Penrose

Important notice -

Our car parks at Penrose Hill, Degibna, Chyvarloe, Highburrow and Parc-an-als are open. We have limited spaces, so if the car park is full please come back another time. 

Wooded country around Cornwall's largest natural lake. Penrose features woodland tracks, stretches of coastline and open parkland, the perfect backdrop for a day out.

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Family walking in the woodland at Castle Ward, County Down

Which places are open and what you need to know before you visit 

More than 100 gardens and parks and hundreds of coast and countryside places are open in England and Northern Ireland. Following the latest government guidance, all houses in England and Northern Ireland are closed. We're reopening our places in Wales from Monday 9 November for visitors who live in Wales in line with Welsh government guidelines following the firebreak lockdown. To avoid disappointment please book in advance, especially at weekends and school holidays. Please check the property webpage of the place you wish to visit before you travel. Find out how to book and what to expect from your visit.

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Eating and shopping

Woman holding takeaway hot drink

Eating and drinking at Gunwalloe

Our food outlet at Gunwalloe reopens on Friday 3 July and will initially be serving a limited range of takeaway hot and cold drinks and some light snacks. We’ve introduced new safety measures including closure of our seating areas, screens at our till and collection points, and waymarked routes. We’ll also only be accepting card payment. We look forward to welcoming you back and know that you’ll support us to make this a safe experience for everyone.

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Our work

Two rangers reviewing the damage on the coastpath

Porthleven to Penrose coast path appeal 

Find out more about the project to reconnect Porthleven and Penrose via the coast path.

The marsh at Loe Pool, Penrose

Restoring the wetlands at Penrose 

Penrose is home to one of the largest areas of wet willow woodland, known as willow carr, in Cornwall and we’ve been working with the community to improve habitats and access for walkers.

A couple walking their dog through the woods at Penrose

Bringing the woods to life 

Explore the woods around Penrose and learn why and how we manage this diverse habitat

Loe Bar and surrounding countryside from the air

Looking after Loe Pool 

The National Trust are leading a partnership of environmental organisations to bring Cornwall’s largest natural lake back to life, by improving water quality.

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Wildlife

Young barn owl (mother) ringed at Penrose

A new generation of barn owls at Penrose 

In May 2018 the Penrose rangers helped ring a barn owl that has set up home in a new barn owl box at Degibna when they discovered she was sitting on 5 eggs at the time.

Otter slides into water

Penrose is 'otterly' amazing 

We've come across some pretty special wildlife at Penrose, recently however, with use of a hidden camera, we were treated to something very rare.

Common pipistrelle bat (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) in flight over silver birch branch

Night time nature at Penrose 

Few of us stop and think about what nocturnal wildlife lives in the places we go for a walk during the day, but Penrose is alive with nature at night. Bats, owls, otter and deer come out to feed once the café’s closed and the rangers’ work is done for the day.

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