For some dogs, and their owners, there is nothing greater than being able to walk along a sandy beach and take a paddle in the sea.

But from today a number of beaches across Cornwall will have restrictions in place about when you can take your four-legged friends to the coast.

Cornwall Council has a number of Public Space Protection orders (PSPOs) in place on beaches that set limits from July 1 to August 31.

If you breach the restrictions you could face a penalty ranging from a £100 fixed penalty notice to a £1,000 fine.

Under the PSPOs dogs are not allowed on the beaches from 10am to 6pm. This is the full list of beaches covered by PSPOs:

Cadgwith Cove

Castle Beach, Falmouth

Cawsand Beach

Chapel Porth Beach, St Agnes

Church Cove, Gunwalloe

Harveys Towans – Godrevy Point, Hayle

Housel Bay, The Lizard

Kennack Sands Beach, The Lizard

Kynance Cove, The Lizard

Mousehole Beach to Skilly Beach

Wherry Town to Battery Rocks, Penzance

Long Rock level crossing to Marazion

Perranuthnoe

Poldhu Beach, Mullion

Polurrian Cove Beach, Mullion

Porthcurno Beach

Porthgwarra Beach, St Levan

Porthgwidden Beach, St Ives

Porthleven West

Porthpean Beach, St Austell

Portmellon Cove, Mevagissey

Portreath Beach, including Harbour

Praa Sands Beach

Readymoney Cove, Fowey

St George's Well, Padstow

St Ives Harbour Beach

Summer's Beach, St Mawes

Swanpool Beach, Falmouth

Tattam's Beach, Portscatho

Tunnel Beach, Falmouth

In addition, there are also several beaches that have restrictions that run from May 15 to September 30 – these are beaches with Blue Flag and Seaside Awards so are required to have longer restrictions. These also operate from 10am to 6pm.

The beaches are:

Carbis Bay Beach

Crackington Haven

Crooklets Beach, Bude

Gyllyngvase Beach, Falmouth

Polzeath Beach

Porth Beach, Porth

Porthmeor Beach, St Ives

Porthminster Beach, St Ives

Porthtowan Beach

Sennen Beach

Trevone Beach, Padstow

Widemouth Beach, Bude

There are also three beaches which have all year bans which operate 24 hours a day. These are:

Carnsew Pool

Copperhouse Pool

Hayle Estuary

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