Single-storey. Three bedrooms: 1 x king-size with TV, 1 x double, 1 x single. Shower room with walk-in shower, basin with a separate WC. Cloakroom with basin and WC. Kitchen/diner. Living/dining area. Sitting room
7 Chycoose Parcs is a single-storey house with a kitchen/diner featuring an oven, hob, microwave, fridge/freezer, dishwasher, washing machine, kettle, and toaster, along with a living/dining area and a separate sitting room, both with TVs. The bedrooms consist of one double with TV, two doubles, and one single. There is a shower room with a walk-in shower, basin, and WC, plus a cloakroom with basin and WC. WiFi, fuel, power, bed linen, and towels are included in the rent. Outside, there is off-road parking for three cars and a garden with patio and furniture. Two well-behaved dogs welcome. Sorry, no smoking. Shop 1.7 miles, pub 1.3 miles, beach 1.1 miles. Make Point your base for coastal days and easy-going evenings at 7 Chycoose Parcs. Note: Good housekeeping bond applicable of 350GBP. Please Note: This property does not permit parties of any kind, including hen or stag parties.
Please Note: This property does not permit parties of any kind, including hen or stag parties.
With its sweeping beaches, rugged moorlands, hidden woodlands, and rolling countryside estates, Cornwall is a superb destination if you want to spend some time bird watching on holiday.
One of the best spots is Hayle Estuary Nature Reserve, managed by the RSPB. This rich wetland habitat attracts a variety of birdlife, including teals, wigeons, and goosanders. While winter offers the highest numbers, spring and early summer also bring migrant waders such as oystercatchers, dunlins, and whimbrels to the tidal pools and marshes.
Marazion Marsh, also managed by the RSPB and overlooking the iconic St Michael’s Mount near Penzance, boasts Cornwall’s largest reedbed. It’s a haven for species like chiffchaffs, Cetti’s warblers, little egrets, and grey herons. Bitterns are regularly recorded here, and birds of prey, including sparrowhawks and buzzards, are often spotted too.
For a variety of songbirds and raptors, head to the Rame Peninsula near Cawsand. This beautiful area of tidal creeks, sandy beaches, and peaceful farmland attracts goldcrests, firecrests, warblers, and buntings. You may also glimpse birds of prey such as hobbies, merlins, peregrine falcons, and, if you’re lucky, the rare hen harrier.
At Stithians Lake, a large reservoir, breeding birds like little grebes, coots, and moorhens are common. Waders such as greenshanks, ruffs, and curlew sandpipers can also be seen foraging along the muddy banks.
Not far from St Ives, St Ives Island, actually a headland between Porthmeor and Porthgwidden beaches, is a top spot for seabird watching, especially in autumn. Huge flocks of skuas, terns, gannets, fulmars, and auks pass by, alongside waders like purple sandpipers, whimbrels, and turnstones.
Finally, no trip to Cornwall would be complete without exploring Bodmin Moor. This dramatic granite moorland, scattered with ancient ruins and rich in wildlife, is especially rewarding in spring and summer, when skylarks, stonechats, wheatears, and sedge warblers arrive to breed. In autumn and winter, the moor plays host to thousands of golden plovers, along with snipes and the more elusive jack snipe.
