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Kynance Cove
National Trust - National Trust
Never eat anything you cannot identify with 100% certainty.
This is a guide, not a substitute for expert identification. Foraging guides - including this one - can contain errors. If you are not completely certain of an identification, do not eat it. Cross-check against at least two independent sources, and when in doubt, consult a local foraging expert or an experienced forager in person before eating anything wild.
Kynance Cove, about 3km north of Lizard Point, is a National Trust cove of white sand and serpentine rock with a maze of low-tide caves and inlets. The rocky islands and gullies exposed at low water are good ground for shore seaweeds.
Soil: rocky shore, serpentine bedrock and boulders with sand
Parking: National Trust car park above the cove, steep path down to the beach.
What you might find here
Coastal foraging: check tide times before you go, be aware of cut-off routes across mudflats and salt marsh, and never gather shellfish without checking the current Cefas/FSA classification for that area - see the UK foraging law guide.