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LOCAL
A local blog with beautiful photos of what is out and about our way, by Angie.
A group set up to protect Carlyon Bay from developers. Please show them your support as we would hope for theirs.
Rediscovered in 2001, restored and re-opened in 2003, Charlestown's coastwatch lookout is manned by loyal volunteers protecting and preserving life at sea and around our coastline.
Discover St Austell, a fun and interactive website to help St Austell's residents and visitors a chance to explore St Austell's hidden secrets, unravel the history of St Austell via the St Austell Discovery Trails, highlight the stunning St Austell Bay and its Cornish coastline, St Austell beauty spots and Cornish wildlife while at the same time teaching you all about the Cornish environment and how to protect it.
An educational charity, connects us to each other and the living world, exploring how we can work towards a better future.
Local group with interests in recreational, educational and conservation activities of the Estuary.
Local group with interests in recreational, educational and conservation aspects of the Valley.
Friends of St Andrew's Wetland Reserve
Local group with interests in recreational, educational and conservation aspects of Par's other designated local nature reserve, St Andrew's Pond and Local Nature Reserve.
A trust to improve, maintain and manage Fowey harbour.
Fowey lifeboat station contact and launch information.
Golant is a small Cornish waterside village, bounded on the west by the Lostwithiel to Fowey road the B3269 and on the east by its focal point the River Fowey. This website is a mine of information on all things Golant.
Par branch of the Federation of Old Cornwall Societies.
Par Sands Coastal Holiday Park
The caravan park by Par Beach, run by Park Leisure.
A group set up to give a voice to to the P24 area community.
A local blog of "birds, animals, flora, fauna and fungi found around St Austell Bay from Black Head to Gribben Head". If you ever thought that there was just a couple of ducks, a few geese and a wee bit of seaweed to be seen down our way, then visit this blog and have your eyes opened, it's fascinating.
They meet at St Johns Methodist Hall at 7.30pm every Thursday evening from September to May. Everyone is welcome, beginners of experienced photographers alike.
Interactive tide timetable with EasyTide from the Admiralty.
Tywardreath & Par Parish Council
Link to information from our Parish Council, who's who, meeting minutes etc.
Local website with bits of information about the village and area.
Weather forecast from the Met Office.
REGIONAL
The Par-Newquay branch line links the south and north of Cornwall, providing a valuable public transport link. The line brings thousands of holidaymakers and day-trippers into Newquay, helps reduce congestion and parking problems, as well as serving communities along the line.
Management partnership protecting the Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty of Cornwall.
Contact details for the group.
Cornwall Bird-Watching and Preservation Society
A fantastic group dedicated to the study and conservation of birds in Cornwall. They own or manage 6 nature reserves, run field meetings and all sorts.
Cornish Birds of Prey Centre
Centre to teach about these amazing birds.
Cornwall Butterfly and Moth Society
Cornwall Butterfly and Moth society is a registered charity formed by some of Cornwall's most knowledgeable butterfly and mothe enthusiasts.
Environmental Management (including beach cleanliness) 0300 1234 202.
Volunteer search and rescue for Cornwall.
Voluntary wildlife champion in Cornwall.
Environmental Records Centre for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly
Manages and disseminates information about both the biological and geological state of Cornwall.
The friends have helped with the conservation, preservation, education and awareness raising of the mine at Cambourne, since 1987.
Community based wildlife and conservation group for the ancient woods near Looe.
Groundwork - International art in Cornwall
Rosemary Lee, choreographer, developed a new performance work for Groundwork, Passage for Par, commissioned by CAST in partnership with Dance Republic 2, and inhabited the vast expanse of Par Beach in June 2018. At low tide, over the course of an hour, thirty women dancers came together as a singular form slowly moving across the sands.
Founded in 2009 to bring like minded people together and keep access open to the wonderful beaches.
Building Resilience To Coastal Climate Change.
Radio station for Cornwall and West Devon on 102.2 and 102.8FM.
A community radio station based in St. Austell Bay on 105.6FM.
Founded in 1998, this local observatory is based on a site within Truro High School for Girls, Falmouth Road, Truro.
Safer Cornwall is a partnership of public, voluntary, community and private organisations who come together to do all that they can to make Cornwall's communities safer. They are a virtual organisation providing a co-ordinated response to community safety issues, drawing together all those organisations and people that can make a difference.
Providing care & rehab to injured wild owls, promoting conservation needs of owls and their environment and running captive breeding programs for preservation and re-introduction of species.
South West Coast Path Association
Charity to complete, improve and promote the South West Coast Path.
Responsible for drinking water, waste water services and bathing waters in the region.
St. Erth is an attractive West Cornwall village situated on the River Hayle two miles from the English Channel to the north and four miles from the Atlantic Ocean to the south, each offering excellent sandy beaches and associated aquatic sports from sailing to surfing. It is twinned with Ploulec'h in Brittany.
Environmental charity who aims to preserve, protect, develop and improve the region's watercourses, while educating people about the value of this natural resource.
NATIONAL
To promote the study and conservation of dragonflies and their natural habitats.
Provides services and advice in all areas of geoscience.
British Kite Surfing Association
A resource for British kite surfing with information on clubs, training and events.
To stimulate and advance interest in lichenology.
Promoting fungal science.
Investigates the population, movements and ecology of wild birds in the British Isles.
BTCV British Trust of Conservation Volunteers
Environmental conservation volunteering.
Conservation for all invertebrates.
The BCT works at the prevention of the extinction of any of the UK’s bumblebees, the long-term future for all our bumblebees and other pollinators which support the ecosystem service of pollination, the protection, creation and restoration of flower-rich habitats and increasing in the understanding and appreciation of bumblebees.
To halt and reverse the decline in butterflies and moths.
Campaign for the Protection of Rural England
Campaigns for a sustainable future for the English countryside.
Environmental initiatives for people, often with public and private companies and not for profit organisations.
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
Government body information resource. Pollution Incident Hotline 0800 807 060.
Geograph - (Link to Par Beach)
Geograph British Isles Project - collecting geographically representative photographs of all of the British Isles.
Charity to support communities and improve quality of life.
Caring for our seas, shores and wildlife in the U.K.
Maritime and Coastguard Agency
Responsible for implementing maritime safety including search and rescue.Emergency coastguard telephone 999.
The National Association for Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty
Independent organisation acting on behalf of AONB.
National Coastwatch Institution
Protecting and preserving life at sea and around our coastline.
Natural England (prev. English Nature)
To conserve and enhance the natural environment for enjoyment of people and economic prosperity.
Natural History Museum - Bivalve Molluscs (Shell identification)
Click on "Browse Taxa" and then the area you are interested in such as intertidal for shallow beach molluscs.
To protect and open houses, gardens, villages, paths, nature reserves and beaches.
National Whale (and Dolphin) Stranding Recording Scheme
Investigating the biology and ecology of cetaceans around the British Isles. Cornwall Wildlife Trust Strandings Network Helpline 0845 201 2626.
Resource centre for rare and unusual plants.
Protecting plants and their habitats “the RSPB for plants”.
Promoting walking and better walking environments including rights of way.
Royal National Lifeboat Institution.
Speaking out for birds and wildlife, working for the conservation of wild birds in the UK.
Supporting sustainable transport at a practical level.
Recording our tree heritage.
