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West Lizard

Open accessin a National Nature Reserve open to the public

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West Lizard is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Cornwall of 7.8 km². It is one of 148 SSSIs in the county. It is among the largest in the county. It lies within Cornwall National Landscape National Landscape.

For more of the same, Caerthillian to Kennack and Mullion Cliff to Predannack Cliff are close by. The closest station is Penmere, about 17.5 km to the north-east.

More places to visit near West Lizard

Photo of the Cornwall National Landscape, a National Landscape in Cornwall, south west England.Highlight

Cornwall National Landscape

You’re inside itNational Landscape near Padstow

The best of Cornwall's coast and moor, gathered into a dozen protected stretches around the county

Photo of Kynance Cove, a cove near Mullion, Cornwall, south west England.Iconic

Kynance Cove

Cove near Mullion

Pale sand, serpentine stacks and turquoise water in a National Trust cove on the Lizard, much of it covered at high tide.

adjoining

Photo along the South West Coast Path, a 630-mile National Trail running from Minehead to Poole, south west England.Highlight

South West Coast Path

National Trail

630 miles around England's toe — the longest and most demanding of the National Trails.

adjoining · spans 4 counties

Photo of the coast at Predannack and Kynance, Cornwall, south west England.Highlight

Predannack and Kynance

Coastline near Mullion

Wild Lizard clifftops between Mullion and Kynance, rich in rare heathland flowers.

0.1 km NW

Photo of the coast at Lizard Point, Cornwall, south west England.Iconic

Lizard Point

Coastline near Cadgwith

Britain's southernmost point with lighthouse and cliffs.

1 km SE

Photo of Mullion Cove, a cove in Cornwall, south west England.Highlight

Mullion Cove

Cove near Mullion

Harbour cove of serpentine stone sheltered by an island and a Victorian breakwater on the western Lizard.

1.1 km NW