Summer is a great time to enjoy a BBQ with family and friends. This guide has been written to help you know: how to stay food safe when cooking food at a barbecue; how to safely prepare meat and salads; how to cook meat thoroughly; and what to do with any leftovers from a BBQ. […]

Ticks enjoy warmer weather as much as we do, so watch out for them if you and your pets are spending more time outdoors. Ticks can live in woodlands, moors and grassy areas, including parks and gardens. You should check for ticks because they can transmit Lyme disease, and in very rare cases, encephalitis. Here […]

How to identify swifts, swallows, sand martins and house martins With the unseasonably warm and dry weather, you may have already noticed the swirling, darting and diving silhouettes in the spring sky? Swifts, swallows, house martins and sand martins are all usually summer visitors to the UK, but keen eyes will notice some here already. […]

The Lyrid meteor shower, one of the oldest known to man, is arguably the best meteor shower of springtime, and it peaks this week, making now one of the best chances of seeing a shooting star in springtime. The Lyrid meteor shower 2026 is active on 15–25 April, with the best views to be had […]

Comets, asteroids and other Near-Earth Objects (NEOs) are a fascinating sight to behold, if you can manage to spot one in the night sky. Comet C/2026 A1 (MAPS) is the most significant comet to watch of the various NEOs right now, with reported magnitudes around 2.6 to 3.2, making it potentially visible to the naked eye […]

The Cornwall National Landscape: An Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Management Plan is a statutory plan. It is Cornwall Council’s duty under the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 to produce the Management Plan and review it every five years. The Management Plan sets out the policies and strategy by which the National Landscape should […]

Wildlife lovers have had an absolute treat these past few days after two Orcas were spotted swimming off the south coast of Cornwall. Also known as killer whales, the two males, John Coe and Aquarius are the last remaining members of the West Coast Community pod. The bulls were seen off Lizard Point on Wednesday […]

You could save up to £83 a month on your food bill by making a few small changes to the way you shop, cook and store ingredients. This Food Waste Action Week, Cornwall Council are encouraging everyone to sign up for some Food for thought – their series of FREE weekly email tips, tricks and tools that can help […]

Saint Piran’s Day (in Cornish, Gool Peran), or the Feast of Saint Piran, is the national day of Cornwall.  Held on 5 March every year. The day is named after one of the patron saints of Cornwall, Saint Piran, who is also the patron saint of tin miners. The modern observance of St Piran’s day as a national symbol of the people of Cornwall started […]

It’s been an exceptionally wet start to 2026! Three named storms in January brought double the normal monthly rainfall to many places and resulted in Cornwall’s wettest January since 1836! According to the Met Office, external 230mm has fallen at Mountbatten in Plymouth – more than double the monthly average of 110mm.  About 202mm has fallen at Exeter […]