Carnon Downs and Devoran’s biggest
Pengelly Meadows Recreation Area
Playing field
0.3 ha (1 acres)
Centralin the middle of Carnon Downs and Devoran
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Photo: Tony Atkin · CC BY-SA 2.0B+Outdoors Grade
Outdoors in Carnon Downs and Devoran · parks, paths & countryside
36% of the land within 5 km of Carnon Downs and Devoran is National Park or National Landscape
The Cornwall National Landscape begins 0.1 mi from the village’s edge. Parks and playing fields in Carnon Downs and Devoran add up to 0.3 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical UK town has 2.1. The sea makes up 10% of the area within 5 km. Carnon Downs and Devoran grades B+ for the outdoors. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
Green space
0.3 ha
per 1,000 residents
Typical UK town 2.1
Near a park
87%
of residents within 400 m
Typical UK town 83%
Footpaths
31 km
2.5 km per km², town + 1 km
Typical UK town 3.0 per km²
Protected landscape
36%
of the land within 5 km
Nearest: Cornwall National Landscape
The sea
10%
of the area within 5 km
Character
What kind of outdoors village is Carnon Downs and Devoran?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and bad.
Protected countryside36% of the land within 5 km is Cornwall National Landscape.Less park per person0.3 ha of parks and playing fields per 1,000 residents; the typical UK town has 2.1.
Carnon Downs and Devoran’s strongest suit is protected countryside on the doorstep. Where it falls short is park space per person.
Outdoors grade
Carnon Downs and Devoran grades B+ for the outdoors
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Carnon Downs and Devoran, the dashed line the typical town. The number is the share of towns it beats; the five are averaged and the average ranked again.
B+
Better than 66% of UK towns20th of 60 UK villages its size
Public green space0.3 haper 1,000 residents: parks, gardens, playing fields, play spaces
3out of
100
100
A park within a walk87%of residents within 400 m (a 5-minute walk)
61out of
100
100
National Park or National Landscape36%of the land within 5 km
86out of
100
100
Footpaths2.5 kmper km², the town and 1 km around it
45out of
100
100
The sea10%of the area within 5 km
86out 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
Carnon Downs and Devoran is 20th of 60 UK villages its size for the outdoors
The 60 UK towns and cities of 2,000 to 2,200 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
Carnon Downs and Devoran2.5
Villages its size2.5
Cornwall towns2.3
All UK towns3.0
Green space, ha per 1,000 residents
Carnon Downs and Devoran0.3
Villages its size2.2
Cornwall towns1.6
All UK towns2.1
Residents within 400 m of a park
Carnon Downs and Devoran87%
Villages its size81%
Cornwall towns81%
All UK towns83%
Carnon Downs and Devoran falls furthest behind on park space per resident, where 55 of the 59 others do better.
Show as a table
| Town | Outdoors | Green space | Near a park | Path per km² | Protected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mullion Cornwall | A+ | 3.7 | 100% | 2.5 | 64% |
| 2 | Broughton Buckinghamshire | A+ | 8 | 100% | 6.5 | 0% |
| 3 | Crickhowell Powys | A+ | 4.3 | 100% | 2.9 | 100% |
| 4 | Charlton Hampshire | A+ | 5.6 | 87% | 5.2 | 19% |
| 5 | Bestwood Village Nottinghamshire | A | 43.8 | 100% | 5.2 | 0% |
| 6 | Deepcut Surrey | A | 8.4 | 100% | 6.8 | 0% |
| 7 | Chigwell Row Essex | A | 30.3 | 100% | 4.7 | 0% |
| 8 | Springwell Tyne and Wear | A | 5 | 100% | 6.7 | 0% |
| 9 | Eton Wick Berkshire | A | 17.4 | 100% | 4.1 | 0% |
| 10 | Carlton South Yorkshire | A | 23.1 | 87% | 4.7 | 0% |
| 11 | Streethay Staffordshire | A− | 10.1 | 100% | 2.6 | 0% |
| 12 | Chipping Campden Gloucestershire | A− | 2.1 | 100% | 2 | 74% |
| 13 | Church Warsop Nottinghamshire | B+ | 4.1 | 85% | 4.2 | 0% |
| 14 | Hanslope Buckinghamshire | B+ | 1.9 | 100% | 4.9 | 0% |
| 15 | Chiddingfold Surrey | B+ | 2.2 | 87% | 2.5 | 68% |
| 16 | Wells-next-the-Sea Norfolk | B+ | 2 | 70% | 1.9 | 65% |
| 17 | Charing Kent | B+ | 2.7 | 85% | 2.1 | 56% |
| 18 | Sharlston West Yorkshire | B+ | 4.9 | 93% | 3 | 0% |
| 19 | Holbrook Suffolk | B+ | 1.1 | 74% | 2.7 | 52% |
| 20 | Carnon Downs and Devoran Cornwall | B+ | 0.3 | 87% | 2.5 | 36% |
| 21 | Yarnfield Staffordshire | B | 6.6 | 100% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 22 | Bickington Devon | B | 1.4 | 100% | 2.6 | 0% |
| 23 | Wheelock Cheshire | B | 2.4 | 100% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 24 | Ellington Northumberland | B | 2.5 | 86% | 2 | 0% |
| 25 | Trowell Nottinghamshire | B | 7.7 | 56% | 4.5 | 0% |
| 26 | Evercreech Somerset | B | 3.5 | 100% | 2 | 0% |
| 27 | Rayne Essex | B− | 4.3 | 64% | 4 | 0% |
| 28 | Resolven West Glamorgan | B− | 2.4 | 100% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 29 | East Peckham Kent | B− | 14.5 | 66% | 2 | 1% |
| 30 | Hutton Lancashire | B− | 6.6 | 90% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 31 | Wardle Greater Manchester | B− | 1 | 100% | 3.7 | 0% |
| 32 | Westoning Bedfordshire | B− | 1.1 | 100% | 1.9 | 10% |
| 33 | Aspley Guise Bedfordshire | B− | 2.2 | 69% | 4.9 | 0% |
| 34 | Pembrey Dyfed | C+ | 0.3 | 48% | 2.6 | 11% |
| 35 | Burgh le Marsh Lincolnshire | C+ | 3.2 | 74% | 1.3 | 7% |
| 36 | Luddenden Foot West Yorkshire | C+ | 2.2 | 68% | 3.9 | 0% |
| 37 | Machynlleth Powys | C+ | 2.6 | 45% | 2 | 29% |
| 38 | Huncote Leicestershire | C+ | 0.8 | 100% | 2.9 | 0% |
| 39 | Market Bosworth Leicestershire | C | 10.9 | 25% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 40 | Linton Derbyshire | C | 1.8 | 76% | 3.2 | 0% |
| 41 | Mitcheldean Gloucestershire | C | 1.5 | 80% | 1.9 | 1% |
| 42 | Aspatria Cumbria | C− | 3.1 | 60% | 0.8 | 1% |
| 43 | Maesycwmmer Gwent | C− | 1.9 | 73% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 44 | Rudgwick West Sussex | C− | 2.5 | 16% | 3.1 | 0% |
| 45 | Seamer (Scarborough) North Yorkshire | C− | 2.2 | 58% | 1 | 18% |
| 46 | Lanner Cornwall | C− | 1.3 | 65% | 3.6 | 0% |
| 47 | Stainburn Cumbria | C− | 0.1 | 72% | 2 | 0% |
| 48 | Long Bennington Lincolnshire | C− | 1.6 | 82% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 49 | Underwood Gwent | C− | 1.9 | 87% | 1 | 0% |
| 50 | Scholar Green Cheshire | C− | 0.7 | 65% | 3.5 | 0% |
| 51 | Wickham Hampshire | D | 0.8 | 26% | 2 | 13% |
| 52 | Hersden Kent | D | 2 | 63% | 1.5 | 0% |
| 53 | Meden Vale Nottinghamshire | D | 0.3 | 58% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 54 | Thurlby Lincolnshire | D | 1.3 | 54% | 2.2 | 0% |
| 55 | Preston East Riding of Yorkshire | D | 0.6 | 52% | 1.1 | 0% |
| 56 | West Hill Devon | D | 0 | 0% | 1.2 | 27% |
| 57 | Wymott Lancashire | D− | 0.3 | 10% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 58 | Keelby Lincolnshire | D− | 1 | 71% | 1.1 | 0% |
| 59 | Bozeat Northamptonshire | D− | 1.3 | 13% | 1.3 | 0% |
| 60 | Ipplepen Devon | D− | 0.8 | 42% | 1.1 | 0% |
The map
Parks, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Carnon Downs and Devoran’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 Carnon Downs and Devoran
The biggest is Pengelly Meadows Recreation Area, 0.3 ha (1 acres). Directions go to the park’s nearest public entrance where Ordnance Survey maps one.
Close to home
9 in 10 Carnon Downs and Devoran residents live within a 5-minute walk of 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 (87%)Further (13%)
Carnon Downs and Devoran87%
Villages its size81%
Cornwall towns81%
All UK towns83%
About 300 people live further than that. Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees; 6 playgrounds are mapped in and around the village, about one for every 355 residents.
National Parks & National Landscapes
National Parks and National Landscapes around Carnon Downs and Devoran
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
National Landscape
Cornwall
0.1 mi south-west964 km²since 195936% of the land within 5 km
Official site36% of the land within 5 km of Carnon Downs and Devoran is National Park or National Landscape, more than 86% of UK towns.
Footpaths & waymarked walks
Footpaths in and around Carnon Downs and Devoran
31 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Carnon Downs and Devoran and the kilometre around it, 2.5 km for every square kilometre (the typical UK town has 3.0).
No named walking route is mapped within 2 km of Carnon Downs and Devoran; 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 Carnon Downs and Devoran: 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 | 8.1 |
| High (°C) | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 |
| Rain (mm) | 135 | 108 | 84 | 74 | 63 | 66 | 67 | 83 | 79 | 122 | 152 | 160 |
May is the driest month (63 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 20 °C). Winter days are short, about 8 hours of daylight in December, and 160 mm of rain falls in December, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 17 nights a year. The climate in Carnon Downs and Devoran →
The coast
Carnon Downs and Devoran is near the sea
10% of the area within 5 km of Carnon Downs and Devoran is sea. 5 beaches are mapped within 5 km, 1 with a name.
Loe Beach1.6 mi from town
DirectionsSea: the area outside the ONS coastline (mean high water). Bathing water quality is published by the Environment Agency (England) and Natural Resources Wales; check it before swimming.
Things to do
6 playgrounds
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.
Every named place, with directions
Playgrounds 6
Plus 6 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.
PerranarworthalMylor BridgeThreemilestoneTruroPenrynCarharrackCarnon Downs and Devoran
ABCDOutdoors Grade
| Town | Outdoors | Green space, ha per 1,000 | Near a park | Protected within 5 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carnon Downs and Devoran | B+ | 0.3 | 87% | 36% |
| Perranarworthal 1.4 mi | C+ | 2.5 | 76% | 19% |
| Mylor Bridge 2.5 mi | C+ | 1.1 | 63% | 49% |
| Threemilestone 3.0 mi | A− | 3.1 | 100% | 1% |
| Truro 3.3 mi | B | 1.6 | 84% | 21% |
| Penryn 3.6 mi | A | 1.9 | 91% | 31% |
| Carharrack 4.0 mi | C+ | 0.7 | 80% | 2% |
Penryn, 3.6 miles away, grades A, the best next door: 91% of its residents live within 400 m of a park. Perranarworthal, Mylor Bridge and Threemilestone have at least twice Carnon Downs and Devoran’s green space per resident.
Questions about the outdoors in Carnon Downs and Devoran
What is the biggest park in Carnon Downs and Devoran?
Pengelly Meadows Recreation Area, 0.3 ha (1 acres). 1 named park, garden or playing field is in the village or within 400 m of it.
Is Carnon Downs and Devoran near a National Park?
The nearest protected landscape is the Cornwall National Landscape, 0.1 mi south-west of the village’s edge. It covers 964 km² and was designated in 1959.
How many people in Carnon Downs and Devoran live near a park?
87% 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 Carnon Downs and Devoran?
May to September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Is Carnon Downs and Devoran good for walking?
About average for paths: 2.5 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 45% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 3% (0.3 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 Carnon Downs and Devoran’s overall grade.
Sources
Where Carnon Downs and Devoran’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.