Falmouth
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Falmouth is one of the country’s most beautiful and protected marine areas. It is a Special Area of Conservation (SAC), Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ) & Special Protection Area (SPA). In addition to these, it is located within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) and is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), making Falmouth a unique place for nature.
This makes the Fal and Helford SAC a perfect place for some of the UK’s most valuable and diverse habitats, seagrasses and maerl beds. Falmouth was the first Harbour Authority to join us in signposting these fragile habitats using our Blue Meadows Markers.
Next year, we are excited to be launching a multi-year collaborative project to restore 10 hectares of seagrass in the Fal and Helford SAC, that’s around 14 football pitches in size. It’s going to the the UK’s largest subtidal seagrass restoration project!
Case study locations
Working with local communities and stakeholders, we hope to work in more locations protecting and restoring vital seagrass meadows. Get in touch to help us protect a meadow near you.
Help us create Blue Meadows
If you’d like to find out more about seagrass, or our protection and restoration work, then we would love to hear from you.
