Welcome to Swanpool Local Nature Reserve The reserve is one of the eleven most important brackish lagoons in Britain. The brackish conditions (a mixture of fresh and salt water) enable a wide variety of wildlife to thrive. One species - the Trembling Sea Mat - is found nowhere else in the UK.

Trembling Sea mat (Victorella pavida) - copyright: The Natural History Museum
Album: Pictures of Trembling Sea Mat

Swanpool News: Swanpool Nature Reserve press release It's very sad to report but trees in Swanpool Nature Reserve have been cut down with a chainsaw. Quite substantial alder trees and sycamores in three areas but close together... Published Jan 26, 2012 - 05:18 PM

Swanpool News: Swanpool Beach Firework Display 2011 On Friday 9th September there will be a spectacular firework display in aid of Precious Lives Appeal at Swanpool Beach in Falmouth... Published Sep 05, 2011 - 12:23 PM

Swanpool News: Curious Swan Behaviour at Swanpool Nature Reserve As Pete Lochrie of Swanpool Beach reported a couple of months ago the situation regarding the Swans on Swanpool Nature Reserve is that there are two breeding pairs for the first time in over 30 years... Published May 25, 2011 - 04:39 PM

Swanpool News: Swans: Good news for Swanpool Nature Reserve This is such good news to be able to report: Swanpool Nature Reserve now has two breeding pairs of swans! This is the first time this has happened on Swanpool for, we believe, 30 years says Pete Lochrie of Swanpool Nature Reserve and Gary Thomson, volunteer warden... Published Mar 28, 2011 - 12:14 PM

Swanpool News: Swanpool Rafts See gallery for photographs taken on Feb 22nd of Gary Thomson and Pete Lochrie putting reed material on both the rafts, northern and southern end in an effort to encourage to the two breeding pairs that we have at the moment, to use the rafts for nesting... Published Feb 22, 2011 - 06:41 PM

Swanpool News: Swanpool Beach and Nature Reserve Clean Up On Saturday the 5th of February 2011, Surfers Against Sewage and Swanpool Beach and the Nature Reserve joined together in an initiative to give the reserve and the beach an overall clean up... Published Feb 07, 2011 - 04:10 PM

Swanpool News: Natural order may be restored A swan left alone and bereft after his mate was killed by a fox looks to have found love again at Falmouth's Swanpool... Published Jun 09, 2010 - 12:37 PM

Swanpool News: Tragedy for Swanpool Nature Reserve It is just so sad to report that last Tuesday the Pen (the mother Swan) was killed by a Fox - she was on the nest protecting her 2 day old Cygnets and a Fox got her by the throat and killed her... Published May 16, 2010 - 10:39 PM

Swanpool News: Swanpool Nature Reserve and Beach gets its annual Clean Up Local people in waders and wellies turned out in force on Saturday to give a helping hand in litter picking at Swanpool Beach and Nature Reserve... Published Feb 22, 2010 - 01:01 PM

Swanpool News: Swanpool Beach and Nature Reserve Tidy Up - 20th Feb 2010 Swanpool Beach and Nature Reserve are asking for volunteers/helping hands for a clean up of the Nature Reserve on Saturday February 20th at 11am... Published Feb 15, 2010 - 05:04 PM