Tag Archives: Padstow

Gull at Chair Cove, Nr Treyarnon

There’s No Such bird as a Seagull? It’s a term you’ve used a million times before, but … there’s no such bird. There’s not even such a family of birds. The term “seagull” is a colloquialism used to refer to a group of generally white-gray-and-black birds that are found (commonly, but not only) near coastal waters Sea […]

Red & White Valerian

Red valerian is unmistakeable as it grows all over Cornwall it grows on tall stems from old stone walls, roadside verges, railway cuttings, cliffs and rocks. Introduced into gardens before the 1600s, this plant from the Mediterranean soon escaped and became naturalised in the wild. Despite its non-native status, it is a good source of […]