PERRANUTHNOE is a small village on the South Coast of Cornwall, just East of Marazion, there is a Car Park and sloping access to a safe sandy beach and the beachside Cabin Cafe. It has The Victoria Inn a superb multi award winning pub, which serves super food both lunchtimes & evenings, - a Church dating back as far as 1160. The Lynfield Centre which houses The Cowhouse Gallery, The Peppercorn Cafe and a hairdressers.

Thursday, 5 August 2010

Looking at the beautiful colours on the heathland above the cliffs, it's hard to believe that if Natural England have their way, much of this will be grazed and therefore destroyed.
Here's hoping that government cutbacks make sure that this wonderful landscape remains for generations to come to enjoy.
Sorry if you don't agree, but I have both seen and experienced first hand the results of trying to graze an area that is on a much used footpath with unsuitable animals. In one instance between Nanjizal & Porthgwarra we were almost chased off the cliff by a cow with her calf - totally unsuitable for the Cornwall Coastal Footpath and of course 5 or 6 of the cattle fell off the cliff. On Scilly it's even worse terrible damage to Sea Pinks & headlands and terrifying horses & I have the photos to prove it ! If only well trained little ponies were used as on Cudden Point and Rinsey Head it's not such a problem, but the electric fencing is still not something you expect to come across on one of the most walked footpaths in the country.
Posted by Perranlady at 21:52

1 comment:

  1. jowan7 August 2010 at 00:11

    With regards to cows and dogs I would take my chance with cows anytime. I have yet to be threatened by a cow but have been bitten on four occasions by dogs whilst out walking - even on a Wildlife Trust nature reserve, which is suppose to be a haven for the wildlife. Perhaps we should ban dogs from footpaths as they seem to be a danger. I'm afraid as long as you consider the main use of the coastal footpath is to walk your dogs, our wildlife will continue to decline.
    With regards to St. Mary's I suspect you are concerned about bare ground which is an important habitat for some insects, such as wasps as well as butterflies such as the Grayling. The thrift will reseed itself, along with Bucks-horn Plantain,etc. With the withdrawal of grazing on St. Agnes, Autumn Lady-tresses (an Orchid) and the Adder-tongues (rare ferns) declined because the European Gorse increased; this is why we need grazing. Without grazing all we are doing is conserving Bramble, Bracken and European Gorse. There is the added bonus that grazing helps to keep some of the the paths open and free of gorse, etc.
    I have a feeling that instead of debating the issues you will, no doubt, choose the censorship route.
    Regards,
    John

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