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
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Flowering Period: Summer and autumn
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Date of Photograph: 31st December 2025
Photograph by: Jennie Massey
Location: Bolitho Gardens, Penzance​
Subject: Aloe arborescens mzimnyati
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Flowering Period: March - April
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​Date of Photograph: 30th December 2025
Photograph by: Penny Woods
Location: The Minack Theatre, Porthcurno
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Subject: Brachysome
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Flowering Period: June - August
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Date of Photograph: 30th December 2025
Photograph by: Penny Woods
Location: The Minack Theatre, Porthcurno
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Subject: Nigel Hardenbergia violacea
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Flowering Period: March - August
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Date of Photograph: 28th December 2025
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Photograph by: Stephen Tucker
Location: In Stephen's garden, Crows an Wra​
Subject: Lobularia maritima
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Date of Photograph: 29th December 2025
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Flowering Period: June - October
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Photograph by: Eric Woods
Location: Mayon Green Crescent, Sennen
Subject: Armeria maritima
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Flowering Period: April - October
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Date of Photograph: 27th December 2025
Photograph by: Penny Woods
Location: South West Coast Path west of Nanjizal​
Subject: Silene uniflora
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Flowering Period: May - September
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​Date of Photograph: 27th December 2025
Photograph by: Penny Woods
Location: South West Coast Path west of Nanjizal
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Subject: Leucojum vernum
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Flowering Period: February - April
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Date of Photograph: 24th December 2025
Photograph by: Penny Woods
Location: Roadside verge near Trewoofe, Lamorna
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Subject: Impatiens balsamina
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Flowering Period: July - October
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Date of Photograph: 19th December 2025
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Photograph by: Eric Woods
Location: Morrab Gardens, Penzance​
Subject: Libertia grandiflora
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Flowering Period: May - July
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Date of Photograph: 8th December 2025
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Photograph by: Eric Woods
Location: Outside Sullivan's Diner, Wharf Road, Penzance
Subject: Agapanthus
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Flowering Period: June - October
Date of Photograph: 8th December 2025
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Photograph by: Penny Woods
Location: Chyandour Cliff, Penzance
Subject: Hazel Gloves Fungus
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Fruiting Period: August - December
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Date of Photograph: 25th November 2025
Photograph by: Eric Woods
Location: Lamorna Valley​
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Subject: Hazel still in leaf but with some almost mature catkins
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​​Date of Photograph: 25th November 2025
Photograph by: Bill Bankes-Jones
Location: St Erth
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Subject: Cistus lasianthus
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Flowering Period: Late spring - early summer
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Date of Photograph: 25th November 2025
Photograph by: Nigel Heard
Location: In Nigel's garden, Lamorna
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Subject: Winter Heliotrope
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Flowering Period: Midwinter - early Spring
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Date of Photograph: 21st November 2025
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Photograph by: Eric Woods
Location: Goldsithney
Subject: Protea neriifolia
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Flowering Period: Late winter, spring & early summer
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Date of Photograph: 17th November 2025
Photograph by: Eric Woods
Location: Entrance to The Minack Theatre, Porthcurno​
Subject: Watsonia meriana
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Flowering Period: April - July
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​Date of Photograph: 17th November 2025
Photograph by: Eric Woods
Location: Penberth Valley
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Subject:Veronica chamaedrys
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Flowering Period: April - June
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Date of Photograph: 17th November 2025
Photograph by: Penny Woods
Location: South West Coast Path east of Porthcurno
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Subject: Icelandic Poppy
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Flowering Period: June - August
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Date of Photograph: 17th November 2025
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Photograph by: Eric Woods
Location: Lane just past The Minack Theatre towards St Levan Church​
Subject: Seal
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Date of Photograph: 17th November 2025
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Photograph by: Eric Woods
Location: Porthcurno
Subject: Centaurea nigra
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Flowering Period: June - September
Date of Photograph: 16th November 2025
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Photograph by: Penny Woods
Location: Tregiffian Burial Chamber, Lamorna
Subject: Betonica officinalis
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Flowering Period: June - August
Date of Photograph: 16th November 2025
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Photograph by: Penny Woods
Location: Hedgerow near the Merry Maidens Stone Circle, Lamorna
Subject: Gazania
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Flowering Period: June - October
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Date of Photograph: 13th November 2025
Photograph by: Eric Woods
Location: The Gurnick, Mousehole​
Subject: Iberis
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Flowering Period: June - September
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​Date of Photograph: 13th November 2025
Photograph by: Eric Woods
Location: The Old Penlee Lifeboat Station, Mousehole
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Subject: Acanthus mollis
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Flowering Period: July & August
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Date of Photograph: 13th November 2025
Photograph by: Eric Woods
Location: Castallack Farm, near Lamorna
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Subject: Winter Jasmine
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Flowering Period: January - March
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Date of Photograph: 10th November 2025
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Photograph by: Penny Woods
Location: St Michael's Terrace, Penzance​
Subject: Grevillea rosmarinifolia
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Flowering Period: August - November
Date of Photograph: 10th November 2025
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Photograph by: Penny Woods
Location: The Morrab Gardens, Penzance
Subject: Allium triquetrum
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Flowering Period: April - June
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Date of Photograph: 8th November 2025
Photograph by: Penny Woods
Location: South West Coast Path near Tater du lighthouse​
Subject: Princess flower
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Flowering Period: late spring - early summer
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​Date of Photograph: 3rd November 2025
Photograph by: Eric Woods
Location: The Morrab Gardens, Penzance
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Subject: Japanese Quince
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Flowering Period: March - May
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Date of Photograph: 1st November 2025
Photograph by: Penny Woods
Location: Lane outside Bossava Farm, Lamorna Valley
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