The coastline just south of Newquay is incredibly varied with fantastic displays of arable flora in summer. At West Pentire see whole fields scarlet with poppies and other rare meadow plants. There is also lots of sandy grassland, rich in wildflowers like cowslip and pyramidal orchid. The dunes behind Holywell Bay are the home for hundreds of different insects and great for bug hunting. This is truly a walk for all seasons....visit in autumn for a privileged view of grey seal pups and winter to find migrant birds in the fields.

The National Trust have produced a leaflet for this walk giving directions, along with information on the geology and history of the area. It can be viewed and printed by clicking on the ‘Printer friendly page’ button on the right hand side, near the bottom of the page.