Rockpool Ramble with Fox Club on Tuesday 10th August
10:30am to 12.00pm
Tolcarne Beach, Newquay
Book essential
Free event
Cornwall Wildlife Trust’s programme of wildlife education activities, organised in partnership with Business Supporter Venus Company, continues on Tuesday August 10th. The ‘Rockpool Ramble’ will be run by Fox Club, the Trust’s junior membership, and is being held from 10.30am to 12pm. It aims to give children the chance to learn why it’s so important to care for our beaches, enabling marine wildlife to thrive. Visitors will get to explore rockpools with the Trust’s Marine Officer to spot creatures such as the Cornish sucker fish, blennies, velvet swimming crabs and sea anemones in their natural habitat.
In 2006 Venus Company Ltd set up the Venus Beach Wildlife Fund from the proceeds of their very successful visitor gifting scheme, which is in place at their environmentally sustainable cafés at Tolcarne and Watergate Bay. Five pence from every cup of tea and ice cream flake sold goes into the Fund, raising a fantastic £1000 a year for the Trust’s wildlife education work. This year’s events programme started with a ‘Dolphin Rescue Demonstration’ in May in association with the British Divers Marine Life Rescue, and in previous years has included exciting activities such as a scavenger hunt, beach cleans and a marine wildlife colouring competition.
These events are planned to give people the chance to learn about Cornwall’s very special marine environment and its wildlife, and The Trust and Venus invite local residents and visitors to attend for free. As well as educational beach activities Venus’ scheme has also funded the Trust to work with local schools in Newquay. These sessions aim to make children aware of what they can do to look after their beaches, which helps to protect the flora and fauna that inhabit the ocean and shorelines of Cornwall.
Michael Smith, managing director of Venus says, "We set up the Venus Beach Wildlife Fund so that our customers can support the Venus ethos of 'Loving the Beach' for everyone's enjoyment, now and in the future.” Venus are also pleased to offer children attending these events a free drink of squash at the café, where visitors can use their newly acquired knowledge over lunch by asking for one of Venus’ free marine colouring books.
Serena Pettigrew-Jolly, Marketing and Fundraising Co-ordinator for the Trust says “The Venus Beach Wildlife Fund has provided Cornwall Wildlife Trust with funding for marine education work for four years, and it is an excellent example of how a visitor gifting scheme can offer such a great way to give something back to the local community. Funds like this can support a number of different projects around Cornwall or fund the Trust’s core work, and the proceeds can really make a huge difference. If any businesses would like to give something back to the environment please contact the Trust and we can help you set up a successful scheme such as this.”
If you would like to attend Fox Club’s Rockpool Ramble booking is essential, so please contact Kirstie Francis at Cornwall Wildlife Trust on (01872) 273939 ext. 203 to book. Visit What's on for more information about the Trust's events.
