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When: Sunday 15th February, 10:30am Where: Millendreath Beach Lead: Marnie Eastmond What better way to show your love for the beaches than to join our friendly group to clean Millendreath Beach? All kit will be provided, all we ask is that you come along in suitable clothing and footw

When: 17th February – 18:15 Where: Hannafore Point Hotel Ballroom Speakers – Bex Allen and Chloe James Title: Our Underwater Habitats and the importance of Seagrass     Bex Allen and Chloe James from Cornwall Wildlife Trust’s marine team will talk about Cornwall’s ama

When: Friday 20th February, 13:00 – 14:30 Where: Hannafore Beach, meet below the coastguard station Lead: Matt Nott Join us for the first public rockpooling session of the year! At this event suitable for the whole family, we’ll explore the fascinating rocky shore and learn about the

17th March – 18:15 – Hannafore Point Hotel Ballroom Speakers –  Cathy and Chris Lewis Title: ‘Hidden Helford: the life beneath the waves’   Looking out over the mouth of the Helford River gives few, if any, clues as to what lies beneath these waters. First hand

When: 4th April, 13.00 Where: Hannafore: Coastguard Station Want to play your part in cleaning up the oceans? Well there’s no better place to start than at your local beach clean! The kit is provided, all we ask is that you come along in suitable clothing and footwear. Under 18s must

When: 17th April, 12.00 Where: Hannafore Beach Come and join local experts as we explore the rocky shore, you’ll be amazed at what’s waiting to be discovered. Learn about starfish, crabs, fish, anemones and lots more at this educational event that is guaranteed to satisfy and enthral

When: 21st April – 18:15 Where: Hannafore Point Hotel Ballroom Speaker – Marcus Kern Title:  ‘Campaigning for an end to sewage pollution’     Surfers Against Sewage is a grassroots environmental charity based in St Agnes, dedicated to the protection o

  When: 19th May – 18:15 Where: Millpool Centre Speakers – Emma and Gordon Taylor Title: Snorkelology – Snorkelling in Britain   Emma and Gordon Taylor are authors of Snorkelling Britain, a recently published guide that aims to promote snorkelling as a mean

When: 29th May, 10.30am Where: Hannafore Beach Come and join local experts as we explore the rocky shore, you’ll be amazed at what’s waiting to be discovered. Learn about starfish, crabs, fish, anemones and lots more at this educational event that is guaranteed to satisfy and enthral

When: 15th August, 13.45 Where: Hannafore Beach Come and join local experts as we explore the rocky shore, you’ll be amazed at what’s waiting to be discovered. Learn about starfish, crabs, fish, anemones and lots more at this educational event that is guaranteed to satisfy and enthral

When: 15th September, Time to be confirmed. Where: Hannafore Point Hotel Ballroom Come along to our friendly group meeting. This will be a chance for everyone to share ideas for events for the year ahead. New volunteers and members very welcome.

Winter Talk Series 20th Oct – 18:15 – Hannafore Point Hotel Ballroom Speaker – Tom Inger – Dive Looe Title:  To be confirmed

When: 27th October, 11.30am Where: Hannafore Beach Come and join local experts as we explore the rocky shore, you’ll be amazed at what’s waiting to be discovered. Learn about starfish, crabs, fish, anemones and lots more at this educational event that is guaranteed to satisfy and enth

When: 11th Nov – 18:15 Where: Hannafore Point Hotel Ballroom Speaker – Heather Buttivant Title:  ‘Looe’s Rock Pool Wildlife’   Dive into the wonders of Looe’s rock pools with this talk by local expert and writer Heather Buttivant. Meet the colourful inhabi

When: 15th December (Time to be confirmed) Location: To be confirmed. All welcome at our social get-together to mark the end of another season of events. A chance to relax and celebrate our achievements. If you are interested in joining us as a member or volunteer, this will be a good

August 20th, 8am. My mobile pings. There is a message from Jan, a friend who lives in Seaton, a few miles east of Looe. The message comprises a picture of five White Storks in a field, with the simple caption ‘Downderry!’. This is a village adjacent to Seaton. The previous day I had s

The phrase ‘a wild goose chase’ refers to a search that is completely unsuccessful and a waste of time because the person or thing being searched for does not exist, or is somewhere else. In my latest Bird Blog I explore the chances of finding different species of wild geese in South-

In my latest blog for the Looe Marine Conservation Group I describe some encounters with raptors – birds of prey – in 2023. Many raptors spend all or part of their lives close to the sea. Casually scrolling through the Cornwall Bird Watching and Preservation Society’s Face

  First a confession. This blog is not just about birds. In mid-September Christine and I were given the opportunity to stay three nights on Looe Island, Cornwall Wildlife Trust’s Nature Reserve. The oldest building on the island, Smuggler’s Cottage, had been refurbished, and was

For most of my life birdwatching was largely focused on identification, and (hopefully) seeing new and rare species: it was about list-making – life lists, locality lists, annual lists etc, as I illustrated in my last blog (March 2022). In my teenage years I flirted briefly with bird