Field Meetings Summer 2025

Jul 7, 2025 by Ian Bennallick BCG co-ordinator

All walks start at 10am (try to get to the meeting place by 9.30am) and usually finish at around 4pm, or earlier. Suitable clothing and footwear recommended, and bring a packed lunch. Leader/contact for all walks is Ian Bennallick unless stated otherwise. Botanical Cornwall Group Co-ordinator – Ian Bennallick, Lower Polmorla, St Wenn, Bodmin, Cornwall, PL30 5PE. Tel: 01726 890384 or 07714 738189.  ianbennallick1@gmail.com

Sunday 29^th June – Cubert Common to Holywell SW75. A walk around sand dunes, damp marshy areas and coastal cliffs. A well-recorded area but lots of interesting plants to see. Meet in National Trust car park at Porth Joke SW77665993. W3W – tells.tungsten.nitrate. The way to the car park is the first left after Crantock going west, then down through Treago Farm – please closes the gates that you need to open along the lane – and onto a bumpy lane west towards Porth Joke. As the car park fills up quickly best to get there early.

Tuesday 8^th July – West Muchlarnick, near Pelynt SX25. A visit to a Cornwall Wildlife Trust reserve with Dr Alison Smith, Temperate Rainforest Project Manager of the Cornwall Wildlife Trust. The old farm has lots of fields, hedges and some woodland to survey. Meet at West Muchlarnick SX21555641, W3W – straying.paddlers.blogs – where there is space for car parking down a lane off the minor road. If you get to the farmhouse called ‘West Muchlarnick Farm’ then you have missed the turning. It is suggested that it is best to approach from the north end of Pelynt, taking the right-turn at the top of Summer Lane onto Muchlarnick, as this avoids the steep hairpin bends that you get if you approach from the east.

Tuesday 15^th July – Millook area, SS10. A walk around coastal cliffs and valley. Meet at car park on Penhalt Cliff SS188004, W3W decimals.radio.wasps.

Friday 25^th July – Blunts area SX36. Updating under-recorded monads SX3362 (122 after 1999) and SX3363 (134 after 1999) along roadsides and footpaths in farmland areas. Meet at Blunts car park SX34386296. W3W recording.evidence.bright.

Tuesday 29^th July – Porthoustock to Porthallow SW82. A walk along a new section of coastal footpath recently opened between Porthoustock to Porthallow past old gabbro quarries and return on an inland path. Meet at free car park on the beach at Porthoustock SW80672181, W3W education.vital.vaccines.

Sunday 10^th August – Boswednack, West Penwith SW43. Join Marie Stanbury of National Trust to look around a mire and coastal cliffs. Meet at the ‘triangle’ at Boswednack SW44453794, W3W darker.shapeless.stump.

Tuesday 12^th August – Tregantle Fort and ranges SX35. A walk around the MOD Antony conservation area with special permission. There are grass ranges, cliff, scrub, and Tregantle beach to explore. Meet in front of the range office in front of the fort at SX38585320, W3W baths.essays.differ. As it is a MOD site BOOKING IS ESSENTIAL as I will need to submit a list of people prior to the meeting who are attending.

Sunday 17^th August – Kingsand and Cawsand SX45. A walk around the two coastal villages to update the monads and may refind some records of plant not seen for many years. Meet in Cornwall Council paying Cawsand car park (£3.70 for 24 hours) SX43185027, W3W reddish.upward.pickles.

Friday 22^nd August – East Moor, Bodmin Moor SX27. A walk through Halvana Plantation to East Moor and Rushyford Water to look for moorland species and to see if we can refind Whorled Caraway, last seen in 1990. Meet at SX199782 on old A30, W3W hospitals.frogs.tones.

Tuesday 26^th August – Bosigran Cliff, West Penwith SW43. Join Marie Stanbury of National Trust to look around a coastal valley and cliffs. Meet at the Carn Galver car park SW42133644, W3W cheat.estimates.hillside.

Sunday 7^th September – Goonhilly SW72. A search for Erica x williamsii at a site not seen since 1983 and other late summer species. Meet at Goonhilly National Nature Reserve car park at SW72972114, W3W opened.angry.turkey.