Gardening in the far west of Cornwall
Local Flora & Fauna
Observations - Winter 2025-26
On this page you will find photographs of plants and wildlife observed in West Penwith, be it in the garden, in the countryside or out on the coast.
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We will also be using this page to record sightings and 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.
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You may click on individual images to enlarge them.
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For more recent observations, please visit our
Local Flora & Fauna page
Subject: Sea Campion
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Flowering Period: May - September
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Date of Photograph: 24th February 2026
Photograph by: Penny Woods
Location: South West Coast Path east of
Lamorna Cove​
Subject: Common Scurvygrass
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Flowering Period: March - May
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Date of Photograph: 24th February 2026
Photograph by: Penny Woods
Location: South West Coast Path east of
Lamorna Cove​
Subject: Muscari
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Flowering Period: April & May
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Date of Photograph: 19th February 2026
Photograph by: Eric Woods
Location: St Mary's Terrace, Penzance​
Subject: Magnolia (unknown cv)
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Flowering Period: March - April
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Date of Photograph: 19th February 2026
Photograph by: Eric Woods
Location: Morrab Gardens, Penzance​
Subject: Michelia (unknown cv)
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Flowering Period: April- May
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Date of Photograph: 12th February 2026
Photograph by: Eric Woods
Location: Morrab Gardens, Penzance​
Subject: Violet odorata
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Flowering Period: March - May
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Date of Photograph: 6th February 2026
Photograph by: Penny Woods
Location: South West Coast Path west of Mousehole​
Subject: Greater Stitchwort
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Flowering Period: April-June
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Date of Photograph: 6th February 2026
Photograph by: Eric Woods
Location: Raginnis Hill, Mousehole​
Subject: Crocus
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Flowering Period: February & March
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Date of Photograph: 31st January 2026
Photograph by: Eric Woods
Location: Verge just past Larder Cottages, Lamorna​
Subject: Galanthus nivalis
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Flowering Period: January - March
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Date of Photograph: 25th January 2026
Photograph by: Eric Woods
Location: Verge by the bus stop, Lamorna Turn​
Subject: Smyrnium olusatrum
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Flowering Period: March - June
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​Date of Photograph: 25th January 2026
Photograph by: Penny Woods
Location: Raginnis Hill, near Mousehole
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Note: in this location, in 2025, it was first observed blooming on 19th February 2025​
Subject: Lesser Celandine
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Flowering Period: January - April
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Date of Photograph: 25th January 2026
Photograph by: Eric Woods
Location: Raginnis Hill, near Mousehole
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Subject: Early Purple Orchid
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Flowering Period: April - June
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Date of Photograph: 21st January 2026
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Photograph by: Penny Woods
Location: Inland footpath on the eastern side of Lamorna Cove​
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Note: In this location in 2025, it was observed at a similar stage on 24th January 2025.
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Subject: Anemone apennina
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Date of Photograph: 21st January 2026
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Flowering Period: March - May
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Photograph by: Penny Woods
Location: Outside Cappy Cottage, Lamorna Valley
