National Trust Coastal Festival 2015

Coastal Festival

2015

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Living on an island with a proud maritime history, we all have this deep emotional attachment to the coast and the sea.We love Britain’s shores, and we want them to stay as beautiful as they were when we were children - for today’s children and for all the future children to come.

Here in the South West, we’re surrounded by sea and it’s what draws so many people to come here on holiday. Over 300 miles of the South West coast is now protected by the National Trust, largely thanks to the Neptune campaign - set up 50 years ago to raise funds for the coast (see p.12).

So this is a year of celebration – a Coastal Festival to mark this 50 year milestone in the conservation of the coast, and a big thank you to everyone who has worked so hard and given so generously.

Welcome to a year of coastal celebrations

There’s lots going on all year, and this booklet will tell you how you can join in the fun. You’ll find more information at nationaltrust.org.uk/swcoast

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We’ll also be looking to the next 50 years – what lies ahead for the coast, in the face of a changing climate and new economic and social pressures? We want there to be enough space for wildlife to thrive and for people to enjoy all that the

South West coast has to offer, and we’ll be working with partners, tenant farmers, neighbours and local communities to make this happen. If you can help, please do – turn to the back page to discover how.

ContentsMap 4Coastal stories: St Anthony Head 7 Big Beach Clean Week 8Coastal stories: East Soar 10The South West Coast Path 11The Neptune story 12Coastal stories: Cornish chough 14Coastal stories: Brean Down 15Bioblitz 16Coastal stories: Wembury Point 17The Big Beach Picnic 18The Coastal Challenge 20Coastal stories: Brownsea Island 22Whatever the Weather 23Events calendar 24How you can help 32

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Coastal Festival mapHere’s where most of the events are taking place this year. If we’ve missed out any places, or for more details about locations, head to: nationaltrust.org.uk/swcoast

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Baggy Point

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Branscombe

Brean Down

Brownsea Island

Brownstone

Bossington Beach

Bucks Mills

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Revealing St Anthony Head

Most of what survives to be seen today dates from the late 19th- and early 20th-century coastal artillery fort built to protect Falmouth at a time of turmoil in Europe.

Since the Trust bought St Anthony Head in 1959, we’ve been gradually revealing and restoring elements of its military past. You can stay in the old officers’ quarters, for instance, which were converted to holiday cottages back in the ‘60s, and an accessible track leads along the bottom of the steep rock-cut ditch that formed part of the fort’s defences.

Recently, this work of uncovering the history of the headland received a huge boost. We’ve been working with the South West Coast Path team – with funding from the Rural Development Programme for England as part of their ‘Unlocking our Coastal Heritage’ project – to restore the main gun battery and its magazine, where ammunition was stored for the two 6-inch breech-loading guns above.

The experience of visiting St Anthony Head has been transformed, as the true significance of its fortifications has been revealed. The best way to discover the whole story is to come along on one of the guided tours of the battery, when you’ll get to visit the underground magazine with its hand-cranked ammunition hoists (four in total - one cartridge hoist and one shell hoist per gun). Have a look at the events calendar for dates coming up, or keep an eye on our website.

At the tip of the Roseland peninsula in South Cornwall, overlooking the mouth of one of the world’s greatest natural harbours, St Anthony Head has for centuries played an important strategic role in defending Falmouth and the deep waters of the Fal estuary from seaborne attack.

by Bill Makin, Mid & South-East Cornwall Manager

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‘We want a coast that’s rich in culture, alive with reminders of our island heritage.’

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The Big Beach Clean Week

Some of the most fantastic beaches in the South West are looked after by the Trust’s staff and volunteers – but they do take a bit of looking after. We could do with a hand – and it can be fun!

This week, local teams will be out on the beaches picking up a winter’s-worth of rubbish before the start of the season.

Come and join in – they’d love to see you and your help will really make a difference, keeping beaches beautiful and safe for wildlife and for Easter visitors alike.

Sun 15th Studland Bay, Dorset 01929 450580 07789 944437

Tues 17th Woolacombe, Devon01598 763402.

Weds 18th Lantic Bay, Cornwall01872 580553Holywell and Crantock, Cornwall01208 863046

Thurs 19th Trenow, Cornwall01736 791543 Cape Cornwall, Cornwall01736 791543

Fri 20th Carne, Cornwall01872 580553Sandymouth, Cornwall 01208 863046Gunwalloe, Cornwall01326 558423

Sat 21st Mansands, Devon01803 842382Ayrmer Cove, Devon01752 346585Brean Down, Somerset01452 814218

Sun 22nd South Milton Sands, Devon01752 346585

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Josh Day, North Devon Ranger

Fancy doing more?One of the most precious things that you can give to a place you love is your time. We’re always looking for volunteers to help with a range of different activities. So whether you can join in on a regular basis or you’d prefer to do something one-off, you can make a positive difference to your favourite bit of coast. Find out more at nationaltrust.org.uk/swcoast

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Finding the balance at East Soar

This is an important bit of coast for nature and archaeology, noted for its wildflowers, lichens, insects and breeding birds –including the rare cirl bunting. For nature to flourish, the coastal habitats need to be in great condition.

A productive coast is all about keeping a healthy balance between potentially conflicting needs. These sensitive coastal margins are often wildlife havens and protected historic landscapes, as well as being popular places for recreation and leisure, plus agricultural holdings that need to support farming families. Coastal farms have to thrive, but sometimes that means taking a different approach as we have done at East Soar.

In 2011 we split the farm into three. The heart of the farm was let to a family who set up East Soar Outdoor Experience – a multi-faceted business that connects children with nature, especially youngsters with additional educational needs, and provides amazing catered camping accommodation for all.

A popular feature has been the quirky Walkers’ Hut in an open-sided barn (above) – home-made cakes and hot drinks with an honesty box – that is greeted with surprise and delight by passing walkers. East Soar’s inland fields were let to a local dairy farmer. The rest – the sensitive coastal strip that is the largest of the three sections – was let to a farmer experienced in coastal grazing. He introduces different animals - cattle, Welsh mountain sheep and Dartmoor ponies – at different times of year to balance the need for grazing with the challenge of managing thin coastal soils, where conditions can change rapidly. This has been working well, and areas of scrub and bracken are reverting back to the healthy coastal grassland that supports those all-important native plants and creatures.

East Soar is an ancient farming settlement on the cliffs near Salcombe, which has been owned by the Trust since 1935.

by Emma Reece, Ranger

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‘We want the coast to be productive, in respectful and sustainable ways.’

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The South West Coast Path

Mark Owen is the South West Coast Path National Trail Officer, and has spent the last 17 years looking after the path.

‘Like many others growing up in the South West, I just took it for granted that I could follow a path around the coast on a family walk or to get to the beach.‘In my teens my brother and I walked from Torquay to Plymouth, setting ourselves the challenge to walk it in a weekend. Wanting to know what is round the next headland keeps me coming back to

the 630 miles of the trail, and even now, having walked it all nearly four times, I still see new things every time. Many of the finest sections of the Coast Path are owned by the National Trust and we work closely together to care for and improve the trail itself along with its surrounding landscapes, its wildlife and its many historic features. We’re excited to be supporting the 50th anniversary celebrations of Neptune in 2015.’

• It’s a path that runs for 630 miles around the coast of Somerset, Devon, Cornwall and Dorset – from Minehead via Land’s End to Poole Harbour.

• It was created in stages, from historic paths used by coastguards on the lookout for smugglers, with the last section being completed in 1978.

• The average time taken to walk the entire path in one go is 8 weeks

• The fastest recorded time is 14 days, 14 hours and 44 minutes

Find out more at southwestcoastpath.com

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50 years of NeptuneIn 1965, the National Trust launched ‘Enterprise Neptune’. A fundraising campaign with a difference, it had a single focus – to protect the coast.

Named after the Roman god of the sea, Neptune tapped deep into our emotional roots. We Brits love our coast, and many people recognised that it was under threat so they gave generously - regular small donations, one-off gifts for a favourite stretch, a specific legacy left in a will.

It all made a difference, and over the past 50 years Neptune has raised more than £65 million. This fund has enabled the Trust to buy and look after significant new stretches of coast, to protect them for everyone to enjoy, for ever.

Today, the Trust looks after over 740 miles of the coast in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, of which more than 300 miles is here in the South West.

The next 50 years is likely to present an even greater challenge as the pressures on the coast - from people and from climate change - become more extreme and widespread. We need your continued support to raise money to support our coast for future generations to appreciate and enjoy. See the back page for ways you can help to protect the coast you love.

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The story of this stretch of Dorset’s Jurassic Coast is an inspiring example of the importance of the Neptune campaign in securing the future of our treasured coastal places.

Using Neptune funds and playing the long game, we’ve been gradually stitching together more than 20 separate parcels of land over the last 50 years. In 1978 we were able to buy Golden Cap itself, the highest point on England’s south coast with breathtaking views from Lyme Regis to Portland Bill.

Today, a total of 8 miles of exceptional coastal and inland landscapes between Charmouth and Bridport is now protected by the Trust, and they’re criss-crossed by 25 miles of footpath and bridleway so that everyone can discover glorious Golden Cap for themselves.

Golden Cap in Dorset

The return of the Cornish chough

Cornwall was the last stronghold of choughs in southern England (they had been in decline since the 18th century) but they had disappeared altogether by the mid-20th century – the last successful recorded breeding was near Newquay in 1947.

Although trophy hunters were blamed for the loss of the chough, it was changes in farming practices that really did for it. This bird lives on picking at insects and digging for grubs with its bill, so it needs short-cropped grass - teeming with insects, spiders and other invertebrates - in order to survive. In the old days, clifftops and heathlands were grazed by cattle, sheep and ponies – this kept the scrub and bracken at bay – but when animals were removed to inland fields, the short turf on cliffs became densely overgrown.

In the 1980s and ‘90s, Neptune funds and generous bequests from people who loved the Lizard helped the Trust to piece together a patchwork of ownership and protection around Lizard Point. This then enabled us to work with tenant farmers and other Lizard landowners to reintroduce

traditional grazing and scrub management to the clifftops and coastal fields. We weren’t primarily thinking about choughs – the main aim was to encourage the Lizard’s famous rare flowers and plants, which also require the same short-cropped turf.

Then in 2001 wild choughs were sighted at Lizard Point. They found the short insect-rich grass they needed and so they stayed, and they have been breeding here successfully ever since. Last spring and summer we welcomed more than 11,000 visitors to the ‘Wildlife Watchpoint’ on Lizard Point – to see seabirds, seals and other marine mammals, and of course the fabulous Cornish choughs. Come and visit soon!

The chough, a red-legged and red-billed member of the crow family, has been associated with Cornwall for centuries. It appears on the Cornish coat of arms, and legend connects it with the soul of King Arthur.

by Alastair Cameron, Lizard and Penrose Manager

‘We want the coast to be rich in wildlife, with space for species to thrive.’

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Memories of Brean Down

Talking to her now, my mum tells me that we didn’t have much money back then so our days out were all about fresh air and exercise and enjoying the great outdoors – cheap, healthy and fun. We could always find something to do at Brean, whatever the time of year. We loved looking for things that had been washed up on the beach, we’d play games – football and cricket mostly, fly kites, go surfing or fishing, and of course build endless sandcastles.

I remember a sense of wide open space and big skies, and the ever-changing weather through the seasons. Wherever I am now, I only have to think about the coast and I can remember the sound of waves breaking on the beach at Brean, the smell of sun cream, the taste of ice cream and the feel of the sand between my toes.I’m now lucky enough to be the Trust’s General Manager for North Somerset, and so Brean is one of the sites that the team and I care for.

We never forget that we’re looking after this special place for everyone – for all the fun of playing on a huge beach, for the space to breathe and walk on the headland and watch wildlife and drink in the big views – and keeping it special means that future generations will be able to create their own precious family memories here, as I did.

by Simon Larkins, North Somerset Manager

Apparently, it turns out that more than half of us Brits have a shell or a stone at home, which we keep as a reminder of a special day spent on the coast. My early memories are full of the happy times spent with my parents, brother, sister and dog at Brean Down on the Bristol Channel coast.

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‘We want the coast to be enjoyed by people, so we’ll help them to do just that.’

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Everyone’s welcome, no prior knowledge required – the more the merrier – and there will be scientists and naturalists on hand to identify species. Have a go at some pond dipping, bug hunting, bat detecting and bird watching – and have fun with a purpose.

DatesBrownsea Island, Dorset, 12-13 JuneGodrevy, Cornwall, 17 JuneSandymouth, Cornwall, 3 October

These Coastal Bioblitzes are part of a national partnership programme with the Bristol Natural History Consortium.

Coastal Bioblitz Come and help us as we discover your local wildlife – join in this ‘race against the clock’ to record as many coastal plants, animals and fungi as we can in 24 hours.

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Wembury Point: returning to nature

Over £1.4million was donated by people who love the South Devon coast and who wanted to see this significant headland on the edge of Plymouth Sound restored and safeguarded for ever by the National Trust.

A brief historyDuring the 1920s and ‘30s, two holiday camps with 200 chalets were developed here, but later demolished. During the Second World War, the headland was requisitioned for the defence of Plymouth. From after the war until 2001 the site served as HMS Cambridge, the Royal Navy’s chief gunnery training school.

By the time that we were able to buy Wembury Point in 2006, most of the naval buildings had been demolished.

But the area had suffered from the effect of decades of development and military use. People hadn’t been able to wander freely on Wembury Point for 60 years, with walkers confined to a narrow section of the South West Coast Path bordered by high chain-link fences.

What have we done since then?• Demolished the last two buildings

of HMS Cambridge, following public consultation

• Removed security fences • Improved the route of the Coast Path• Opened up the whole headland to

visitors by creating a small car park and new signposted paths

• Narrowed the military roads on site to turn them into all-weather footpaths

• Cut back the invasive scrub, and introduced grazing animals to help restore the traditional grassland of these cliffs, for the benefit of wildflowers, birds and butterflies.

Wembury Point is transformed, thanks to all those people who gave to save it. The amazing views are restored, free from interference, and the natural beauty and health of this coast is gradually returning. Come and see!

Some of you may remember a hugely successful public appeal back in 2005 to raise funds to buy Wembury Point and the island of the Great Mewstone.

by Richard Snow, South Devon Countryside Manager

‘We want the coast to be beautiful, so we’ll protect it and restore it.’

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Come along to a beach near you for a sandtastic one-off day out, and celebrate the work of the National Trust in looking after your coast… all the bits you love so much.There’ll be lots going on, including sand sculpture competitions and big beach art, ‘50 Things’ activities, beach games and watersports, barefoot surf school, orienteering, geocaching, scone-fest, recipe fair, barbecues and rockpool safaris.So make a note of the date, and keep an eye on web, social media and local press nearer the time for more details.

Big Beach PicnicOn Saturday 4 July people all over the country will be heading for the edge, where our island meets the sea, to join in a one-day mass picnic on the beach.

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CornwallMarazion BeachGunwalloe Church CovePortnadler Beach (nr Looe)Towan Beach (Roseland)Pentireglaze Haven, by Polzeath

DevonWembury BeachBranscombe BeachPaignton Green Woolacombe Beach

DorsetWeymouthStudland Brownsea IslandSomersetBossington BeachBrean Down

Saturday 4 July from 12 noon

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We know that millions of people each year visit the 300 miles of coast looked after by the Trust in the South West. But some like a bit more of a challenge!

As part of the Coastal Festival, we’re planning to entice those of you with a competitive spirit to get out there and fill your lungs with some sea air.

Walking: the South West Coast Path Challenge 2015

We’re teaming up with the South West Coast Path for the whole month of October to support their annual walking event. The length of the challenge is your choice – it could be only a few miles or you may opt to walk the whole 630-mile path. Between us all, how many times can we walk the distance of the South West Coast Path? We’ll be raising funds for path improvements along the whole length of the path (around a third of which is on Trust land). Find out more at southwestcoastpath.org.uk

Running The North Cornwall National Trust team and Bodmin Road Runners have set up a series of coastal runs in spectacular locations on one Tuesday evening a month throughout the summer, starting on 12 May – see the calendar for dates and locations.

Celebrate your fitness by joining in the awesome Studland Stampede on 11 October, which ends with a dip in the sea.

The Coastal Challenge

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Watersports

Check the calendar for a range of watery events, including taster sessions for beginners. A great place to start is the 2-day Rock Watersports Festival at South Milton Sands, with free stand-up paddleboarding, canoeing, kayaking etc, or you could try one of the ‘Hawaii fish-O’ paddleboarding sessions at Studland. The ‘40 & never surfed’ challenge at Poldhu Cove speaks for itself.

And for something marvellously different, we host the World Bellyboard Championships at Chapel Porth on 6 September – all welcome.

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Brownsea is like Britain in miniature, and so how we manage these shores – the lagoon and sea wall, the beaches, the vulnerable cliffs - can be seen as a microcosm of how we as a country will need to work flexibly with nature around the whole of our island’s coastline.

In 2011 we removed long lines of old coastal defences along the south and west shores – gabion baskets filled with pottery shards, palisades made from 2,600 larch poles, 110 metres of steel piles, they were unsightly, dangerous and no longer effective. It’s a difficult message to get across, but we deliberately didn’t replace them. We knew that the coast here would erode more quickly, and it has. But that process of erosion has naturally provided material to build up the beach, and so the entire foreshore is now in a much more healthy, balanced and beautiful state. Recent winter storms and high tides had a big effect around Brownsea’s shores, as they did around the whole of the country.

Several access points to the beach – mainly wooden steps cut into the cliffs – have been damaged or lost. We’re looking at options for the future including ‘modular steps’ - movable lengths of metal stairs designed to be fixed quickly and safely into slopes of varying angles, so that they can shift as the coast shifts. We’re also thinking again about where sensibly to locate these shoreline access points in the future, moving them away from beneath vulnerable high cliffs to the obvious places - valleys and natural dips in the landscape.

Brownsea Island is… an island! Our coast is our boundary, our fence line, our access, our defence against the sea, and of course it’s also one of the major attractions to visitors.

by Reuben Hawkwood, Head Ranger

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Working with nature on Brownsea

‘We want the coast to be healthy and adaptable shaped by natural forces.’

Exhibition at the Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery (RAMM) in Exeter

Whatever the Weather brings together the work of contemporary artists with loans from the National Trust and the Met Office archive and collections at RAMM. It provides a lively snapshot of our relationship with weather through an eclectic mix of paintings, photographs, ephemera, weather records and scientific instruments.

Responding to the historic artefacts will be work by living artists grappling with the emotional impact of climate change and the vagaries of our weather.

‘Whatever the Weather’21 November 2015 to 10 April 2016

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Coastal Festival calendarYou’ll find full details of these events by following the links from nationaltrust.org.uk/swcoast, or by calling the phone number listed in the calendar. Most events are FREE – but we’ve shown where there is a cost over and above any car parking charges. The ones that say ‘Book on’ require booking in advance.

Come along, join in, have fun and discover more about the amazing coast looked after by the National Trust.

2Porthcurnick and Pendower Beaches, Cornwall Roseland community beach-cleans 01872 580553

3Branscombe, Devon Ranger for a day Book on 01297 680507

7Brownsea Island, Dorset Winter birds Book on 01202 692033

7 & 8Porthcothan, Cornwall Scrub ‘n’ spuds Book on 01208 863821

14Studland Bay, Dorset Valentine’s lunch £25. Book on 01929 450500

2Porthcurnick and Pendower Beaches, Cornwall Roseland community beach cleans 01872 580553


7 & 8 Epphaven, nr Polzeath, Cornwall Scrub ‘n’ spuds Book on 01208 863821

15Brownsea Island, Dorset Say thank you on Mother’s Day 01202 707744Studland Bay, Dorset Mother’s Day at Knoll Beach Café £12. Book on 01929 450305.

14, 15, 21, 22Brownsea Island, Dorset Get adventurous with nature 01202 707744

15Studland Bay, Dorset Seashore scavengers01929 450500

17 Mortehoe, DevonFamily volunteering ‘bash & burn’ Book on 01598 763402

18Lundy Bay, nr Polzeath, Cornwall Family scrub ‘n’ spuds Book on 01208 863821

15 –22Big Beach Clean WeekendSee pages 8-9 for details on locations.

19 Lansallos, Cornwall Big beach clean 01726 870146

21Poltesco, Cornwall Seashore forage and feast £10/£5. Book on 01326 291174Brownsea Island, Dorset Winter birds Book on 01202 692033

29Levant Mine, Cornwall Family Easter Trail (until 12 April)

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3Brean Down, Somerset £2.50. 01452 814213

3 & 4South Milton Sands, Devon£2. 01752 346585

3 – 6Brownsea Island, Dorset £2.50. 01202 707744 Studland Bay, Dorset £2.50. 01929 450500

4Golden Cap, Dorset £3. 01297 489481

4 & 5Boscastle, Cornwall£2. 01840 250010Crantock, Cornwall£2. 01208 863046Baggy Point, Devon£2. 01598 763402

Cadbury Easter Egg Trails on the coast

5Bucks Mills, Devon Bucks Mills Cabin open day 01598 763402

6Porthcurnick and Pendower Beaches, Cornwall Roseland community beach cleans01872 580553

7Branscombe, Devon Ranger for a day Book on 01297680507

11Nare Head, Cornwall Veryan Bunkers tours £4. Book on 01872 278234Brownsea Island, Dorset Big den build £2. Book on 01202 492161

17BrownseaIsland,Dorset Second World War walk Book on 01202 707744

18 Polzeath, Cornwall Mega beach clean 01208 863046St Anthony, nr Helford, Cornwall Beachside bushcraft 01326 340961

19Trevean Farm, nr Pendeen, Cornwall Coastal farm walk Book on 01736 791543

22Boscastle, Cornwall Beautiful Boscastle, wonderful wildlife£8. Book on 01840 250010

25Trenow, Cornwall Barefoot hikeBook on 01736 761013

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1 (& every Fri in May)Studland Bay, Dorset Beachside dining £25. Book on 01929 450305

2 East Soar, Devon Coastal bird walk £3. Book on 01752 346585

2 & 23 Brownsea Island, Dorset Early morning birdsong walks £15. Book on 01202 707744

3Mortehoe, Devon Dawn chorus walk £4. Book on 01598 763402

4 Porthcurnick & Pendower Beaches, Cornwall Roseland community beach cleans 01872 580553Wembury, Devon Family fun day 01752 346585


8 Brownsea Island, Dorset Second World War walk Book on 01202 707744

10St Anthony Head, Cornwall Coastal artillery battery open day £4. Book on 01872 580553Fowey, CornwallGribbin Daymark open day £1. 01726 870146

Helford River, Cornwall Spring walk and picnic01326 291174Penrose, CornwallWalled garden party 01326 558423

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27Mortehoe, Devon Tractor and trailer rides to Morte Point £4/£2. Book on 01271 870028Branscombe, Devon Wild Wednesday treasure hunt01297 680507

27 & 28 Studland Bay, Dorset Paddleboarding and pizza £16.Book on 01929 450500

28Lynmouth , Devon Big coastal adventure01598 763402Polzeath Beach,Cornwall Marine discovery day01208 863046

30 Mullion Cove, Cornwall Kayaking at Mullion £45. Book on 01326 558424

1Porthcurnick and Pendower Beaches, Cornwall Roseland community beach cleans 01872 580553


5 Studland Bay, Dorset Beachside dining £25. Book on 01929 450305

6Rinsey and Trewavas, Cornwall Sightseeing by sea kayak £45. Book on 01736 335530.

12 – 13Brownsea Island, Dorset Coastal Bioblitz01202 707744

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24Nare Head, Cornwall Veryan Bunkers tours £4. Book on 01872 278234

25Greenway, Devon River Dart canoe expedition £60. Book (by 20 April) on 01803 842382

May half-termStudland Bay, Dorset Seashore Explorer Week01929 450500

26 Mortehoe, Devon Tractor and trailer rides to Bull Point £4/£2. Book on 01271 870028Salcombe, Devon Wildlife paddle adventure £25/£10. Book on 01752 346585

13 Studland Bay, Dorset Wakey, wakey, paddle and brekkie£20. Book on 01929 450500

14Boscregan, nr St Just, Cornwall A walk in colourBook on 01736 791543St Anthony Head, Cornwall Coastal artillery battery open day £4. Book on 01872 580553

Clovelly, Devon Seaweed Festival 01237 431781Helford River, Cornwall Conservation cruise£10/£5. Book on 01326 340961

16Brownsea Island, Dorset First World War walk Book on 01202 707744

16 & 17 Burton Bradstock, Dorset Spring Tide Festival 2015 £1. 01297 489481

18Brownsea Island, Dorset First World War walk Book on 01202 707744

23 – 31Brownsea Island, Dorset Coastal Creatures Uncovered Book on 01202 707744Baggy Point, Devon Coastal family trail 01598 763402

23Carnewas at Bedruthan, Cornwall Sun and stars 01208 863046

12 Pentire Point, Cornwall Coastal Challenge: guided run £1.50. Book on 01208 863821

14Countisbury, Devon Silent circular walk with poetryBook on 01598 763402

15Levant Mine, Cornwall The ‘Night Shift’ at Geevor and Levant£8. Book on 01736 788662

16Treveal Farm, nr Zennor, Cornwall Step up to spring Book on 01736 791543 Predannack, Cornwall Forage and feast walk £10. Book on 01326 291174

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17Lizard Point, Cornwall A walk on the wildside £2.50. 01326 291174Godrevy, Cornwall Coastal Bioblitz01872 552412

19 – 21Croyde, DevonGoldcoast Ocean Festival 01271 817000

20Studland Bay, Dorset Wakey, wakey, paddle and brekkie £20. Book on 01929 450500Studland Bay, Dorset Midsummer kayak paddle £20. Book on 01929 450500

20 & 21South Milton Sands, Devon Coastal Challenge: The Rock Watersports Festival 01752 346585

21 Levant Mine, Cornwall Bronze Age smelting01736 786156

23Tintagel, Cornwall Coastal Challenge: guided run £1.50. Book on 01208 863821

27Carn Galver, Cornwall Barefoot hike Book on 01736 761013Mullion Cove, Cornwall Kayaking at Mullion £45. Book on 01326 558424Mullion Cove, Cornwall Mullion Harbour Day 01326 291174Studland Bay, Dorset Wakey, wakey, paddle and brekkie £20. Book on 01929 450500

28 Nare Head, Cornwall Veryan Bunkers tours £4. Book on 01872 278234

6 Porthcurnick and Pendower Beaches, Cornwall Roseland community beach cleans01872 580553

7Carnewas at Bedruthan, Cornwall Coastal Challenge: guided run £1.50. Book on 01208 863821Kynance Cove, CornwallFlowers on the Lizard£2.50. 01326 291174Branscombe, Devon Ranger for a day Book on 01297 680507

11 Crantock, Cornwall Ragwort and stand up paddle boarding Book on 01208 863821Mullion Cove, Cornwall Kayaking at Mullion £45. Book on 01326 558424Studland Bay, Dorset Wakey, wakey, paddle and brekkie £20. Book on 01929 450500Golden Cap, Dorset Did the Romans settle here? 01297 489481

12 St Anthony Head, Cornwall Coastal artillery battery open day £4. Book on 01872 580553Fowey, CornwallGribbin Daymark open day £1. 01726 870146

14 Mortehoe, DevonTractor and trailer rides to Bull Point £4/£2.Book on 01271 870028Poltesco, CornwallPilchards, mills and serpentine £2.50. 01326 291174

15 Mortehoe, Devon Tractor and trailer rides to Morte Point £4/£2. Book on 01271 870028Poldhu Cove, Cornwall Coastal Challenge: 40 and never surfed £25. Book on 01326 558424

17 Studland Bay, Dorset Hawaii fish-O: paddleboarding & chips £21. Book on 01929 450500

July

4Big Beach PicnicFrom 12 noon onwards. Please see Big Beach Clean Week pages 20-21 for more details.

4 Studland Bay, Dorset Wakey, wakey, paddle and brekkie £20. Book on 01929 450500

Brownsea Island, Dorset Evening nature walk and picnic £10. Book on 01202 707744

5Fowey, Cornwall Gribbin Daymark open day £1. 01726 870146Woolacombe, Devon Rockpool ramble on Barricane Beach Book on 07557 938399 (from late June)

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29Branscombe, Devon Wild Wednesday - go fly a kite 01297 680507South Milton Sands, Devon Wild Wednesday - rockpooling 01752 346585Polzeath, Cornwall Bat night and BBQ £4/free. Book on 01208 863046

30 Woolacombe, DevonRockpool ramble on Barricane Beach Book on 07557 938399 (from late June)Penrose, CornwallSmugglers and wreckers story-walk £5. Book on 01326 558423

31 Woolacombe, Devon Fun days on Woolacombe Beach 07557 938399 (from late June)Polzeath, Cornwall Rock pool ramble £2. Book on 07779 896650Studland Bay, Dorset Hawaii fish-O: paddleboarding & chips £21. Book on 01929 450500

26 Mayon Cliff, Cornwall Mayon lookout 80th anniversary01736 791543Fowey, Cornwall Gribbin Daymark open day £1. 01726 870146

27 Rinsey and Trewavas, Cornwall Sightseeing by sea kayak £45. Book on 01736 335530.Brownsea Island, Dorset Big den build £2. Book on 01202 492161

28 Mortehoe, Devon Tractor and trailer rides to Bull Point £4/£2. Book on 01271 870028

29 Mortehoe, Devon Tractor and trailer rides to Bull Point £4/£2. Book on 01271 870028Bass Point on the Lizard, Cornwall Coasteering Big Bass Point £45. Book on 01326 558424

22 Mortehoe, Devon Tractor and trailer rides to Morte Point £4/£2. Book on 01271 870028

22, 24, 27, 29 & 31 Brownsea Island, Dorset ‘The Tempest’ £21 (including ferry ). Book on 01202 251987

24 Studland Bay, DorsetHawaii fish-O: paddleboarding & chips £21. Book on 01929 450500Woolacombe, Devon Fun Fridays on Woolacombe Beach07557 938399 (from late June)

25 Salcombe, Devon Canoe and cake on the river £25/£10. Book on 01752 346585

18 Woolacombe, Devon Rockpool ramble on Barricane Beach Book on 07557 938399 (from late June)Carnewas at Bedruthan Sun and stars 01208 863046East Soar, Devon Beelines bug hunt 01752 346585Studland Bay, Dorset Wakey, wakey, paddle and brekkie £20. Book on 01929 450500

18 – 31 Brownsea Island, Dorset Summer pirate adventures01202 707744

19 Fowey, Cornwall Gribbin Daymark open day £1. 01726 870146

21 Mortehoe, Devon Tractor and trailer rides to Bull Point £4/£2. Book on 01271 870028Lizard Point, Cornwall Shipwrecks, signals and an under-sea bell £2.50. 01326 291174

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Every day in AugustBrownsea Island, Dorset Summer pirate adventures01202 707744

1Brownsea Island, DorsetHeathland walk Book on 01202 707744

2 (& every Sunday in August)Fowey, CornwallGribbin Damark open days £1. 01726 870146

2, 15, 17, 29 & 30 Woolacombe, DevonRockpool rambles on Barricane Beach Book on 07557 938399 (from late June)

3Porthcurnick and Pendower Beaches, Cornwall Roseland community beach-cleans 01872 580553

3, 5 & 7Brownsea Island, Dorset‘The Tempest’ £21 (including ferry ). Book on 01202 251987

4 Branscombe, Devon Ranger for a day Book on 01297 680507

4, 11, 18 & 25 Mortehoe, Devon Tractor and trailer rides to Bull Point £4/£2. Book on 01271 870028

5 Branscombe, Devon Wild Wednesday - den building 01297 680507Wembury, Devon Wild Wednesday - build a raft 01752 346585

August

7, 14, 21 & 28 Woolacombe, Devon Fun Fridays on Woolacombe Beach 07557 938399 (from late June)

8Heddon Valley, Devon Guided minibus tour of the hidden West Exmoor coast £16. 01598 763402

9Levant Mine, CornwallFrom mineral to metal01736 786156St Anthony Head, Cornwall Coastal artillery battery open day £4. Book on 01872 580553

10 Nare Head, CornwallVeryan Bunkers tours£4. Book on 01872 278234Brownsea Island, DorsetBig den build £2. Book on 01202 492161

11 Penrose, CornwallSmugglers and wreckers story-walk £5. Book on 01326 558423.Crantock and Holywell, Cornwall Coastal Challenge: guided run £1.50. Book on 01208 863821

12 Levant Mine, Cornwall ‘Close to the Edge’ - an adventurer’s story £7/£4/£18. Book on 01736 786156Branscombe, Devon Wild Wednesday - stream dipping 01297 680507South Milton Sands, Devon Wild Wednesday - rockpooling 01752 346585

13 Mortehoe, DevonMorte Point farm walk £5/2.50. Book on 01598 763402Mullion Cove, Cornwall Kayaking at Mullion £45. Book on 01326 558424

5 & 12Polzeath, CornwallBat night and BBQ £4/free. Book on 01208 863046

5, 12, 19 & 26Levant Mine, Cornwall Wild art Wednesdays 01736 786156Mortehoe, Devon Tractor and trailer rides to Morte Point £4/£2. Book on 01271 870028

Lizard Point, Cornwall Wild Wednesdays - seashore shenanigansBook on 01326 291174

7, 14 & 21Studland Bay, Dorset Hawaii fish-O: paddleboarding & chips£21. Book on 01929 450500

15 Brownsea Island, Dorset Apple Day 01202 707744Bucks Mills, Devon Bucks Mills Cabin open day 01598 763402

15, 22 & 29Brownsea Island, Dorset Dinner cruises £25. Book on 01202 707744

18Polzeath, CornwallRock pool ramble£2. Book on 07779 8896650

18 & 27Gunwalloe, Cornwall Sea stories with ‘Captain of the West’ 01326 558423

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6 & 13 Fowey, Cornwall Gribbin Daymark open days £1. 01726 870146

7 Porthcurnick and Pendower Beaches, CornwallRoseland community beach cleans01872 580553

13 St Anthony Head, CornwallCoastal artillery battery Heritage Open Day £4. Book on 01872 580553Levant Mine, Cornwall Heritage Open Day 01736 786156

16 Brownsea Island, Dorset First World War walk. Book on 01202 707744

19 Polzeath, CornwallMega beach clean01208 863046South Milton Sands, Devon Big night out on the beach 01752 346585

23Trenow, Cornwall Edible hedgerows £7.50. Book on 01736 335530

27 Brownstone, Devon Coast path ramble and cream tea £10. Book on 01803 842382Brean Down, Somerset Family kite day 01452 814213

28 – 30 Brownsea Island, DorsetDaily red squirrel walks01202 707744

September

1Branscombe, DevonRanger for a day Book on 01297 680507Port Quin, CornwallCoastal Challenge: guided run £1.50. Book on 01208 863821

5 & 12 Brownsea Island, DorsetDinner cruises£25. Book on 01202 707744

6 Chapel Porth, CornwallCoastal Challenge: the 13th World Bellyboard Championshipsbellyboarding.co.uk Botallack, CornwallCoast and Country Fair£2. 01736 791543

Brownsea Island, Dorset Scone Fest 01202 707744Clovelly, Devon Crab and Lobster Festival 01237 431781Nare Head, CornwallVeryan Bunkers tours£4. Book on 01872 278234

26 South Milton Sands, DevonWild Wednesday - scavenger hunt 01752 346585Branscombe, Devon Wild Wednesday – bug safari 01297 680507

27Mullion Cove, Cornwall Kayaking at Mullion £45. Book on 01326 558424

29 Poltesco, CornwallSeashore forage and feast £10/£5. Book on 01326 291174

30 Levant Mine, CornwallFrom mineral to metal01736 786156Lynmouth, Devon Lynmouth Community Fête 01598 763402

19Branscombe, DevonWild Wednesday - rockpooling 01297 680507Wembury, Devon Wild Wednesday - rockpooling 01752 346585

20 Golden Cap, Dorset Wild pirates day £3. 01297 489481Mortehoe, Devon Wreckers and smugglers adventure walk £7/£5. Book on 01598 763402

22 & 23Branscombe, DevonWild sleep outBook on 01297 680507

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7, 14, 21 & 28Levant Mine, Cornwall‘Tin Coast’ walks 01736 786156

10 Porthcurno, Cornwall Barefoot hike Book on 01736 761013Brownsea Island, Dorset Autumn wander 01202 707744Mortehoe, Devon ‘Nobody asked it to’: nocturnal exhibition £12. Book on 01598 763402

11Studland Bay, Dorset Coastal Challenge Studland Stampedestudlandstampede co.uk

18 Welcombe Mouth, Devon Dippers and hill forts: a walk of discovery Book on 01598 763402

24-31Brownsea Island, DorsetSpooky half-term adventure01202 707744Baggy Point, Devon Coastal family trail 01598 763402

27 & 29Brownsea Island, Dorset Outdoor activity days £2. Book on 01202 492161

28 Studland Bay, DorsetPedal and pizza£16. Book on 01929 450500

29 Mortehoe, DevonFamily volunteering ‘bash & burn’Book on 01598 763402

30 Woolacombe, Devon Art attack 01598 763402

31Heddon Valley, Devon Coppicing and charcoal day £15/free. Book on 01598 763402Brownsea Island, Dorset Spooky Hallowe’en Tales £15. Book on 01202 707744

1 – 23Brownsea Island, DorsetDaily red squirrel walks01202 707744

1 – 31South West Coast Coastal Challenge: The South West Coast Path Challenge 2015 01752 896237 swcp.org.uk

3Heddon Valley, Devon Exmoor’s deer at dawn - guided minibus tour £10. Book on 01598 763402Wembury, Devon Go wild in the woods 01752 346585Sandymouth, Cornwall Coastal Bioblitz 01288 331372

4 Helford River, CornwallFrenchman’s Creek woodland walk 01326 340961Salcombe, Devon Wildlife paddle adventure £25/£10. Book on 01752 346585

October

November


5 & 12Brownsea Island, Dorset Christmas walk £12. Book on 01202 707744

20 Branscombe, Devon Christmas crafts and wreaths workshop 01297 680507East Soar, Devon Festive fun 01752 346585

December

1Brownsea Island, Dorset Spooky half-term adventure01202 707744Baggy Point, Devon Coastal family trail 01598 763402


21 Brownsea Island, Dorset Christmas walk £12. Book on 01202 707744

Royal Albert Memorial Museum and Art Gallery, Exeter Exhibition opening ‘Whatever the Weather’ (until 10 April)

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Photography: National Trust Images/ Ben Selway, Chris Lacey, David Noton, Ian Shaw, Joe Cornish, John Millar, John Parker. National Trust/ Eric McDonald, Paul Burton, Terry Thirlaway.Front cover photo: Porthbeor beach (National Trust Images / Joe Cornish)

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