Cornwall from the Coast Path - Michael Kent, Merryn Kent

Cornwall from the Coast Path

Buch | Softcover
184 Seiten
2008
Alison Hodge (Verlag)
978-0-906720-68-4 (ISBN)
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Describes the author's 16-day walk around the Cornish coast, looking at people, places, landscapes and wildlife along the way. This book is illustrated with many photographs and maps.
In 2007, Mike Kent fulfilled a long-standing ambition to walk the whole of the coast path of his Cornish homeland, from Marsland to Cremyll. During the 16-day journey, walking for up to 14 hours each day, and occasionally camping wild on remote and rugged cliffs, Mike recorded his thoughts and observations about various things Cornish. On his return, Mike and Merryn Kent dug deeper to uncover more about the places and people, landscapes and wildlife that caught his imagination along the way. Some are as world famous as Tintagel Castle and the tin mines of Levant. Others, like the cliffside hut built by poet and playwright Robert Duncan, are equally fascinating but barely known. Handsomely illustrated with many photographs and maps, this book aims to capture the authors' shared passion for Cornwall's rich coastal heritage.

Dr Michael Kent is a marine biologist. He has taught outdoor education and biology, and was Coastwatch Co-ordinator for the Nature Conservancy Council, organizing surveys of Cornish estuaries and beaches. He helped to set up the Centre for Applied Zoology at Cornwall College Newquay, and to design and run Foundation degrees in Zoological Conservation and Marine Aquaculture. He is the author of Exploring the Camel Estuary (Alison Hodge, 2007), Food and Fitness; The Oxford Dictionary of Sports Science & Medicine, and Advanced Biology (all published by Oxford University Press), and co-author of the Collins Pocket Reference Biology. He was a contributor and adviser to The Oxford Dictionaries of Ecology, Zoology, and Plant Life.Merryn Kent is a history graduate of Somerville College, Oxford. A former teacher and computer programmer, she is currently Library Manager for Padstow and St Columb libraries. Her published work includes educational material for primary school pupils, booklets for GCSE science students, and short stories and magazine articles for general readers. A keen walker, she is an active member of the Ramblers Association for which she is a volunteer Footpath Guardian. Above all, like Michael, she has an enthusiastic interest in Cornwall's landscape and heritage and is keen to share that enthusiasm with others.

Introduction1 Welcombe to Crackington Haven2 Crackington Haven to Tregonnick Tail3 Tregonnick Tail to Padstow4 Padstow to Trevelgue, Newquay5 Trevelgue, Newquay to St Agnes Beacon6 St Agnes to Carbis Bay7 Carbis Bay to Pendeen8 Pendeen to Porthcurno9 Porthcurno to Marazion10 Marazion to Mullion11 Mullion to Godrevy Cove12 Godrevy Cove to Falmouth13 Falmouth to Portloe14 Portloe to Charlestown15 Charlestown to Looe16 Looe to CremyllSelected BibliographyIndex

Erscheint lt. Verlag 24.7.2008
Zusatzinfo 260 colour photos, 16 maps
Verlagsort Cornwall
Sprache englisch
Maße 148 x 210 mm
Themenwelt Reisen Reiseberichte Europa
ISBN-10 0-906720-68-0 / 0906720680
ISBN-13 978-0-906720-68-4 / 9780906720684
Zustand Neuware
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