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Whether you’re hunting for rare fauna along the wind-beaten cliffs, searching for signs of the elusive otter or casting your gaze to the open seas for Cornwall’s resident dolphins, this stretch of coast is abundant in nature’s most remarkable wildlife.

As well as that fantastic mining heritage, there's also a plethora of wildlife to discover. Both on the cliffs and in the ocean and in this amazing habitat that makes up the Tin Coast  

Steve

Steve Crummay from Explore in Cornwall

Often the weather is shut in here, its windy and stormy and misty, and that’s when you need to start looking much closer. And if you get down and get close and personal you start to discover the hidden gems that we’ve got here.  

Steve

Steve Crummay from Explore in Cornwall made this short film, guiding us along the coast path to discover the wildlife of the Tin Coast.

I’m aware of the heritage the culture the people who’ve been her before me. But then you know there’s the geology, there’s the flora the fauna, there’s the meteorology, there’s the geography, there’s so much going on.  

Kurt Jackson

It’s rough and it’s wild and it’s got such an ancient feel, that’s part of the allure of it... there’s so much diversity for such a small area  

Rachel Lambert

A podcast produced and presented by Karen Pirie exploring the natural wonders of the Tin Coast with guides, artist Kurt Jackson and forager Rachel Lambert.

Mike and Dom chat about cold water swimming on the Tin Coast

Story content is Film

Film interview

Chapter 1

Where Adventure Beckons

Feel the saltwater on your skin as you dive into adventure on the Tin Coast.

Photo: Perran Tremewan

Story content is Audio

Audio interview

Chapter 3

A Remarkable People

Uncover the secrets behind the remarkable people that have pioneered their own future on the Tin Coast.

Photo: Bethany Brown

Story content is Film

Film interview

Chapter 10

Where Sea and Sky Collide

A place where people are born to and drawn to, find out why this coast has become home to artists, makers and more.

Photo: Perran Tremewan

Story content is Audio

Audio interview

Chapter 11

An Uncommon Place

Reflect on a landscape through the eyes of those who have lived it, those who have penned its story and those who still shape its cultural identity.