Across the cliffs
From the beginning of spring and throughout summer the clifftops become alive with vibrant colour. Hedgerows are transformed by the colours of flowering sea campion, thrift, thyme, scabious and centaury, attracting many butterflies and moths.
Even the mine waste provides micro-habitats for animals and specialised plants and lichen.
Well choughed
A county wide effort has seen the gradual reappearance of the Cornish chough, the symbolic bird of Cornwall. This rare and beautiful bird left our shores over 50 years ago but careful conservation of their habitats is now seeing their return.
Be inspired
Many artists come to St Just and the surrounding coast and countryside for inspiration and it’s not hard to see why. This ever-changing landscape is an artistic treasure trove; why not bring your sketchbook and have a go yourself, or create your own Andy Goldsworthy-inspired transient art sculpture using rocks near Levant's arsenic calciner?