Gardening in the far west of Cornwall
Local Flora & Fauna
Observations -Spring 2026 (Part 2)
On this page you will find photographs of plants and wildlife observed in West Penwith in the latter half 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: Five-spot Burnet moth
Date of Photograph: 26th May 2026
Photograph by: Eric Woods
Location: South West Coast Path east of Lamorna Cove
Subject: Cream-spot Tiger moth
Date of Photograph: 25th May 2026
Photograph by: Eric Woods
Location: South West Coast path near Sennen Cove
Subject: Black-spotted Longhorn beetle
Date of Photograph: 25th May 2026
Photograph by: Penny Woods
Location: Lamorna Valley
Subject: Female Pheasant
Date of Photograph: 25th May 2026
Photograph by: Penny Woods
Location: Cliffs above Porth Nanven, Cot Valley
Subject: Male Wheatear
Date of Photograph: 11th May 2026
Photograph by: Eric Woods
Location: Porthgwarra
Subject: Moraea huttonii
Flowering Period: April - July
Date of Photograph: 15th May 2026
Photograph by: Penny Woods
Location: Penberth Valley
Subject: Male Linnet
Date of Photograph: 8th May 2026
Photograph by: Eric Woods
Location: South West Coast Path near Carn Scathe, Porthgwarra
Subject: Phacelia tanacetifolia
Flowering Period: June - August
Date of Photograph: 11th May 2026
Photograph by: Penny Woods
Location: Field adjacent to lane from Lower Bossistow to Nanjizal
Subject: Whistling Jack
Flowering Period: May-July (mainly in the Isles of Scilly and the far Southwest of England)
Date of Photograph: 8th May 2026
Photograph by: Penny Woods
Location: Porthgwarra
Subject: Bearded Iris
Flowering Period: May & June
Date of Photograph: 6th May 2026
Photograph by: Penny Woods
Location: Flower bed adjacent to the Wharfside Car Park, Penzance
Subject: Viburnum opulus roseum
Flowering Period: April - July
Date of Photograph: 6th May 2026
Photograph by: Eric Woods
Location: Morrab Gardens, Penzance
Subject: Speckled Yellow moth
Date of Photograph: 4th May 2026
Photograph by: Eric Woods
Location: Bridleway near Castallack Quarry, Lamorna
Subject: Bugle
Flowering Period: April - July
Date of Photograph: 3rd May 2026
Photograph by: Eric Woods
Location: Inland footpath towards Carn Barges, near Lamorna
Subject: Greater Celandine
Flowering Period: May - September
Date of Photograph: 3rd May 2026
Photograph by: Penny Woods
Location: Roadside verge west of Lamorna Pottery
Subject: Syringia
Flowering Period: April - June
Date of Photograph: 29th April 2026
Photograph by: Gerald Hayman
Location: Trethinnick Studio, Lamorna
Subject: Choysia
Flowering Period: May & June
Date of Photograph: 29th April 2026
Photograph by: Gerald Hayman
Location: Trethinnick Studio, Lamorna
Subject: Sheep's Bit
Flowering Period: May - September
Date of Photograph: 28th April 2026
Photograph by: Penny Woods
Location: South West Coast Path between Lamorna Cove & Carn Barges
Subject: Ox-eye daisy
Flowering Period: May-September
Date of Photograph: 28th April 2026
Photograph by: Penny Woods
Location: South West Coast Path between Lamorna Cove & Carn Barges
Subject: Birds Foot Trefoil
Flowering Period: May - September
Date of Photograph: 28th April 2026
Photograph by: Penny Woods
Location: South West Coast Path west of Lamorna Cove
Subject: Wood Sorrel
Flowering Period: April & May
Date of Photograph: 24th April 2026
Photograph by: Eric Woods
Location: Sancreed Beacon
Subject: Wall Brown butterfly
Date of Photograph: 24th April 2026
Photograph by: Eric Woods
Location: Carn Euny Iron Age Village
Subject: Cuckoo
Date of Photograph: 24th April 2026
Photograph by: Eric Woods
Location: Bartinney Nature Reserve
Subject: Tormentil
Flowering Period: May - September
Date of Photograph: 24th April 2026
Photograph by: Penny Woods
Location: Footpath from Caer Bran to Carn Euny Iron Age Village
Subject: Pink Purslane
Flowering Period: April - July
Date of Photograph: 20th April 2026
Photograph by: Eric Woods
Location: Bottom of the footpath from the old quarries into Lamorna Cove
Subject: Early Purple Orchid
Flowering Period: April - June
Date of Photograph: 20th April 2026
Photograph by: Eric Woods
Location: Footpath on the eastern side of the Lamorna Valley
Subject: Cuckoo Flower
Flowering Period: April - June
Date of Photograph: 20th April 2026
Photograph by: Penny Woods
Location: Footpath from the Lamorna quarries towards Kemyel
Subject: Geum urbanum
Flowering Period: May - August
Date of Photograph: 20th April 2026
Photograph by: Eric Woods
Location: Footpath from the Lamorna quarries towards Kemyel
