Dog owners could fetch a £100 fine if they don’t familiarise themselves with new changes to Cornwall’s dog beach ban.
Big changes are being introduced this year in a bid to make dog beach bans more consistent on beaches across the county.
Currently, 48 Public Space Protection Orders (PSPOs) are in place which limit when dogs can be exercised at different resorts, but the restrictions vary considerably.
In a bid to simplify the rules, Cornwall Council will be introducing new rules that will apply to many of the county's beaches.
The new rules consist of Dog bans on many beaches between 10am and 6pm between July 1 and August 31. Those new restrictions will stay in place for three years unless reviewed.
Dogs will be banned from the following beaches between 10am and 6pm from July 1 to August 31:
Cadgwith Cove, Cadgwith
Carbis Bay Beach, Carbis Bay
Castle Beach, Falmouth
Cawsand Beach, Cawsand
Chapel Porth Beach, St Agnes
Church Cove, Gunwalloe
Crackington Havern, Bude
Crooklets Beach, Bude
Harveys Towans - Godrevy Point, Hayle
Housel Bay, The Lizard
Kennack Sands Beach, The Lizard
Kynance Cove, The Lizard
Maenporth Beach, Falmouth
Mousehole Beach to Skilly Beach
Newlyn Beach to Battery Rocks
Penzance Harbour to Marazion
Perranuthnoe
Poldhu Beach, Mullion
Polurrian Cove Beach, Mullion
Polzeath Beach, Polzeath
Porth Beach, Porth
Porthcurno Beach, Porthcurno
Porthgwarra Beach, St Levan
Porthgwidden Beach, St Ives
Porthleven West, Porthleven
Porthminister Beach, St Ives
Porthpean Beach, St Austell
Portmellon Cove, Mevagissey
Portreath Beach including Harbour, Portreath
Praa Sands Beach, Praa Sands
Readymoney Cove, Fowey
Sennen Beach, Sennen
St George's Well, Padstow
St Ives Harbour Beach, St Ives
Summer's Beach, St Mawes
Swanpool Beach, Falmouth
Tattam's Beach, Portscatho
Tunnel Beach, Falmouth
However for Cornwall's beaches with Blue Flag status, the restrictions will apply for longer. They will be in place from 15 May to 30 September between 10am and 6pm.
The Blue Beaches
Cornwall's Blue Flag beaches
Porthtowan Beach, Porthtowan.
Porthmeor Beach, St Ives.
Widemouth Bay Beach, Bude.
Gyllyngvase Beach, Falmouth.
Trevone Beach, near Padstow.
Great Western Beach, Newquay (dogs are allowed on this beach all year-round)
Restrictions will be lifted entirely from Porthchapel Beach near Land's End, as requested by the private beach owner.
