Manaccan Cornwall hotels:

This reserve, consisting of one hundred scenic acres in Cornwall, is paradise for birdwatching, hiking, and spotting wildlife and plants. The unique Lizard heathlands are famed for their unusual geology, mostly Serpentinite rock, and exceptional plant life, and this reserve is prime Cornish heath with pools and wet willow woodland. Early Bronze Age barrows are present, there are several ancient 'turf-hut' circles and also the remains of buildings likely to have been used during the Second World War. Cornish heath only occurs naturally in this country on The Lizard and was first mentioned as growing there by John Ray in 1670. It is an attractive shrub found plentifully on the dry heaths of the Lizard “Downs”. The narrow, dark green leaves sprout in fours or fives. The long, dense flower spikes have leafy tips and the bell-shaped flowers occur in shades of pink or lilac, even white.