the land
The stuff underfoot; the ground we walk on, the soil we grow in, the land we live off. It holds our homes and feeds our lives and minds; never have so many taken so much for granted.
Here's how to dig into it, emotionally, physically and intellectually; and then communicate that experience, face to face with our friends, our visitors, our family and staff and peer businesses. Rolling our sleeves up, really getting our heads round how much incredible stuff we have worth looking after; getting our hands dirty, and loving it.
Just use the drop down right below this sentence; if you want all the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Tools, or the Tamar Valley Tools, for example, simply choose "outstanding Cornwall", or "Tamar Valley". Easy.
david attenborough and population growth
David Attenborough urges big business to protect land from population growth
thinking beyond the gates?
Julia Schonharl writes about tourism and human rights in 2012: Can we ask anybody to think beyond the fences of the holiday resort?
tamar valley: a place of feasts
Apples, apple juice, cider, strawberries, raspberries, cherries, meats, cheeses, honey and ice cream.....the best.
tamar valley: a place of many lives
Heritage and culture. They're both biggies. And little wonder. But remember they're a living concept; and that they're about people; and stories. Always. So think about how you might tell them...
tamar valley: a sense of place
A sense of place. We sort of know what that means...don't we?
tamar valley: an introduction
Start here; this sets you off nicely and helps you use the Tamar Valley tools to your best advantage.
Shifting Shores - living with a changing coastline
"Hard choices and coastal squeeze." Phil Dyke - The National Trust's Coast and Marine Adviser outlines the key challenges.
tamar valley: food and farming valley style
There's a fantastic new project developing in the Tamar Valley. Just loads and loads of common sense.....
tamar valley: grow local
This is one of those ideas that should just exist. It's just common sense. Common food sense. Read on.
invasives species threaten dune wildlife
Internationally important dune grassland at Upton Towans Nature Reserve near Hayle under threat. (Towans is the Cornish word for dunes.)
tamar valley: the book of the valley
A Tamar Valley book launched by Plymouth School Children and students..and it's a delight.
How the science of behaviour change can help with sustainability
Questions about behaviour change come up often and the answers can help with sustainability initiatives.
now, that's the way to do it
As well as complete case studies, we have examples of individual areas of good practice - an inspiration...
outstanding cornwall: national conference 2011
The National Association of Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty held its annual conference in Cornwall this week...
steppa project
We are working on an European project called STEPPA comparing sustainable tourism practices in protected areas in Europe
heath project
In 2007/2008 CoaST delivered the sustainable tourism "outputs" of a large, EU-wide project being run by Natural England called the HEATH Project.
nature on the map
Natural England have a fantastic suite of maps...
south west coast path map
It's Britain's longest footpath (did you know that?) and our visitors love it to bits. So do we.
cornwall wildlife trust map
Cornwall Wildlife Trust are the fabulous wildlife guys who do extraordinary work across the county - and are good partners of CoaST.
cornwall area of outstanding natural beauty: an intro
Outstanding Cornwall. The most extra-ordinary bits of Cornwall. Use the tools we have developed on this website to help share the love...
historic cornwall map
This map just does exactly what it says on the tin.
visitor gifting
An easy way to help our visitors make lots of tiny, and crucial, contributions to their favourite thing about their holiday...
spare food is share food!
Putting fresh milk where it belongs. This is one of those efforts by a small group of determined people that is turning something toe-curlingly wasteful into a thing for good. Sows ears into silk purses. We like things like that.
outstanding cornwall: a smorgasbord of images
The Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty has a slew of stop-you-in-your-tracks photos for you to use...just follow this link.
chefs' charter
We believe that good food, good company and happy times go hand in hand with really considerate use of the energy, water, waste and people that go into making them. We’re doing our bit – and then we’ll do even more!
outstanding cornwall: fabulous fables and funky facts
There are more bizarre and compelling facts about the Cornwall AONB than you can shake the proverbial at. We bet you didn't know....
outstanding cornwall: we're in the aonb
One of two logos to use to say you're in the AONB - let us know where, and how you use it...and we can send it to you toute suite...
europarc charter
CoaST is collaborating with the Cornwall AONB and has succesfully secured the Cornwall EUROPARC Charter.
climate change case studies
Real weather, real businesses, real adaptation to a changing world.
outstanding cornwall: how to share the inspiration!
Five simple tips for words and ways to tell the story and share the joy...
outstanding cornwall: how to share the love...
Five easy action points to help you share the love of the AONB in all its outstandingness...
outstanding cornwall: lusciously local...
You know this. We all want people to buy local, if they can. But sometimes it's tricky for them to know how. We can make it easy...
outstanding cornwall: visitor charter
Bespoke CoaST Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Visitor Charter - use on your website, and in your printed material!
outstanding cornwall: towel card
Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Towel Card - available to all businesses in the AONB on request. With thanks to the Cornwall AONB Unit!
outstanding cornwall: rame head
The Forgotten Corner...
outstanding cornwall: godrevy point to portreath
Seals and beaches and statuesque lighthouse
outstanding cornwall: camel estuary
Not just bikes and fish and chips...
outstanding cornwall: pentire point to widemouth
Tintagel, Widemouth, Boscastle, Pentire and Trebarwith
outstanding cornwall: west penwith
The Deep West...
outstanding cornwall: bodmin moor
The Land of the Beast.
outstanding cornwall: trevose head to stepper point
Bedruthan to Padstow
outstanding cornwall: south coast western
St Michael's Mount, Halzephron, Lizard Peninsula and the Helford River
outstanding cornwall: hartland
Morwenstow to Kilkhampton
outstanding cornwall: south coast central
Mylor, Feock, and The Roseland
outstanding cornwall: south coast eastern
Par Sand to Looe; Gribben Head and The Fowey; the coast around Polperro
outstanding cornwall: st agnes
Full frontal.
