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Wildlife Images

Here we will showcase the most recent wildlife photos, taken here at Heligan by our Wildlife Team. Whether its an unusual bird sighting, a beautiful sunrise, the first Marsh Orchid, or our team erecting bird boxes you will be able to view our photographic archive of the goings on from around the Heligan estate.

There's some really beautiful autumn colour around the estate this year!

Autumn colour

There's some really beautiful autumn colour around the estate this year!

A male Sparrowhawk causing a commotion down at Horsemoor Hide

Sparrowhawk

A male Sparrowhawk causing a commotion down at Horsemoor Hide

We were fortunate enough to find this very impressive Privet Hawk-moth caterpillar whilst doing some clearance work.

Privet Hawk-moth caterpillar

We were fortunate enough to find this very impressive Privet Hawk-moth caterpillar whilst doing some clearance work.

The Georgian Ride on a sunny day is a perfect time to look for dragonflies.

Southern Hawker Dragonfly

The Georgian Ride on a sunny day is a perfect time to look for dragonflies.

Although they're serious pests to the Solomon's Seal plant, they're still fascinating subjects!

Solomon’s Seal Sawfly larvae

Although they're serious pests to the Solomon's Seal plant, they're still fascinating subjects!

The Wool Carder Bee gets its name from their habit of scraping hair from leaves, which is then used to line their nests

Wool Carder Bee (Anthidium manicatum)

The Wool Carder Bee gets its name from their habit of scraping hair from leaves, which is then used to line their nests

Due to the wet weather of late, these beetles have emerged much later than usual but they are still here in good numbers!

Golden-haired Longhorn beetle

Due to the wet weather of late, these beetles have emerged much later than usual but they are still here in good numbers!

Although they look very much like snakes, Slow worms are actually legless lizards.

Slow worm (Anguis fragilis)

Although they look very much like snakes, Slow worms are actually legless lizards.

These large larvae were found in large numbers within rotting Beech.

Lesser Stag beetle larvae

These large larvae were found in large numbers within rotting Beech.