This used to be the coastal path high above Portreath before it fell into the sea. There's a new path now, away from the cliff edge. I wouldn't of liked to of been walking along there when that part of

The sea can get rough around Cornwall and Portreath regularly takes a battering. I took lots of photos to get this one. The monkey hut on the end of the pier was destroyed by breaking waves in January

Here's some more photos of my nearest beach. There's often large waves here and it can be difficult for swimming but the surfers like it. There was obviously somewhere better to surf on this day. There's

The stream that flows down this beach fascinates me. Sometimes you can't see it, other times it's big and divides the beach. Kids make dams in it and change its direction. The patterns it makes on the

Portreath is my local seaside village. It has a nice beach and a harbour. This is the view looking towards the harbour. There's a lot of Wild red valerian (Centranthus ruber) in the foreground. This will

This is my nearest beach, Portreath. I took several photos and joined them together using Autopano pro. The sea looks inviting but is very cold, even in the summer. I used to struggle swimming in it until

This is a steep narrow road that leads to Portreath, my nearest seaside village in Cornwall, England. I took this on my phone and used some Instagram filters. The little island is Gull Rock. During the

Spring has just started here but there was snow this week and it still feels very cold. I like looking at photos from the summer months, to remind me what it was like. Here's my local beach in Portreath