At the heart of Loe Pool Forum’s (LPF) approach to addressing water environment risks is the idea of Integrated Catchment Management (ICM); “a process which promotes the coordinated development and management of water, land and related resources, in order to maximise the resultant economic and social welfare in an equitable manner without compromising the sustainability…
The edges of Loe Pool used to be home to Strapwort (Corrigiola litoralis) a critically endangered plant now only found on the shores of Slapton Ley National Nature Reserve in Devon. Natural England’s Vascular Plants Taxon Group has identified the species as being at High Risk of becoming extinct by 2020. Unfortunately it became extinct…
Loe Pool has long been famous amongst anglers and conservationist for its wild trout. The population is genetically unique because over the centuries, as Loe Bar formed, the brown trout became separated from the sea and other trout populations. There is not all that much historical data on the fish populations in Loe Pool, although…
Dr Janet Dinsdale (our ecologist) with expert assistance from Kennack Diving have just completed the Loe Pool 2014 macrophyte survey, funded by Natural England’s Conservation Enhancement Scheme. Macrophtes are aquatic plants that grow in the submerged areas of lakes and provide cover for fish, invertebrates and produce oxygen needed for lake life. The Macrophyte population survey is…
We managed to get an article in the West Briton Newspaper! It is all about the preliminary findings from Timothy Walker’s research with the agricultural community in the Cober Catchment. Have a read here: Finding a way to help farmers while protecting our waterways Also, enjoy is the terrible ‘selfie’…
Here is one of the first articles the West Briton paper published about the eutrophic conditions in Loe Lake: Diversity of Lake Life is harmed by water pollution.
Research is being carried out to try and protect a rare moth from extinction. The Sandhill Rustic Moth only exists in Cornwall, at Loe Bar at Porthleven. Scientists at the University of Exeter are working with local environmental consultants. Find our more by reading the article in the Falmouth Packet or from BBC Cornwall.
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