A useful summary from The Packet of where you are not allowed to take dogs during the summer months in Cornwall:

Yesterday saw an additional 31 beaches in Cornwall added to the list where dogs can no longer be taken during the main hours of the day.

They are on top of the 12 Blue Flag and Seaside Award beaches where restrictions have already been in force since May 15, due to the requirements of the award status.

You can now no longer take dogs to the following beaches between 10am and 6pm:

Cadgwith Cove, Cadgwith; Castle Beach, Falmouth; Cawsand Beach, Cawsand; Chapel Porth Beach, St Agnes; Church Cove, Gunwalloe; Harveys Towans;Godrevy Point, Hayle (See maps to show the defined area); Housel Bay, The Lizard; Kennack Sands Beach, The Lizard; Kynance Cove, The Lizard; Maenporth Beach, Falmouth; Mousehole Beach to Skilly Beach (See maps to show the defined area); Wherry Town to Battery Rocks (See maps to show the defined area); Longrock level crossing to Marazion (See maps to show the defined area); Perranuthnoe; Poldhu Beach, Mullion; Polurrian Cove Beach, Mullion; Porthcurno Beach, Porthcurno; Porthgwarra Beach, St Levan; Porthgwidden Beach, St Ives; Porthleven West, Porthleven; Porthpean Beach, St Austell; Portmellon Cove, Mevagissey; Portreath Beach including Harbour, Portreath; Praa Sands Beach, Praa Sands; Readymoney Cove,Fowey; St George’s Well, Padstow; St Ives Harbour Beach, St Ives; Summer’s Beach, St Mawes; Swanpool Beach, Falmouth; Tattam’s Beach, Portscatho; Tunnel Beach, Falmouth.

The restrictions began on July 1 and will continue up to August 31.

However, a number of beaches have already had these limits in place for the last seven weeks.

The beaches where the early ruling has already been in force since May 15 are: Carbis Bay Beach, Carbis Bay; Crackington Haven, Bude; Crooklets Beach, Bude; Gyllyngvase Beach, Falmouth; Polzeath Beach, Polzeath; Porth Beach, Porth; Porthmeor Beach, St Ives; Porthminister Beach, St Ives; Porthtowan Beach, Porthtowan; Sennen Beach, Sennen; Trevone Beach, Padstow; WidemouthBeach, Bude.