St Austell Baywatch: Porthpean To Castle Gotha Farm

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Wednesday, 20 May 2009

Around Porthpean

A short stroll took me past Porthpean Golf Club along the road to Castle Gotha Farm. The hedgerow was alive with different species of plants which I will enter under Flora when I have identified them all.

The Robin photograph was taken at Ropehaven.

The Pigeon at a very quiet Charlestown (no tall ships in the harbour).

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Black Head to Gribbin Head. O.S Landranger Map 204

The area between the two heads will be the patch watched.

The watch will concentrate on Eight main areas.

The Fort Copse Settlement. Boscoppa (Own private garden)

Par Beach Pool and St Andrews Road Pool and surrounding areas

Carloggas Downs (SX 0256)

The SWCP area between Polkerris and Gribbin Head.

The scenic cliff top walk between Ropehaven and Charlestown

The Luxulyan Valley including Pontsmill and Treffrey Viaduct.

Treskilling Downs (SX 0357) Treskilling Pit

Seawatching between the two National Trust points

Grid Reference..SX 041 479 and SX 098 494

St Austell

St Austell is the largest town in Cornwall.

A Market Town since 1189 and has now undergone a major regeneration program .

The new shopping and leisure centre (White River Place) opened October 2009 and employs 500 - 700 people.

Imery's modernized China Clay industry employs 2000 which is a huge drop from the early 20th Century when tin, copper and china clay found in the hills made St Austell a major Cornish industrial centre.

Another industry still alive and kicking is the St Austell Brewery which celebrated 150 years of trading in 2001.

　