Bugle’s biggest
Beam Lane Sports Facility
Playing field
0.6 ha (2 acres)
Centralin the middle of Bugle
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Photo: Gareth · CC BY-SA 2.0C−Outdoors Grade
Outdoors in Bugle · parks, paths & countryside
92% of Bugle’s residents live within a 5-minute walk of a park
The Cornwall National Landscape begins 4.3 mi from the village’s edge. 19 km of footpaths run through the village and the kilometre around it, 1.5 for every square kilometre. Parks and playing fields in Bugle add up to 1.8 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical UK town has 2.1. Bugle grades C− for the outdoors. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
Green space
1.8 ha
per 1,000 residents
Typical UK town 2.1
Near a park
92%
of residents within 400 m
Typical UK town 83%
Footpaths
19 km
1.5 km per km², town + 1 km
Typical UK town 3.0 per km²
Protected landscape
0%
of the land within 5 km
Cornwall starts 4.3 mi out, past the 5 km
Character
What kind of outdoors village is Bugle?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and bad.
Countryside close byThe Cornwall National Landscape starts 4.3 mi south.Few mapped footpaths1.5 km of path per km²; the typical UK town has 3.0.
Bugle’s strongest suit is the Cornwall National Landscape close by. Where it falls short is footpaths.
Outdoors grade
Bugle grades C− for the outdoors
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Bugle, the dashed line the typical town. The number is the share of towns it beats; the five are averaged and the average ranked again.
C−
Better than 23% of UK towns41st of 60 UK villages its size
Public green space1.8 haper 1,000 residents: parks, gardens, playing fields, play spaces
38out of
100
100
A park within a walk92%of residents within 400 m (a 5-minute walk)
70out of
100
100
National Park or National Landscape0%of the land within 5 km · Cornwall begins just past 5 km
31out of
100
100
Footpaths1.5 kmper km², the town and 1 km around it
17out of
100
100
The sea0%of the area within 5 km · Inland
42out of
100
100
Graded, never part of the overall grade (like History and Civic life). It measures what is mapped: OS Open Greenspace leaves out woodland and open-access land that isn’t a park, and OpenStreetMap’s rural paths are more complete in some places than others.
Villages its size
Bugle is 41st of 60 UK villages its size for the outdoors
The 60 UK towns and cities of 2,300 to 2,500 people with an Outdoors Grade. Hover a dot for its figures; tap one for its page.
Outdoors score: the share of UK towns each one beats
Footpath, km per km²
Bugle1.5
Villages its size2.2
Cornwall towns2.3
All UK towns3.0
Green space, ha per 1,000 residents
Bugle1.8
Villages its size2.2
Cornwall towns1.6
All UK towns2.1
Residents within 400 m of a park
Bugle92%
Villages its size88%
Cornwall towns81%
All UK towns83%
Bugle falls furthest behind on path per km², where 45 of the 59 others do better.
Show as a table
| Town | Outdoors | Green space | Near a park | Path per km² | Protected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rawnsley Staffordshire | A+ | 17.7 | 100% | 3.7 | 36% |
| 2 | Wolsingham County Durham | A+ | 2.7 | 100% | 3.9 | 55% |
| 3 | Eton Berkshire | A | 22.9 | 100% | 4.5 | 0% |
| 4 | Aldeburgh Suffolk | A | 2.3 | 88% | 2.3 | 41% |
| 5 | Lyndhurst Hampshire | A | 3.6 | 73% | 4.3 | 100% |
| 6 | St Margaret's at Cliffe Kent | A | 2.3 | 90% | 2.4 | 15% |
| 7 | Old Stratford Northamptonshire | A | 9.8 | 100% | 3.8 | 0% |
| 8 | Little Clacton Essex | A− | 3.6 | 100% | 2.2 | 0% |
| 9 | Awsworth Nottinghamshire | A− | 2.4 | 100% | 5.6 | 0% |
| 10 | Upton upon Severn Worcestershire | A− | 4.9 | 90% | 2.8 | 2% |
| 11 | Colerne Wiltshire | A− | 3.1 | 86% | 2.4 | 84% |
| 12 | West Wick Somerset | A− | 1.6 | 100% | 3.5 | 16% |
| 13 | Tanfield Lea County Durham | A− | 3.8 | 89% | 4.4 | 0% |
| 14 | Higher Folds Greater Manchester | A− | 2.8 | 90% | 5.4 | 0% |
| 15 | Sway Hampshire | B+ | 2.9 | 38% | 4 | 74% |
| 16 | Kington Herefordshire | B+ | 3.9 | 89% | 3.6 | 0% |
| 17 | Williton Somerset | B+ | 1.1 | 88% | 2.1 | 31% |
| 18 | Cotford St Luke Somerset | B+ | 2.2 | 100% | 2.2 | 6% |
| 19 | Henlow Bedfordshire | B | 2.4 | 100% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 20 | Nant-y-moel Mid Glamorgan | B | 7 | 100% | 1.3 | 0% |
| 21 | Chattenden Kent | B | 1.4 | 100% | 2.2 | 0% |
| 22 | Farndon Nottinghamshire | B | 3.8 | 100% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 23 | Middlestown and Overton West Yorkshire | B− | 1.5 | 100% | 3.5 | 0% |
| 24 | Alresford Essex | B− | 1.3 | 100% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 25 | Watlington Oxfordshire | B− | 2.3 | 67% | 2.4 | 55% |
| 26 | Wootton (Vale of White Horse) Oxfordshire | B− | 3.4 | 84% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 27 | Redlynch and Woodfalls Wiltshire | B− | 2.1 | 34% | 3.1 | 59% |
| 28 | Riccall North Yorkshire | B− | 2.9 | 100% | 1.7 | 0% |
| 29 | Llanrwst Clwyd | C+ | 2.2 | 75% | 1.6 | 45% |
| 30 | Renishaw Derbyshire | C+ | 0.6 | 100% | 3.4 | 0% |
| 31 | Shelley Essex | C+ | 0.7 | 100% | 3.3 | 0% |
| 32 | Hendreforgan Mid Glamorgan | C+ | 2.7 | 100% | 1.1 | 0% |
| 33 | Witchford Cambridgeshire | C+ | 1.9 | 100% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 34 | Grendon Warwickshire | C+ | 8.1 | 71% | 2 | 0% |
| 35 | Coven Staffordshire | C+ | 3.6 | 87% | 1.5 | 0% |
| 36 | Ruspidge Gloucestershire | C+ | 2 | 46% | 5.6 | 0% |
| 37 | Whittington Staffordshire | C | 7.5 | 77% | 1.5 | 0% |
| 38 | Pontycymer Mid Glamorgan | C | 2.2 | 100% | 1 | 0% |
| 39 | Tycroes Dyfed | C | 3.5 | 80% | 1.5 | 0% |
| 40 | South Milford North Yorkshire | C | 1.7 | 100% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 41 | Bugle Cornwall | C− | 1.8 | 92% | 1.5 | 0% |
| 42 | Hambleton Lancashire | C− | 2.3 | 14% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 43 | Eggborough North Yorkshire | C− | 1.5 | 100% | 1 | 0% |
| 44 | Wilstead Bedfordshire | C− | 1.7 | 88% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 45 | Willaston (Cheshire West and Chester) Cheshire | C− | 4.2 | 60% | 1.6 | 0% |
| 46 | Marshfield Gwent | C− | 1 | 85% | 0.3 | 0% |
| 47 | Upper Heyford Oxfordshire | C− | 1.1 | 100% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 48 | Aberfan Mid Glamorgan | C− | 4.5 | 58% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 49 | Cornforth County Durham | C− | 1.9 | 66% | 2.6 | 0% |
| 50 | Maulden Bedfordshire | D | 0.9 | 55% | 3.7 | 0% |
| 51 | Eastry Kent | D | 2 | 77% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 52 | Llanhilleth Gwent | D | 1.3 | 71% | 2.2 | 0% |
| 53 | Leyburn North Yorkshire | D | 0.6 | 22% | 2 | 16% |
| 54 | Broughton Lancashire | D | 1.7 | 45% | 2.2 | 0% |
| 55 | Fishburn County Durham | D | 1.5 | 76% | 1.2 | 0% |
| 56 | Parbold Lancashire | D | 1.5 | 36% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 57 | Aston-on-Trent Derbyshire | D | 1.5 | 44% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 58 | Myerscough Smithy Lancashire | D | 0.5 | 45% | 3 | 0% |
| 59 | Garden City Clwyd | D− | 1.5 | 58% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 60 | Shipdham Norfolk | D− | 1 | 59% | 0.8 | 0% |
The map
Parks, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Bugle’s built-up area.
Green space: parks, gardens, playing fields and play spaces, named or not.© OpenStreetMap contributors · Contains OS data © Crown copyright · Natural England / NRW
Places to walk
Parks to walk in, in and around Bugle
The biggest is Beam Lane Sports Facility, 0.6 ha (2 acres). Directions go to the park’s nearest public entrance where Ordnance Survey maps one.
Close to home
How close Bugle’s homes are to a park
Each square is 1 in 100 residents: green lives within 400 m of a public park, garden or playing field (Census 2021 output areas against OS Open Greenspace).
Within 400 m (92%)Further (8%)
Bugle92%
Villages its size88%
Cornwall towns81%
All UK towns83%
About 200 people live further than that. Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees; 11 playgrounds are mapped in and around the village, about one for every 221 residents.
National Parks & National Landscapes
The Cornwall National Landscape is 4.3 mi away
Protected landscapes within 30 km, by direction and distance from the edge of the built-up area; circle size shows each one’s area. National Landscapes were called Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty until 2023.
National ParkNational LandscapeThe 5 km the grade counts
Protected landscape begins just outside the 5 km ring the Outdoors Grade measures, so Bugle scores 0% on it even though the Cornwall National Landscape is 4.3 mi away.
Footpaths & waymarked walks
Footpaths in and around Bugle
19 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Bugle and the kilometre around it, 1.5 km for every square kilometre (the typical UK town has 3.0).
No named walking route is mapped within 2 km of Bugle; its footpaths are on the map above.
Waymarked walks are OpenStreetMap walking routes. Public rights of way are only as complete as the map in each area.
When to get out
The best walking months in Bugle: May to September
The village’s 1991–2020 averages (Met Office HadUK-Grid) and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have 12½+ hours of daylight, highs of 15 °C or more and little rain for the town.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 8.5 | 10.0 | 11.7 | 13.7 | 15.4 | 16.4 | 16.0 | 14.5 | 12.5 | 10.6 | 8.9 | 8.0 |
| High (°C) | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 9 |
| Rain (mm) | 168 | 131 | 104 | 94 | 83 | 85 | 98 | 107 | 101 | 158 | 181 | 171 |
May is the driest month (83 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 20 °C). Winter days are short, about 8 hours of daylight in December, and 181 mm of rain falls in November, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 19 nights a year. The climate in Bugle →
Things to do
11 playgrounds and the nearest beaches
Mapped within 2 km of the village in OpenStreetMap, against the typical UK village its size per resident. Named places are listed with directions; unnamed ones are only counted.
The nearest beaches
Bugle is inland. These are the nearest named beaches, measured from the edge of the village.
Duporth Beach4.1 mi from Bugle’s edge
DirectionsCrinnis Beach4.2 mi from Bugle’s edge
DirectionsPorthpean Beach4.3 mi from Bugle’s edge
DirectionsShorthorn Beach4.4 mi from Bugle’s edge
DirectionsSpit Beach4.9 mi from Bugle’s edge
DirectionsGood to know
Check the water before you swim. The Environment Agency tests designated bathing waters from May to September and publishes a rating for each beach.
Up high. Hensbarrow Downs, at 364 m, is the highest named top within 2 km of Bugle.
Every named place, with directions
Hills and peaks 2
Hensbarrow Downs364 m (1,194 ft) · 0.7 mi from town
DirectionsRoche Rock1.0 mi from town
DirectionsPlaygrounds 11
Plus 11 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Next door
The outdoors in nearby towns
The nearest towns of 1,000+ within 12 miles. Tap a town for its outdoors page.
PenwithickRocheSt AustellNanpeanFoxholeSt DennisBugle
ABCDOutdoors Grade
| Town | Outdoors | Green space, ha per 1,000 | Near a park | Protected within 5 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bugle | C− | 1.8 | 92% | 0% |
| Penwithick 1.9 mi | A | 15.0 | 100% | 0% |
| Roche 2.0 mi | C− | 2.8 | 81% | 0% |
| St Austell 3.9 mi | B− | 1.2 | 71% | 7% |
| Nanpean 4.1 mi | B | 4.4 | 100% | 0% |
| Foxhole 4.1 mi | B− | 2.9 | 100% | 0% |
| St Dennis 4.2 mi | C+ | 2.4 | 100% | 0% |
Penwithick, 1.9 miles away, grades A, the best next door: every resident lives within 400 m of a park. Penwithick and Nanpean have at least twice Bugle’s green space per resident.
Questions about the outdoors in Bugle
What is the biggest park in Bugle?
Beam Lane Sports Facility, 0.6 ha (2 acres). 1 named park, garden or playing field is in the village or within 400 m of it.
Is Bugle near a National Park?
The nearest protected landscape is the Cornwall National Landscape, 4.3 mi south of the village’s edge. It covers 964 km² and was designated in 1959.
What is the nearest beach to Bugle?
Duporth Beach, 4.1 mi from the edge of the village, then Crinnis Beach (4.2 mi). Bugle itself is inland.
How many people in Bugle live near a park?
92% of residents live within 400 m, about a 5-minute walk, of a public park, garden or playing field (Census 2021 output areas against OS Open Greenspace). The typical UK town is 83%.
When is the best time of year for walking in Bugle?
May to September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Is Bugle good for walking?
Paths are thinner than most towns: 1.5 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 17% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 38% (1.8 ha per 1,000 residents).
How is the Outdoors Grade worked out?
From five measures, each placed among UK towns of 1,000 or more: public green space per resident, the share living near a park, National Park or National Landscape within 5 km, footpaths per square kilometre, and the sea within 5 km. It is a character grade and isn’t part of Bugle’s overall grade.
Sources
Where Bugle’s outdoors figures come from
- Parks and green space: Ordnance Survey OS Open Greenspace (parks and gardens, playing fields, play spaces, and their access points). Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- National Parks and National Landscapes: Natural England and Natural Resources Wales boundaries, areas and designation dates, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Footpaths, walking routes, beaches and things to do: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database License (ODbL), via Geofabrik, 16 October 2026.
- Historic parks, listed buildings and monuments: Historic England, National Heritage List for England, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Rain and temperature: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for the town; daylight calculated from its latitude.
- The sea: ONS Countries (December 2024) boundaries clipped to mean high water. Residents near a park: ONS Census 2021 output areas.
- Grade: TownRatings’ Outdoors Grade, ranked against UK towns only.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.