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Lanvean Bottoms Nature Reserve
The dormouse is a nocturnal species, spending most of its waking hours climbing among tree branches in search of food - fruit, insects, nuts, flowers and pollen. Dormice hibernate during the winter and can lower their body temperature to become torpid if there is a shortage of food or if bad weather stops them foraging, thus saving energy. Because of this ability, they may spend three-quarters of their year "asleep"; possibly why dormice in the wild also live much longer - up to five years - than other small mammals.
The scarlet elf cup, an attractive and edible fungus, is found in great abundance throughout the woodland in winter, usually hosted by dead wood.
Web
Site
http://www.cornwallwildlifetrust.org.uk/reserves/lanvean.htm
How to get there
From Mawgan Porth on the B3276, take the road to St Mawgan. Go past the first turning on the right to St Mawgan until you arrive at the five-lane crossroad. Take the second exit on the left and keep going until you reach the bridge and stream at the bottom of the hill. Access to the reserve is through a small woodland area on the left via a wooden gate about 20m downstream from the bridge. |
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