International Dark Sky Week is a global event dedicated to appreciating the beauty of the night sky and raising awareness about the importance of dark skies, inviting everyone to explore...
Karen Johns
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A Monumental Improvement to save Medieval St Constantine’s Chapel
It’s all systems go at St Constantine’s Chapel as our Monumental Improvement project (MI) is preparing to carry out conservation works during May and June this year. St Constantine’s Chapel is a scheduled monument which includes the ruined remains of a Medieval Chapel and holy well situated on Trevose Golf and Country Club at Constantine Bay within Section 04 of Cornwall National Landscape.
Read moreDark Skies in Cornwall's Protected Landscape Webinar
Discover the importance of Dark Skies awareness, social & environmental impacts of light pollution as well as how ancient skyscapes would of influenced lifestyles of prehistoric communities.
Read moreInternational DarkSky Week 2025 - 21-28 April
International Dark Sky Week is a global celebration of the night sky and the importance of reducing light pollution, to protect and enhance our precious dark skies. This International Dark Sky Week, join us for stargazing events, explore Cornish astronomical heritage, and learn what you can do to tackle light pollution.
Read moreCelebrate Cornwall’s stunning night sky this International Dark Sky Week 21-28 April
International Dark Sky Week is a global event dedicated to appreciating the beauty of the night sky and raising awareness about the importance of dark skies, inviting everyone to explore the wonders of the night and take action to protect our nocturnal environment.
Read moreCornwall National Landscape is the new name for the protected landscape in Cornwall, endorsed by Natural England. We are still in law a designated area of outstanding natural beauty (AONB). Cornwall National Landscape is 12 separate sections making up one third of Cornwall and our primary purpose remains to conserve and enhance Natural Beauty.
Cornwall is a beautiful part of the world, with a world-renowned coastline, a UNESCO World Heritage Site designation, and a host of natural and heritage features that make it unique and such a draw for visitors and residents alike. National Landscapes are protected landscapes whose distinctive character and natural beauty are so outstanding that it is in the nation’s interest to safeguard them. As such they have been nationally designated by the same legislation as National Parks and have the same status and level of protection.
Cornwall National Landscape is unique, it is the only protected landscape that has 12 separate sections totalling almost a third of Cornwall – an area bigger than Dartmoor National Park.
Our Primary Purpose is to conserve and enhance Natural Beauty.
Our priority is to lead and support projects which deliver under these four key priorities.
Communities in the Cornwall National Landscape live entirely outside the main towns, within villages, hamlets and scattered farmsteads, dispersed throughout the landscape. It’s a mixed picture with areas of extreme wealth and also extreme deprivation.
The beauty and character of the protected landscape is primarily owed to the stewardship of generations of farmers and landowners. It is essential to appreciate, understand and value its unique and diverse character and reinvest in this precious resource in order to continue to conserve and enhance it for future generations.
Set against a backdrop of unprecedented concern for the future of the natural world and ecological crisis the current global response to the effects of human impact on nature is insufficient. The ‘richest’ sites for wildlife are too few, too small, too degraded and too disconnected. Nature Recovery must take place to restore and reverse this ecological decline.
The climate emergency is the defining challenge of our time. In January 2019, Cornwall Council declared a climate emergency, recognising the need for urgent action to address the climate crisis. Climate change also poses threats to Cornwall National Landscape's cultural heritage and heritage assets, including historic landscape and seascape.
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A shared strategy for those who live, work and visit the Cornwall National Landscape. It provides guidance to help Government, statutory organisations and any public body to ensure they are fulfilling their Section 85* duty to ‘have regard to the purpose of conserving and enhancing the natural beauty’ of the protected landscape.
