Uploaded April 2017 | Updated September 2026, 41 minutes ago
Fal and Helford Special Area of Conservation (SAC) and Falmouth Bay to St Austell Bay potential Special Protection Area (pSPA). The south coast of Cornwall’s a popular destination for holidays, with beautiful countryside and beaches. But it also has some amazing marine wildlife. Between the towns of Helston and St Austell there are two large marine protected areas. Rare seabirds depend on the bays and estuaries for food during the winter, and a huge variety of marine species live beneath the waves.
Fal and Helford Special Area of Conservation (SAC) and Falmouth Bay to St Austell Bay potential Special Protection Area (pSPA). The south coast of Cornwall’s a popular destination for holidays, with beautiful countryside and beaches. But it also has some amazing marine wildlife. Between the towns of Helston and St Austell there are two large marine protected areas. Rare seabirds depend on the bays and estuaries for food during the winter, and a huge variety of marine species live beneath the waves.
