The Big Swim Cornwall have donated an incredible £5,000 from the 2015 swim
A massive thank you once again to The Big Swim Team, Sarah Coates, all the volunteers that gave up their precious time, all the swimmers who took part and raised money for all the beneficiaries. 2015 was probably the best Big Swim ever with perfect sea conditions and sunshine. The
Education Updates from the Lobster Hatchery in Winter
Over the winter months the Education Officer has been taking advantage of training opportunities, successfully completing courses in Firefighting, Health and Safety, and First Aid at Sea. These nationally accredited courses will allow the Officer to safely and competently accompany fishermen on Lobster releases around the coastline – a critical
Visitor Centre closed for 2 weeks
Just to make you aware, we will be closed from 18th January until 29th January 2016 for refurbishment. Come and see us when we reopen.
Education Blog Dec 15
As production has eased off in the hatchery with the cooling of winter sea water temperatures, the Outreach project has been busy as ever, with Christmas activities! The National Lobster Hatchery team had a wonderful festive time at the infamous Padstow Christmas Festival, promoting our conservation work with the help
National Lobster Hatchery Withdraws planning application
The National Lobster Hatchery has decided to withdraw its planning application to build a new hatchery, hidden within a disused quarry at the mouth of the Camel Estuary. The charity had planned to move production of juvenile lobsters for its stocking and research programmes to a purpose-built facility, with access
Beer & Lobster with a charitable twist
Local award winning brewery ‘Padstow Brewing Company’ have shown their support for a very important local ‘claws’ with the launch of ‘Lobster Tale’; a delicious new ‘lobster inspired’ wheat beer with a charitable twist in its tail……! Not only is this mouth-watering new beer the ideal accompaniment to seafood; but
National Lobster Hatchery bags major research grant for Cornwall and the South West
The National Lobster Hatchery, based in Padstow, has, along with consortium partners, been awarded funding for a £3m research project from Innovate UK and BBSRC. This will make a series of breakthroughs in the science and technology associated with lobster culture, which will help Europe catch up with the rest
LOBSTER VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Are you retired, with free time, or looking to learn new skills? Do you enjoy talking to members of the public? If you are over eighteen and have some time to spare, we are a local conservation charity in need of your help in our Visitor Centre! For details or