Cornwall Life – October 2019

Cornwall Life: August 2019Š 91

COASTAL LIFE

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TOP: The Camel

Estuary sits

between Padstow

and Rock

ABOVE: Coverack

Beach sits on the

Lizard Peninsula

rock meets the sea and the waves
continue to erode the surface of
the rock during the winter storms.
It goes without saying that all
beach visitors should heed the
safety signs at the beach entrance
which help to identify hazards
and also find the safest areas to
swim which are usually between
the flags put in place by the
RNLI Beach Lifeguards who also
monitor any changes in weather
and tide conditions likely to
affect swimmers.
South West Water’s voluntary
bathing water information
service BeachLive (beachlive.
co.uk) provides free alerts
to beach managers, the
Environment Agency and Surfers
Against Sewage (SAS).
The Marine Conservation
Society’s ‘Good Beach Guide’ also
has lots of useful information
including water quality, weather,
tide forecasts, local beach
cleans and wildlife (mcsuk.org/

nearyou) and Cornwall Wildlife

Trust has joined forces with the

RSPB, Cornwall Seal Group,

National Trust, Marine Stranding

Network and British Divers

Marine Life Rescue, Cornwall

Council, Devon and Cornwall

Police Marine Coastal Policing

Team, the Marine Management

Organisation and Natural

England to tackle the important

issue of marine wildlife

disturbance with a view to raising

the issue of the importance of

protecting our coastal wildlife

(cornwallmarinelifecode.org.uk)

The Cornwall Marine and Coastal

Code promotes best practice to

make all encounters great for

people and great for the maritime

wildlife in Cornwall.

Wherever you are and

whatever you are doing this

summer make the best of our

wonderful beaches here in

Cornwall and above all stay safe.

Entries are being invited for

the Cornwall AONB annual photo

competition. Find out how to

enter the Diamond Landscape

photo competition celebrating 60

years of the Cornwall AONB on

our website. 

Photo: Ewen MacDonald