Collections
Opening times
Monday to Saturday (closed Sundays)
CURRENT HOURS
10.30 am - 4.30 pm
(last admission 4.00pm)
Admission £4.50 adults,
£3.00 concessions,
under 18s FREE
ADMISSION FREE ON SATURDAYS
WINTER HOURS
From 1 October
to Good Friday:
10.30am - 4.30pm
(last admission 4.00pm)
WINNER Cornwall Tourism Awards GOLD
South West Tourism Excellence Awards SILVER
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Natural History
Nest of chaffinch
when checked on 7.11.2000, nest only had three mottled eggs, 12 mm in length, in it. Have '12' written in pencil on them.
Nest of coal tit
Coal Tits nest in holes in trees, preferably conifers. Normally they lay 7 to 11 eggs, but occasionally as few as 5 or as many as14. It feeds mainly on insects, but also seeds and fat. It is a regular visitor to garden feeders, if pines are nearby.
Nest of golden oriole
Golden Orioles are exotic visitors to the British Isles, occuring more commonly on mainland Europe. Their nest is very distinctive, being placed, hanging from a fork in a branch, particulary in poplar trees. Dispite the birds' bright plumage they are very elusive, disappearing into the dappled light of the canopy. Recently small numbers have begun to colonise south-east England.
Nest of goldfinch
The Goldfinch has two broods a year, occasionally three. In winter some of our birds move south to warmer areas. They are particulary fond of the seeds of thistles and teasels.
Nest of greenfinch
Greenfinches are common visitors to garden bird feeders. They have a distinctive bat-like display flight. They are resident in Britain with birds flocking up in autumn to feed on seeds in patches of waste ground.
Nest of greenfinch
Greenfinches are common visitors to garden bird feeders. They have a distinctive bat-like display flight. They are resident in Britain with birds flocking up in autumn to feed on seeds in patches of waste ground.
Nest of hedge sparrow
5 blue eggs, three of which have '5/5/13' written in pencil on them.
Nest of linnet
The Linnet breeds in dense bushes, particularly gorse,usually laying 3 to 6 eggs. In winter time they flock up to feed on waste ground and stubbles as well as feeding along the shoreline. Some of the British birds move south in the autumn but are replaced by birds arriving from the continent.