Gardening in the far west of Cornwall
Local Flora & Fauna
Observations -Spring 2026 (Part 1)
On this page you will find photographs of plants and wildlife observed in West Penwith in the early part of spring 2026. These may have been seen in the garden, in the countryside or out on the coast.
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.
You may click on individual images to enlarge them.
For more recent observations, please visit our
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Subject: Small Copper butterfly
Date of Photograph: 18th April 2026
Photograph by: Penny Woods
Location: Cliffs near Carn Boel, east of Lands End
Subject: Small Lousewort
Flowering Period: April - July
Date of Photograph: 18th April 2026
Photograph by: Penny Woods
Location: Cliffs near Carn Boel, east of Lands End
Subject: Speckled Wood Butterfly
Date of Photograph: 18th April 2026
Photograph by: Eric Woods
Location: Lane to Lower Bossistow from Polgigga
Subject: Linseed
Flowering Period: late May - August
Date of Photograph: 18th April 2026
Photograph by: Eric Woods
Location: Field adjacent to lane from Lower Bossistow to Nanjizal
Subject: Crimson Clover
Flowering Period: April- September
Date of Photograph: 18th April 2026
Photograph by: Eric Woods
Location: Field adjacent to lane from Lower Bossistow to Nanjizal
Subject: Scarlet Pimpernel
Flowering Period: May - October
Date of Photograph: 18th April 2026
Photograph by: Eric Woods
Location: Lands End
Subject: Camassia
Flowering Period: April - June
Date of Photograph: 10th April 2026
Photograph by: Eric Woods
Location: Roadside verge adjacent to Tesco Superstore, Penzance
Subject: Painted Lady butterfly
Date of Photograph: 9th April 2026
Photograph by: Penny Woods
Location: South West Coast Path at Carn Barges, near Lamorna
Subject: Kidney Vetch
Flowering Period: June - September
Date of Photograph: 8th April 2026
Photograph by: Penny Woods
Location: South West Coast path near Carn Mellyn, west of Lamorna Cove
Subject: Female Holly Blue butterfly
Date of Photograph: 6th April 2026
Photograph by: Eric Woods
Location: Top of Well Lane, Lamorna
Subject: Scilla peruviana
Flowering Period: May & June
Date of Photograph: 5th April 2026
Photograph by: Penny Woods
Location: Raginnis Hill, near Mousehole
Subject: Annual Honesty
Flowering Period: May & June
Date of Photograph: 5th April 2026
Photograph by: Eric Woods
Location: Raginnis Hill, near Mousehole
Subject: Hedge Woundwort
Flowering Period: June - October
Date of Photograph: 5th April 2026
Photograph by: Penny Woods
Location: Raginnis Hill, near Mousehole
Subject: Common Vetch
Flowering Period: May - September
Date of Photograph: 5th April 2026
Photograph by: Penny Woods
Location: Raginnis Hill, near Mousehole
Subject: Libertia Grandiflora
Flowering Period: May - July
Date of Photograph: 21st March 2026
Photograph by: Eric Woods
Location: St Loy Woods
Subject: Male Blackcap
Date of Photograph: 20th March 2026
Photograph by: Eric Woods
Location: in Eric's garden, Lamorna
Subject: Kestrel
Date of Photograph: 19th March 2026
Photograph by: Eric Woods
Location: Cape Cornwall
Subject: Small Tortoiseshell Butterfly
Date of Photograph: 19th March 2026
Photograph by: Penny Woods
Location: South West Coast Path near Cape Cornwall
Subject: Meadow Pipit
Date of Photograph: 19th March 2026
Photograph by: Penny Woods
Location: Kenidjack Valley, near Cape Cornwall
Subject: Goat Willow
Flowering Period: March & April
Date of Photograph: 15th March 2026
Photograph by: Eric Woods
Location: Kemyel Crease, near Lamorna
Subject: Freesia
Flowering Period: June - September
Date of Photograph: 15th March 2026
Photograph by: Eric Woods
Location: Sunny Cottage, Lamorna Cove
Subject: Iris x hollandica
Flowering Period: late spring - early summer
Date of Photograph: 15th March 2026
Photograph by: Eric Woods
Location: Lamorna Valley
Subject: Bluebell
Flowering Period: mid April - late May
Date of Photograph: 7th March 2026
Photograph by: Penny Woods
Location: South West Coast Path west of Carn Barges, near Lamorna
Subject: Forsythia
Flowering Period: February - April
Date of Photograph: 7th March 2026
Photograph by: Eric Woods
Location: Well Lane, Lamorna
Subject: Peacock Butterfly
Date of Photograph: 4th March 2026
Photograph by: Eric Woods
Location: Porthgwarra
Subject: Spring Squill
Flowering Period: April & May
Date of Photograph: 4th March 2026
Photograph by: Penny Woods
Location: South West Coast Path near St Levan's Well
Subject: Blackthorn
Flowering Period: March & April
Date of Photograph: 3rd March 2026
Photograph by: Eric Woods
Location: Well Lane, Lamorna
Subject: Lithodora
Flowering Period: April - June
Date of Photograph: 3rd March 2026
Photograph by: Eric Woods
Location: Well Lane, Lamorna
Subject: Drimys winteri
Flowering Period: April & May
Date of Photograph: 2nd March 2026
Photograph by: Eric Woods
Location: Morrab Gardens, Penzance
Subject: Cestrum elegans
Flowering Period: June - September
Date of Photograph: 2nd March 2026
Photograph by: Eric Woods
Location: Morrab Gardens, Penzance
Subject: Rose 'Dizzy Heights'
Flowering Period: Summer & Autumn
Date of Photograph: 1st March 2026
Photograph by: Bill Bankes-Jones
Location: In Bill's garden, near Ludgvan
Subject: Fumaria officinalis
Flowering Period: May - September
Date of Photograph: 1st March 2026
Photograph by: Eric Woods
Location: Raginnis Hill, near Mousehole
Subject: Caltha palustris
Flowering Period: March - July
Date of Photograph: 1st March 2026
Photograph by: Bill Bankes-Jones
Location: In Bill's garden, near Ludgvan
