Shoresearch Dates for 2016 announced!

Dear Shoresearchers

I hope you are all well!
With wild and windy weather its not been the greatest winter for rockpooling but the sea hasn't cooled down much this year and I'm sure we will find loads of life on our next shoresearch survey day coming up soon!
on the 21st February at Polridmouth Cove near Fowey.  Here is the full list for 2016, as usual I include rockpool ramble days organised by our fabulous marine conservation groups around the county- these are not specifically shoresearch events but they are great opportunities for you all to brush up your knowledge, help out and very importantly for you to record what you find and fill in a Shoresearch form!!

Summary of Shoresearch Cornwall Dates 2016

Dates in bold are organised by Matt Slater and will include an organised Shoresearch survey and training, all other are events where Shoresearchers are welcome to help out and carry out own independent surveys, many of which being organised by local marine conservation groups (MCG’s).

21^st Feb, Sun, Polridmouth beach near Fowey,  9am,  Public event and Shoresearch

27^th Feb, Sat,  Newquay, 9am,  Your Shore Conference, booking essential 

12^th March, Sat, Castle beach Falmouth,  1pm, Public event and Shoresearch

12^th March, Sat,  Looe, 1pm,  Rocky shore identification introduction with Amelia bridges, Looe MCG
26th March, Sat, Mousehole, 11am at Mousehole harbour (south end) volunteers training

6^th April, Wed, Polzeath,  10am, Extreme Rockpooling  booking essential via matt

8^th April, Friday, Fowey, Readymoney,  12.30pm, rockpool ramble with Friends of Fowey Estuary

8^th April, Friday, Looe, Hannafore, 12.45pm, Rockpool Ramble Looe MCG

10^th April, Sunday, Helford Passage, 1pm,  Crabs and critters, ramble, book; Helford MCG

23^rd and 24^th April, Trebah gardens,  CWT Wildlife Celebration – with informal rockpooling

7^th May, Sat, Trenow (nr Perranuthnoe), 10am, Shoresearch survey and training vols only

8^th May, Sun, Newquay, 12noon, Eco Coasteering with Karl and Matt  £27pp book: 01637 877722

8^th May, Sun,  Looe, 1pm  Seaweed and its uses, Looe marine conservation group

2^nd June, Thurs, Polzeath, 10am – 4pm Marine Discovery day – public rockpooling 1^st thing

4^th June, Sat, Looe, Hannafore- 11.15am, Public Rockpooling with Looe MCG

5^th June, Sun, St Agnes Marine Discovery day, 10am -3pm, public event with rockpooling

21^st June, Thurs, Polzeath, 11.30, Easy access rockpooling, Polzeath MCG booking essential

2^nd and 3^rd July, Lundy Bay nr Polz, 1pm 24hr Bioblitz all welcome, National Trust and Shoresearch

6^th July, Wed, Gweek, 5pm -8pm SUP tour of Helford Estuary, £27 pp, book 0447801438320

26^th July, Tues,  snorkel in a rockpool, for 6-11 year olds only £5pp, booking contact Matt Slater

1^st August Monday, Polzeath, 10am, Public rockpooling with Polz MCG and National Trust

3^rd August, Wednesday, Mounts bay, 10am, Eco SUP and snorkelling £27pp   0447801438320

4^th August, Polzeath 12.30, Public Rockpooling with Polz MCG and National Trust

4^th August, Thurs, Newquay 11am, Extreme rockpooling, with Matt £5pp booking essential

5^th August, Friday, Spit Beach, Par, 1.30pm Rockpool ramble with Friends of Fowey estuary

5^th August, Friday, Looe, 1.45pm, Rockpool ramble with Looe Marine Conservation Group

5^th August. Port Gaverne, 1.30pm Baby lobster release with National Lobster Hatchery and PMCG

18^th August, thurs, Polzeath, 11am, Rockpool Ramble, Polzeath Marine Conservation Group, and NT

21^st August, Sunday, Prisk Cove, Helford, 11am, Rockpool Ramble with CWT’s  Ruth Williams, HMCG

22^nd August, Mon, Polzeath, 2pm, Rockpool Ramble, Polzeath Marine Conservation Group and NT

2^nd September, Friday, Polzeath, 12noon, Rockpool Ramble, PMCG and NT

16^th September, Friday, St Agnes, SHORESEARCH WEEK! BIG TIDES details TBC

17^th September, Saturday, Helford, SHORESEARCH WEEK! BIG TIDES details TBC

18^th September, Sunday, Looe, SHORESEARCH WEEK! BIG TIDES details TBC

19^th September, Monday, Polzeath, SHORESEARCH WEEK! BIG TIDES details TBC

20^th September, Tuesday, Fowey, SHORESEARCH WEEK! BIG TIDES details TBC

18^th October, Tuesday, 9am -4pm, Falmouth, Crustacean Workshop, ERCCIS £40pp

28^th October, Looe, 10.30am, Rockpool ramble with Looe Marine Conservation Group

30^th October, Fowey, Readymoney cove,10.30am, Rockpool ramble with friends of Fowey Estuary

13^th November, Last Shoresearch of the year – location TBC

Please check Cornwall Shoresearch on facebook, and the facebook pages and websites of local groups for more details on any of the above dates nearer the time. Or email matt.slater@cornwallwidlifetrust.org.uk