Tag: The Lizard
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Rock Samphire
The yellow-green flowers of Rock Samphire brighten the coastline through the summer months. Photo: Amanda Scott
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Blackbird
Blackbirds can be seen throughout the year on The Lizard. Photo: © Natural England/David Fanaroff
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Redwing
Windmill Farm is a good place to spot Redwing, often in mixed flocks with Fieldfare. Both species are winter visitors to The Lizard. Photo: © Natural England/Allan Drewitt
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Hairy Curtain Crust
A fungus of dead wood from broadleaf trees, Hairy Curtain Crust can be found throughout the year. This colony was spotted on a fallen oak at Penrose. Photo: Amanda Scott
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Fieldfare
Flocks of Fieldfares can be spotted out on The Lizard through the winter, often in mixed flocks with Redwing. Photo: © Natural England/Allan Drewitt
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Black Nightshade
In late summer and into autumn, look out for the white flowers and bright yellow stamens of Black Nightshade on waste ground and nutrient-rich soils. Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Hart’s-tongue
The woods behind Kennack Sands are a great spot for ferns, including the distinctive and evergreen Hart’s-tongue. Photo: Amanda Scott
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Common Sandpiper
Common Sandpipers are often spotted on the Helford, on their migration. Read on to find a video showing its characteristic, and very endearing, bobbing motion as it forages for food. Photo: © Natural England/Allan Drewitt
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The landscape history and archaeology of The Lizard’s downs and moors
In this article, Peter Dudley, of Cornwall Council’s Historic Environment Service (Projects), introduces us to the rich history and archaeology of The Lizard’s moors and downlands, from the Late Neolithic and Bronze Ages up to more recent times. Read on to discover something of the history of place names, commoning practices, settlements, barrows and farming,…
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Short-eared Owl
Short-eared Owls often hunt by day, so it’s worth keeping an eye out for them, especially through the winter. Photo: © Richard Birchett
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Snow Bunting
A breath of Arctic air – Snow Buntings can be spotted on migration at Lizard Point. Photo: © Natural England/Julian Dowse
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Sanderling
The south-west is not such a good place to look for Sanderlings on migration, but a few do turn up each year. Predannack is one good place to look. Photo: © Natural England/Allan Drewitt
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Garden Tiger
The spectacular Garden Tiger moth is on the wing in July and August, followed from August to June by its ‘Woolly Bear caterpillars. Photo: Ben Sale from UK, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Gatekeeper
Mid to late July into early August is the peak time for the chocolate-and-orange Gatekeeper butterfly. Look out for them round hedgerows and scrubby areas. Photo: Charles J. Sharp, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Betony
Purple spikes of Betony put on a lovely display along coastal paths in the summer. Photo: Amanda Scott
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Common Butterwort
The delicate violet flowers of Common Butterwort can be spotted from May to July in boggier spots on The Lizard. Photo: Jerzy Strzelecki, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons