plateau of Goonhilly, sitting almost in the middle of The Lizard, can appear bleak on an overcast and cold day, with little shelter from chilly Atlantic breezes. Somewhere…
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Walks and places to visit
This page provides you with a sample of the walks and places to visit on The Lizard peninsula. We will update this page as more walks and places to visit become available.