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Field trip to The Lizard

  • Date: 24th June 12

    Time: 10:30AM - 4:30PM

    Location: Goohnilly car park

    Access:   

    Contact: Viv Howse

    Email:

    Phone: 01326 221939

    Cost: Free

    Type: Other

    Region: South West

Meet: Goonhilly carpark OS map Explorer 103 grid ref 731211 for 10.30am

Information:

Head for Helston then take the A3083 past RNAS Culdrose airfield. At the next roundabout turn left onto the B3293 signposted St Keverne. At the next mini roundabout keep right towards Goonhilly and St Keverne. We are meeting in the car park 500m past the now closed Goonhilly visitor centre on the right signposted 'Nature Reserve'. For heathland/flowers and Menhir.  6 Large wind turpines and the remaining BT satellite dishes.  Also remains of RAF Dry Tree 2nd world war airfield en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goonhilly_Downs  (slightly out of date) We then plan to head for Roskilly's Farm for a lunch break.  Free parking and entrance.  Good veggie food as well as the usual.  There are walks around the farm.  www.roskillys.co.uk for information.

After lunch we can either visit the nearby village of Coverack with its thatched roofed cottages and small fishing harbour, or head for Porthoustock which has a shingle beach overlooked by a quarry.  There is no harbour but has working boats and shacks. www.cornwalls.co.uk/Porthoustock-village.htm

Low tide 14.23 hours

Leader: Viv Howse LRPS