After
leaving the Isle of Man I was looking for another opportunity to live and work
by the coast, so I took a job in the pretty little town of St Mawes, Cornwall.
Whilst working in a small hotel, I used my spare time to explore the beautiful surroundings, as well as volunteer on some environmental
projects.
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| St Anthony Head |
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| St Mawes Castle |
I began by meeting the coordinator of the Wildlife Trust Seaquest Southwest Project. Seaquest is a citizen science marine recording programme run by the Cornwall Wildlife Trust, and I got involved in a few public sea watches during my time in Cornwall. I was lucky enough to spot some marine mammals, including grey seals and common dolphins, as well as some of the weird looking sunfish! I also managed to get out on a great boat trip from Penzance a few times, for some closer encounters with the crazy looking sunfish.
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| Sunfish |
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| Harbour porpoise near Penzance |
I also volunteered with the National Trust at the Wildlife Watchpoint on the Lizard Peninsula. Situated in the most southerly building in mainland Britain the watchpoint is allows visitors to the peninsula to make use of the telescopes to spot the local wildlife. I was on hand to help point out the ever present grey seals, birds including the occasional Cornish chough, or any cetaceans which might be in the area. It was a beautiful place to spend some of my days off from work, and great to see the visitors' excitement when seal spotting.
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| Kestrel vs. Chough |
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| Kestrel |
After six great months exploring some of Cornwall, I had the opportunity to head to Tenerife for six months to work on a cetacean project, so that was my next move.
