TOURISM Cornwall set for Poldark boom


Cornish tourism bosses are hoping for a bumper year aſter the BBC’s new Sunday night series, Poldark, provided an excellent shop window for the county’s spectacular scenery. Harbour village, Charlestown,


and fishing coves, Gunwalloe and Porthgwarra, were among the villages used for filming last summer. Malcolm Bell, head of Visit Cornwall, said that if Downton Abbey can put Highclere Castle on the map then the West Country can expect similar hoards of crowds. “Prime time television coverage


such as this can have substantial impact on a destination,” he said. “Te opportunity is there to be seized and I look forward to working closely with the tourism industry to turn the success of the production into a success for Cornwall.” Filming itself can bring up to £32,000 a day


to the region, even before the tourist impact. Over the last year it is estimated that the


south west has benefited from some £11m, thanks to crews filming on location. Some operators have already started to


make the most of the marketing potential. Koru Kayaking is running two-hour kayak adventures around St Agnes Head, which


Charlestown: one of Poldark’s many Cornish locations


takes in the featured coastline and the World Heritage Cornish Mining landscape. Hallagenna Riding and Cottage Holidays,


which provided stabling and accommodation for the stunt riders and horses while filming on the moors, has launched a new Poldark Trail, including Rough Tor and Brown Willy. Poldark Mine, the location of under-


ground mine scenes, is also open to visitors. Alternatively, WalkitCornwall is running walks through some of the mining areas used as loca- tions, including Botallack Count House and Wheal Coates. Details: http://lei.sr?a=c5Y8P


Natural heritage is ‘badly under-funded’


The world’s national parks and nature reserves are thought to be worth £389bn a year, with around eight billion tourism visits annually. Tat income, however, is not being supported by adequate investment into heritage pro- tection, according to the team behind the research. A study published in PLOS


Biology revealed the statis- tics and highlighted the need for more investment in pro- tected natural heritage areas. Compared with the £389bn spend generated by national parks and nature reserves, only around £6.5bn is spent safeguarding those sites. According to the study by the team from


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Te Peak District is among the most visited national parks worldwide


Cambridge University, natural capital and the worth of natural assets – based on assigning economic value to natural environment in order to better preserve it in the future – is increas- ingly becoming an issue in policy making. Protected areas cover around one eighth of the


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world’s land and further investment into protec- tion of these areas could yield economic returns and help to preserve precious landscapes. Te 10 most frequently-visited sites are all in


either the US or UK. Tose in Britain include: Te Lake District; Te Peak District; North York Moors National Park; Dartmoor National Park; and New Forest National Park. Details: http://lei.sr?a=b3k9f


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