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Tuesday 20th November, 6.30pm, East Looe RNLI Lifeboat Station (Upstairs in the Crew Room). Talk – All at sea: seals, cetaceans and seabirds. All welcome. We are delighted to welcome Sue Sayer of Cornwall Seal Group to give this month’s talk. Cornwall Seal Group Research T

December – details to be confirmed. Watch this space for details of our annual Christmas social and quiz. All welcome – a great chance to come along and meet the volunteers, find out more about our work and get involved.

Wednesday 14th February 2018, 11.00am, Millendreath near Looe. Please note the new time  (previously 10.00am) What better way to show your love for the beaches this Valentine’s Day than to join our friendly group to clean Millendreath Beach? Equipment provided – wrap up wa

Saturday 17th February. 12.30pm – 1.30pm. Hannafore, West Looe. Meet below the Coastguard Station at Hannafore, West Looe – look for the Looe Marine Conservation Group sailflags! Even in February there is an amazing variety of seaweeds and creatures to be found in Looe’s beautiful roc

Tuesday 20th February, 6.30pm. Looe RNLI Lifeboat Station – Upstairs in the Crew Room. Followed by LMCG Meeting, 7.30pm – All welcome to the talk and meeting. Talk: Can’t tell a Shag from a Cormorant? A guide to the sea, shore and river birds of Looe In this illustra

Sunday 4th March, 12.00 – 2.00pm. Meet on Hannafore Beach below the kiosk/public toilets. Free volunteer training session on rockpool wildlife for anyone interested in helping with our work. Suitable for any level – aimed at beginners and those wanting a refresher. If you&

Tuesday 13th March. 6.30pm. RNLI Lifeboat Station, East Looe, Upstairs in the crew room. Free. All welcome. LMCG AGM starts 7.30pm. Cornish Rock Pools Through the Year – Talk Heather Buttivant is a local rock pool wildlife specialist and award-winning blogger. Her photos reveal

Saturday 31st March, 11.00am, Seaton Beach near Looe. Join our friendly group to clean the beach and remove harmful plastics and other rubbish from the marine environment. Enjoy the company of like-minded people and warm up in the cafe afterwards. All welcome. Equipment provided.

Monday 2nd April. 1.00pm – 2.30pm. Hannafore, West Looe. Meet below the Coastguard Station at Hannafore, West Looe – look for the Looe Marine Conservation Group sailflags! A free Easter holiday event suitable for all ages. There’s no need to book. No nets, please – they can harm delic

Sunday 8th April – 10.00 – 12.00. Meet at Hannafore Point Hotel. Be inspired by local photographers, artists and writers to discover our marine environment and get creative. This is the first of two workshops, open to all ages, children and adults. Funds raised will suppor

Sunday 8th April – 1.00pm – 2.00pm. Meet at Hannafore Point Hotel. Be inspired by local photographers, artists and writers to discover our marine environment and get creative. This is the second of two workshops, open to all ages, children and adults. Funds raised will sup

Sunday 8th April 7.00pm to 10.00pm at The Hannafore Point Hotel in Looe. Cost: £5 voluntary donation towards Cornwall Seal Group All welcome. ‘FISHPEOPLE’ (Film for all ages) In collaboration with Patagonia and raising funds for Cornwall Seal Group Research Trust’s critical work to pr

Tuesday 17th April, 6.00pm. Upstairs in the Crew Room, RNLI Lifeboat Station, East Looe. Fathoms Free Talk Guest Speaker Rob Thompson of Fathoms Free will share his experiences of cleaning up the ocean floor on underwater litter picks. Fathoms Free have spent the past two years develo

Sunday 6 May 2.00pm – 4.00pm, Hannafore Beach, West Looe. Seaweed training for Marine Conservation Group active volunteers and members who will be helping at our public rockpool events or surveys. (We have lots of public and family friendly rockpooling events, please see our eve

Tuesday 15th May, 6.00pm, East Looe RNLI Lifeboat Station (Upstairs in the Crew Room). Seaweeds Talk by Sue Pybus Seaweeds come in a stunning array of shapes, sizes and colours. The form the basis of the marine ecosystem and have a wide range of uses in everyday life. See these amazin

  Saturday 2nd June. 2.00pm – 3.30pm. Hannafore, West Looe. Meet below the Coastguard Station at Hannafore, West Looe – look for the Looe Marine Conservation Group sailflags! If you’ve never experienced the rocky shore close up, or it’s been a while since you’ve done it, now is t

Looe Raft Race June 10 Looe Marine Conservation Group launched its Throw Jelly Not Balloons campaign by staging a 5 a side jelly fight at Millendreath Beach, east of Looe.  This was in preparation for the annual raft race in Looe taking place on June 10 (2.30 pm). As the season of wat

Tuesday 19th June, 7.30pm, East Looe RNLI Lifeboat Station (Upstairs in the Crew Room). All welcome at our regular monthly meetings. A great chance to meet the volunteers, find out more about what we do and to get involved. Come along and join us.

Sunday 1st July, 2.00pm – 4.00pm, Hannafore West Looe. A YourShore Beach Rangers event for local 9-24 year olds. Booking is essential, see below. Do you like to pop on a snorkel and mask and get extreme? Then this is the activity for you! An extreme form of rock pooling mixing s

Tuesday 17th July, 7.30pm, East Looe RNLI Lifeboat Station (Upstairs in the Crew Room). All welcome at our regular monthly meetings. A great chance to meet the volunteers, find out more about what we do and to get involved. Come along and join us.