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Welcome the Community Hub for Cornwall National Landscape.
Discover the team our mandate and everything we stand for.
Monitoring & Evidence
Our objectives can be achieved through various means such as but not limited to, projects, collaborative...
View pageOur Vision
The special qualities of the Cornwall AONB are conserved, enhanced and appreciated by all who live,...
View pageThe Management Plan
The Management Plan is a shared strategy for those who live, work and visit the Cornwall...
View pageThe Management Plan review
This is the first of two consultation and we invite you all to complete the one...
View pageWhat is Natural Beauty?
Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty are protected landscapes whose distinctive character and natural beauty are so...
View pageThrough effective Partnership working the protected landscape plays a crucial role in nature recovery, resilience to climate change and conservation of the historic and natural environment, by consideration of four key priorities
Priority-Climate
The climate emergency is the defining challenge of our time. In January 2019, Cornwall Council declared...
View pagePriority-Nature
Set against a backdrop of unprecedented concern for the future of the natural world and ecological...
View pagePriority-People
Communities in the Cornwall AONB live entirely outside the main towns, within villages, hamlets and scattered...
View pagePriority-Place
The Cornwall AONB is unique and special. The beauty and character of the AONB is primarily...
View pageThe hub for partners, stakeholders and strategic organisations engaged with Cornwall National Landscape.
Executive Board & Governance
The Cornwall AONB is governed by a partnership of 20 organisations
View pageFunders and Project Partners
The role of our funding partners.
View pagePartners & Organisations Directory
The organisations supporting Cornwall National Landscape.
View pageStakeholder Strategies
We work to influence the shape of forthcoming strategies.
View pageStrategy for Cornwall National Landscape
The Cornwall AONB Strategy in the context of international, national, regional and local priorities and goals.
View pageOur role is to provide Planning, and related, consultations; Consultations on Local Plans and Neighbourhood Development Plans and Pre-application consultations made to Cornwall National Landscape.
Agriculture & Farming Transition
Supporting farmers to achieve a sustainable and profitable farm business and deliver outcomes for people, place,...
View pageDevelopment Pressures
The statutory purpose of the designation is to conserve and enhance the natural beauty of the...
View pageLandscape-led development
Development within and affecting the Cornwall AONB, should be ‘landscape-led’.
View pageNature Recovery & Environment Act
Local Nature Recovery Strategies (LNRS) are plans for supporting nature in local areas.
View pagePlanning Responses
The responses we gave to planning matters inside any of our the areas inside the Cornwall...
View pageThe Cornwall Local Plan
The Cornwall Local Plan contains policies both specific to the designated landscape and also wider policies...
View pageWe are committed to supporting farmers to achieve a sustainable and profitable farm business and deliver outcomes for people, place, nature and climate.
Welcome the Community Hub for Cornwall National Landscape.
6 March 2026 · Farmer
Peatland restoration in the South West has been scaled up hugely over the past 5 years. Working in partnership has enabled holistic monitoring, palaeoecological research, planning...
James Richards
Discover upcoming events across Cornwall National Landscape, from guided walks and community activities to talks, workshops and volunteering opportunities.

Join our Monumental Improvement team (MI) for 3 days worth of exciting activities at Kynance Gate this September. We’ll have volunteer conservation repairs taking place at the Scheduled Monument of Kynance Gate, Installing new interpretation, a guided tour around the settlement site and joining a Discovery Day at Helston Museum.
When is this event?
Wednesday 11th September: 9:30am – 4pm
Volunteer Conservation Repairs to take place at Kynance Gate also including an Ecological Toolbox Talk session. These works will involve a certain amount of physical fitness and the ability to walk across rough and uneven ground for over a mile.
Thursday 12th September: 9:30am – 4pm
Volunteer Conservation Repairs to take place Kynance Gate also including a Hand Toolbox Talk session. These works will involve a certain amount of physical fitness and the ability to walk across rough and uneven ground for over a mile.
Friday 13th September: 1:00pm – 4pm (Cancelled)
Guided Walk to the archaeological settlement of Kynance Gate near Kynance Cove. – Unfortunately we have had to cancel the walk due to unforeseen circumstances. We apologise for any inconvenience.
Where is this event?
Kynance Cove National Trust Car Park, Helston, Cornwall, TR12 7PJ
W3W: grudge.listening.grudging
Grid Reference: SW 68874 13200
What to bring for this event?
Volunteer Conservation participants – Please wear appropriate attire (for example gardening clothes) and any personal protection such as gloves, hats, and boots. Please also bring plenty of water and refreshments for the duration of the event as well as any medication you take.
Guided Walk participants – Please wear appropriate footwear such as walking boots as well as clothing according to the weather. Please also bring plenty of water and refreshments for the duration of the event as well as any medication you take.
Additional Information:
Kynance Gate settlement is roughly a mile walk from the National Trust Car Park, this walk will involve fairly steep decline and incline over rough and uneven ground to reach the site. Toilet facilities are available at the Car Park but not at the site. Normal parking charges apply. The Monumental Improvement project is funded thanks to The National Lottery Heritage Fund.
