A POPULAR section of the South West Coast Path, around Lantivet Bay, near Polruan, is undergoing improvement work having been highlighted by the Great South West Walk as one of 90 areas in need of help.
The walk, which took place earlier this year to celebrate the South West Coast Path Association's 40th anniversary, identified the areas along the 630-mile coastal route while raising more than £500,000 for the cause.
The walk event itself and all the identified areas of improvement are under the coast path team's Unlocking our Coastal Heritage project.
The project received funding from the Rural Development Programme for England (RDPE) to conserve and enhance the coast path with a requirement to match-fund the investment.
The work around the section near Polruan has been led by the National Trust in Cornwall.
Drainage of the old path is being improved and two stone stiles have also been restored.
Andy Simmons, South Cornwall coast path ranger for the National Trust, said: "The improvements will enable safer and easier access to the path at Lantivet, enabling walkers to enjoy this beautiful section of Cornwall's coast.
"This project has received funding from the RDPE and significant sponsorship from Encounter Walking Holidays, for which we are incredibly grateful."
Damon Wilcox, owner of Encounter Walking Holidays, said: "This section of coast path is very special and wild, largely untouched by the modern world, so we wanted to help protect it for us and our future generations."
John Slater, from the coast path team, who co-ordinated all of the funding for the walk, said: "We now have until the end of 2013 to complete all of the 90 or so improvement projects involved with the Great South West Walk.
"With all the support we have received so far, we hope to have many completed in the next few months."
For further information on the section of the path near Polruan, or any other improvement project being funded by the walk and its partners, please visit www.GreatSouthWestWalk.co.uk
