Stranded Sperm Whale on Perran Beach (Perranporth) in Cornwall UK
In July 2016 a 10.3m young female sperm whale was stranded on Perran Beach at Perranporth Cornwall in the United Kingdom. It had swum close to the beach at high tide and became stuck as the tide receded. According to data at The collaborative UK Cetacean Strandings Investigation Programme it is thought to be the first confirmed female sperm whale recorded in the UK in over 100 years.
This is the official release from the Cetacean Strandings Investigation Programme- UK strandings after a two day post-mortem --
The sperm whale (national reference SW2016/340) which live stranded and died at Perranporth beach on Sunday was examined by the CSIP and by staff and volunteers from the Cornwall Wildlife Trust Marine Strandings Network/Exeter University over the course of Monday afternoon through into Tuesday morning. It was a 10.3m long adult female, which was judged to be in reasonable nutritional condition. The gastrointestinal tract was empty, with bile staining present through much of the intestinal tract, indicating a period of no feeding. Light burdens of nematode parasites and small quantities of squid beaks were also found in the stomachs, but no evidence of marine debris ingestion was noted. No gross evidence of significant disease was found, or any traumatic lesions consistent with ship strike or entanglement.
Globally, segregation exists between male and female sperm whales, including in North Atlantic populations, with the matriarchal pods containing females normally resident in temperate to tropical waters much further south of the UK, whereas males generally travel in more temperate waters. We have historically only ever had juvenile/subadult male sperm whale strandings in the UK and this is the first confirmed female sperm whale to be recorded stranded in the UK, since routine collection of strandings data by the Natural History Museum began in 1913, illustrating the unusual nature of this stranding event. This was also only the sixth sperm whale to be recorded stranded in Cornwall in this same 100+ year period.
The whale died from the pathophysiological effects of live stranding, but there's still a question of whether there was any underlying problem with it, which might explain why it stranded. We collected a large range of samples and specimens, which may help shed light on whether the whale was sick or compromised in some way and will also help further our understanding of a species which can be difficult to study. Samples for bacterial culture have been collected, along with a range of samples for further collaborative studies including histopathology, genetics, toxicology, virology, osteoblast (bone cell) culture, age/diet analysis and life history studies.
Perranporth Cornwall 2011
A visit to a small part of the beautiful scenic Cornish coast.Includes Perranporth, Padstow, National Trusts Navax Point, Godrevy Island, Porthtowan
Perranporth St Piran march 2014
The weather was atrocious for filming so only short extracts were possible. At 9-30 in the film you will see the dig to uncover St Piran's Oratory appearing the left hand side.
Audience Initiative Award Winners 2018 - Perranzabuloe Museum
A pop-up museum on the beach with heritage talks, temporary climate change exhibition about and information about the mining heritage evident on Perranporth beach. Perranzabuloe Museum, the Parish Council and Exeter University and their students worked together to realise this ambition project to engage beach visitors with heritage.
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Little Orchard Village
Close to St Agnes is a civil parish and a large village on the north coast of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.
The Village has been created in a lovely wooded valley very close to Trevaunance Cove with its sheltered sandy beaches.
Davidstow Airfield Museum
This excellent museum is situated on the domestic site of this WWII Coastal Command airfield. They also have the Fairey Gannett that was on display at Flambards for many years.
StPiran Perranporth EXP1
A play in the dunes enacting the Irish Saint coming to Cornwall, St Piran is patron Saint of Tinners and his flag is the flag of Cornwall.
St Piran's Day is on March 5th.
YHA Penzance skit
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KTM Enduro Motorcycle Racing Bikes - As The Rush Comes!
Enduro motorcycle racing is great to film and was honoured to be out in the woods to film round two of the SW England Championship 2009 held at Hustyn Woods this April. This tricky circuit with dead trees and sheer drops when wet has caused many accidents in the past, and is considered by the riders to be one of the toughest time trials in Europe. Film is sponsored by
Our KTM 200 EXC clubman class boys from near Perranporth, Tom Hinkley (No. 60) and Jon Hinkley (No. 73) are back in action again this year for team MY Motors of Redruth, accompanied by Sportsman newcomer and round winner Ollie Hicks.
The music is Motorcycle - As The Rush Comes (Perranporth remix)
UKDN Raffle in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support
UKDN Raffle in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support carried out at Regton on the 7th of August 2013
1st Prize - XP DEUS
2nd Prize - Coins Of England book donated by the UK Detector Net
3rd Prize- Set of Reproduction coins from Museum Reproductions
4th Prize - Six Gold Reproduction Staters from Museum Reproductions
Watch the video to find out the Raffle Winning Numbers
Thank you to all those who purchased the tickets in UKDN Raffle and those who generously donated the prizes. Excess funds will go to the Macmillan Cancer Support.
Cornwall Smugglers
An extract from Cornwall On Film. For more information go to britainonfilm.co.uk
CORNISH WALK - Falmouth Town to Pendennis Castle
A circular walk around Falmouth, going back in time to Pendennis Castle returning via Princess Pavillions and Jacob's Ladder
DARWIN HERITAGE AVIATION MUSEUM NT AUSTRALIA, B52 BOMBER, SPITFIRE ETC
AA Australian Aviation Heritage Centre - An impressive presentation of aircraft and displays depicting the Territory's involvement in aviation both civic and military. From the early pioneers and record breakers through WWII and the Jet Age. Guided tours are run daily. The Australian Aviation Heritage Centre is one of the major aviation museums in Australia. The Centre has an impressive presentation of aircraft and displays depicting the Territorys involvement in aviation, both civil and military, from the early pioneers and record breakers through World War II and the jet age. The major display item is a massive B-52 bomber on permanent loan from the United States Air Force and is one of only two on public display in the world outside the USA. MkVIII Spitfire Replica The Centre is approximately 8 kilometers from the city and was opened in 1990 in a purpose built facility constructed by the Northern Territory Government and is the largest single span building in the Northern Territory.
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Rundreise durch Cornwall mit Tipps für Besuche in Trellisick, Cadgwith, Lizard Point, Land`s End, Bottalack Mine, Tintagel, Mousehole, Wheale Coates, Prideaux Place, Padstow, Bodmin Moor.
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Places to see in ( St Agnes - UK )
Places to see in ( St Agnes - UK )
St Agnes is a civil parish and a large village on the north coast of Cornwall, United Kingdom. The village of St Agnes is about five miles north of Redruth and ten miles southwest of Newquay. An electoral ward exists stretching as far south as Blackwater.
The village of St Agnes, a popular coastal tourist spot, lies on a main road between Redruth and Perranporth. It was a prehistoric and modern centre for mining of copper, tin and arsenic until the 1920s. Local industry has also included farming and fishing, and more recently tourism.
The St Agnes district has a heritage of industrial archaeology and much of the landscape is of considerable geological interest. There are also stone-age remains in the parish. The manor of Tywarnhaile was one of the 17 Antiqua maneria of the Duchy of Cornwall.
To the northwest foot of the St Agnes Beacon is Cameron Quarry and St Agnes Beacon Pits, Sites of Special Scientific Interest noted for their geological interest. Trevaunance Cove is also a Site of Special Scientific Interest and a Geological Conservation Review site of national importance for the ?... the two principal ore-bearing mineral veins associated with the Hercynian St. Agnes-Cligga granite?.
The Church of St Agnes is believed to have been built as a chapel of ease about 1482, on the foundation of what is possibly an ancient Celtic church (410 to 1066 AD). The records of the Diocese of Exeter refer to a chapel of St Agnes in the parish of Perranzabuloe in 1374.
The St Agnes Parish Museum provides information about the history of the St Agnes area. Historically, St Agnes and the surrounding area relied on fishing, farming and mining for copper and tin. Since the 17th century there have been many attempts to create a harbour for St Agnes. Between 1632 and 1709 the Tonkins, lords of the manor of Trevaunance, expended the family legacy as they tried to build a harbour.
St Agnes is a popular tourist destination. The coastal area is maintained by the National Trust and is designated part of the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). Beaches in the St Agnes Parish include Trevaunance Cove, near the village of St Agnes. It's a small sandy beach with lifeguards and adequate parking. Porthtowan village also has a sandy beach. Trevellas Porth is popular with divers and fishermen, but because it is quite rocky it is not recommended for swimming. Chapel Porth is another area beach.
( St Agnes- UK ) is well know as a tourist destination because of the variety of places you can enjoy while you are visiting the city of St Agnes . Through a series of videos we will try to show you recommended places to visit in St Agnes - UK
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Sidings Luxury Holiday Home, Brunel Two, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. See: www.sidings-cornwall.co.uk
Welcome to Sidings at Brunel Two, Lostwithiel
Sidings is part of the new and exclusive Brunel Two development, being constructed by a local award-winning developer. Built to an exceptionally high standard, Sidings offers 21st century living in Cornwall, is in an excellent location for visiting many local attractions either by car or train, and yet within a stone’s throw of Lostwithiel, a charming and historic Cornish town with much to discover.
Sidings Boutique Apartment
We want our visitors to feel like they’ve arrived home when they arrive at Sidings. Furnished to a very high standard and with all the home comforts you expect, Sidings offers:
• Luxurious furnishings and hotel quality beds, bedding and linen rated to Visit England five-star standard.
• Modern composite wood flooring with underfloor heating with individual zone control (living floor) and central heating to the bedrooms.
• A fully equipped kitchen with soft close cabinets, power induction hob, integrated microwave oven, steam oven, dishwasher, wine cooler, granite worktops and ambient lighting.
• A full range of kitchen appliances and utensils including fresh coffee machine.
• Toilet / Utility room with washer / dryer
• Large balcony with bifold doors to the kitchen, space to unwind and relax.
• Flat screen smart 4K UHD TV in the living room and master bedroom, Smart TV’s in the kitchen and further bedrooms.
• 75MBs Unlimited broadband with wifi and streaming to TV’s, Freesat with recorder and DAB sound system.
• Leave all the tech turned off and sit, relax, contemplate and maybe read a book!
Lostwithiel
Walk just a few minutes from here across the railway line and River Fowey and you are in Lostwithiel, ancient capital of Kernow, old Cornwall. In the 13th century, Lostwithiel was the county town and main stannery town of Cornwall, established by the Normans for the export of tin. The river then was wide and deep and sea-going vessels were tied up along the quay ready for their trips to the countries around the Mediterranean Sea. “The Port of Fowi” was the second largest on the South Coast of England – hard to believe now!
Today Lostwithiel is a peaceful, friendly and charming town with fine pubs, restaurants, antique shops, boutiques, galleries and food outlets a plenty to suit every taste.
Nearby Attractions
Sidings really is in a truly fantastic location for exploring Cornwall. The North coast and Newquay (and airport) are just over half an hour away. Even closer to home and within just a few miles are:
• The Eden Project
• The Lost Gardens of Heligan
• Lanhydrock National Trust
• Bodmin, moor and jail
• Wheal Martyn China Clay Museum
• Charlestown – home of “Poldark” and the Shipwreck Museum
• Restormel Castle and Lostwithiel Museum
• Lerryn – reputed to be the setting of “Wind in the Willows” and St Minnow – the church used in “Poldark”.
• Par Sands, Readymoney and Polkerris beaches
• Fowey – home of the Royal Regatta
• Green Cart and Colwith distillery’s – producers of Cornish gin just a few minutes away!
• From Lostwithiel railway station you can explore Cornwall without the worry of parking – visit Truro, Falmouth, Looe or St Ives easily by rail or get an all-inclusive ticket to the Bodmin steam railway, and you can all enjoy a drink or two as well
• Newquay is a leisurely rail trip away, or drive and explore Tintagel, Port Isaac (home of “Doc Martin”), Padstow (home to Rick Stein) and the coast down through Newquay to Perranporth with fantastic surfing beaches.
• Mevagissey, Polperro, Pentewan, Gorran Haven- just a few places less than an hour away (traffic dependent!) offering beautiful villages and fine sandy beaches on the South Coast.
Top 17. Best Tourist Attractions in St Ives - Cornwall, England
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Top 17. Best Tourist Attractions in St Ives - Cornwall, England: Porthminster Beach, Porthmeor Beach, Gwithian Beach, Carbis Bay, Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden, Porthgwidden Beach, St Ives Harbour Beach, Cornwall Coast Path, Pendinas, Porthkidney Sands, St Ives Bay Line, Zennor Circular Walk, St Ives Museum, Godrevy Head, The St Ives Bay Line, Tate Gallery St. Ives, Leach Pottery
Exploring Cligga beach
Exploring the boulder beach at Cligga Head and Hanover Cove, a few old mine workings on the way.
England: Smugglers, Spies and Soldiers
Before the Norman conquest of 1066, Sandwich was one of five towns that provided the King with ships and men in exchange for special trading privileges. Although Sandwich became the chief harbor for the export of wool it didn't stop the town from participating in smuggling. Many caves along the south coast led to the cellars of taverns and homes of local politicians. In Deal the whole community was involved in tax evasion. Smugglers engaged in two-way espionage delivering their knowledge to both the French and British. When Napoleon declared his intention to invade England, the Royal Military Canal was dug, Martello Towers erected along the coast, and tunnels were dug into the cliffs at Dover. These tunnels, and the little coastal port of Newhaven, were to play a major role during WW2. For more information visit ontopoftheworld.net and check out Journeys through the British Isles, episode #11.