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.
Contributors
This blog aims to provide a documented account of the Natural History and Wildlife of this small stretch of under watched headland. Your participation would be most welcomed. To contribute to this Blog. Please send any photographs(old or new), sighting or articles etc to staustellbaywatch@yahoo.co.uk
Still at least you've seen an excellent bird!
ReplyDeleteGood image anyway!
Didn't even know it was there until Andy mentioned it this pm ! Good tick even if only a record shot. Roger
ReplyDeleteGreat record shot,fab tick.
ReplyDeleteJohn.
Thanks Ashley.
ReplyDeleteYou are being kind....no way it was a good image.
Hello Roger.
ReplyDeleteYes it was a good tick ...the photograph should have stayed in the cutting room.
Hi John and Sue.
ReplyDeleteI hope you manage to get up this way and see the bird....small for a Heron.