Welcome to Swanpool Local Nature Reserve The reserve is one of the eleven most important brackish lagoons in Britain. The brackish conditions (a mixture of fresh and salt water) enable a wide variety of wildlife to thrive. One species - the Trembling Sea Mat - is found nowhere else in the UK.

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Swanpool News: Swanpool Cygnets Swanpool swans have triumphed again in '09. 9 eggs! 8 Cygnets! and the summer sun all together on beautiful Swanpool Nature Reserve... Published May 04, 2009 - 05:30 PM

Swanpool News: Swanpool Litter Pick - Sat 21st Feb 2009 Litter Pick Volunteers Needed. Do you enjoy looking after the environment? Would you like to come and join in with a fun community event?... Published Feb 05, 2009 - 02:28 PM

Swanpool News: Revised Swanpool Management Plan 2008-13 The revised Swanpool Management Plan 2008-13 is now available here on this site. Published Dec 04, 2008 - 02:45 PM

Events: Swanpool Nature Reserve Awareness/Fun Day - 5th July 2008 Swanpool Beach Nature Reserve will be holding a family fun day on Saturday 5th July. With activities set to kick off from 11am, the lake will become a hive of activity with something for all the family... Published Jun 17, 2008 - 09:40 AM

Events: Swanpool Litter Pick Bird Watch and Clean Up A litter pick, bird watch and clean up of Swanpool Nature Reserve and Beach will take place on Saturday 12th April from 10am to 1pm... Published Mar 31, 2008 - 03:55 PM

Events: Swanpool Nature Reserve gets End of Summer Clean Up Local people in waders and wellies turned out in force on Sunday to give a helping hand in litter picking at Swanpool Beach and Nature Reserve... Published Sep 18, 2007 - 10:26 PM

Swanpool News: Swanpool Tidies up After the Summer Swanpool Beach and Nature Reserve is to receive a helping hand from local conservation and environmental groups on Sunday 16th September 2007 when an end of summer clean and tidy up has been organised... Published Sep 11, 2007 - 10:21 PM

Events: Clean Cornwall Week (15-23 September) Clean Cornwall Week is actually a nine day period in September... Published Aug 08, 2007 - 09:04 AM

Events: Swanpool Funday Summer 2007 This year's Swanpool Funday will take place on Saturday June 9th, from 11am - 4pm, at Swanpool Local Nature Reserve... Published Jun 01, 2007 - 08:56 AM

Swanpool News: Activity on Swanpool Lake Swanpool Lake has been a busy place in the last week or so with new arrivals of cygnets and a dramatic duck and 11 duckling rescue from central Falmouth!... Published May 08, 2007 - 10:12 PM