Gardening in the far west of Cornwall
Local Flora & Fauna
Observations - Autumn/Winter 2025
On this page you will find photographs of plants and wildlife observed in West Penwith during November and December 2025.
These may have been seen in the garden, in the countryside or out on the coast.
We will also be using these records to gauge the effects of a changing climate on local plants and wildlife; both whether new species are becoming established in West Penwith or if plants are blooming earlier or for longer.
You may click on individual images to enlarge them.
For more recent observations, please visit our
Local Flora & Fauna page.
Subject: Hebe
Flowering Period: Summer and autumn
Date of Photograph: 31st December 2025
Photograph by: Jennie Massey
Location: Bolitho Gardens, Penzance
Subject: Aloe arborescens mzimnyati
Flowering Period: March - April
Date of Photograph: 30th December 2025
Photograph by: Penny Woods
Location: The Minack Theatre, Porthcurno
Subject: Brachysome
Flowering Period: June - August
Date of Photograph: 30th December 2025
Photograph by: Penny Woods
Location: The Minack Theatre, Porthcurno
Subject: Nigel Hardenbergia violacea
Flowering Period: March - August
Date of Photograph: 28th December 2025
Photograph by: Stephen Tucker
Location: In Stephen's garden, Crows an Wra
Subject: Lobularia maritima
Date of Photograph: 29th December 2025
Flowering Period: June - October
Photograph by: Eric Woods
Location: Mayon Green Crescent, Sennen
Subject: Armeria maritima
Flowering Period: April - October
Date of Photograph: 27th December 2025
Photograph by: Penny Woods
Location: South West Coast Path west of Nanjizal
Subject: Silene uniflora
Flowering Period: May - September
Date of Photograph: 27th December 2025
Photograph by: Penny Woods
Location: South West Coast Path west of Nanjizal
Subject: Leucojum vernum
Flowering Period: February - April
Date of Photograph: 24th December 2025
Photograph by: Penny Woods
Location: Roadside verge near Trewoofe, Lamorna
Subject: Impatiens balsamina
Flowering Period: July - October
Date of Photograph: 19th December 2025
Photograph by: Eric Woods
Location: Morrab Gardens, Penzance
Subject: Libertia grandiflora
Flowering Period: May - July
Date of Photograph: 8th December 2025
Photograph by: Eric Woods
Location: Outside Sullivan's Diner, Wharf Road, Penzance
Subject: Agapanthus
Flowering Period: June - October
Date of Photograph: 8th December 2025
Photograph by: Penny Woods
Location: Chyandour Cliff, Penzance
Subject: Hazel Gloves Fungus
Fruiting Period: August - December
Date of Photograph: 25th November 2025
Photograph by: Eric Woods
Location: Lamorna Valley
Subject: Hazel still in leaf but with some almost mature catkins
Date of Photograph: 25th November 2025
Photograph by: Bill Bankes-Jones
Location: St Erth
Subject: Cistus lasianthus
Flowering Period: Late spring - early summer
Date of Photograph: 25th November 2025
Photograph by: Nigel Heard
Location: In Nigel's garden, Lamorna
Subject: Winter Heliotrope
Flowering Period: Midwinter - early Spring
Date of Photograph: 21st November 2025
Photograph by: Eric Woods
Location: Goldsithney
Subject: Protea neriifolia
Flowering Period: Late winter, spring & early summer
Date of Photograph: 17th November 2025
Photograph by: Eric Woods
Location: Entrance to The Minack Theatre, Porthcurno
Subject: Watsonia meriana
Flowering Period: April - July
Date of Photograph: 17th November 2025
Photograph by: Eric Woods
Location: Penberth Valley
Subject:Veronica chamaedrys
Flowering Period: April - June
Date of Photograph: 17th November 2025
Photograph by: Penny Woods
Location: South West Coast Path east of Porthcurno
Subject: Icelandic Poppy
Flowering Period: June - August
Date of Photograph: 17th November 2025
Photograph by: Eric Woods
Location: Lane just past The Minack Theatre towards St Levan Church
Subject: Seal
Date of Photograph: 17th November 2025
Photograph by: Eric Woods
Location: Porthcurno
Subject: Centaurea nigra
Flowering Period: June - September
Date of Photograph: 16th November 2025
Photograph by: Penny Woods
Location: Tregiffian Burial Chamber, Lamorna
Subject: Betonica officinalis
Flowering Period: June - August
Date of Photograph: 16th November 2025
Photograph by: Penny Woods
Location: Hedgerow near the Merry Maidens Stone Circle, Lamorna
Subject: Gazania
Flowering Period: June - October
Date of Photograph: 13th November 2025
Photograph by: Eric Woods
Location: The Gurnick, Mousehole
Subject: Iberis
Flowering Period: June - September
Date of Photograph: 13th November 2025
Photograph by: Eric Woods
Location: The Old Penlee Lifeboat Station, Mousehole
Subject: Acanthus mollis
Flowering Period: July & August
Date of Photograph: 13th November 2025
Photograph by: Eric Woods
Location: Castallack Farm, near Lamorna
Subject: Winter Jasmine
Flowering Period: January - March
Date of Photograph: 10th November 2025
Photograph by: Penny Woods
Location: St Michael's Terrace, Penzance
Subject: Grevillea rosmarinifolia
Flowering Period: August - November
Date of Photograph: 10th November 2025
Photograph by: Penny Woods
Location: The Morrab Gardens, Penzance
Subject: Allium triquetrum
Flowering Period: April - June
Date of Photograph: 8th November 2025
Photograph by: Penny Woods
Location: South West Coast Path near Tater du lighthouse
Subject: Princess flower
Flowering Period: late spring - early summer
Date of Photograph: 3rd November 2025
Photograph by: Eric Woods
Location: The Morrab Gardens, Penzance
Subject: Japanese Quince
Flowering Period: March - May
Date of Photograph: 1st November 2025
Photograph by: Penny Woods
Location: Lane outside Bossava Farm, Lamorna Valley
