Cockle Picking

Section 34 1988 means section 34 of the Road Traffic Act 1988. This prohibits the driving of mechanically propelled vehicles elsewhere than on roads, with certain exceptions. One of the exceptions is where the vehicle is driven “with ...

The Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authorities (IFCA) make decisions about whether to permit cockling. The IFCA granted license for cockle pickers in St Annes. The contacts details for the local IFCA can be found below. North Western IFCA...

Fylde Council is responsible for cleaning the beach and they have provided additional litter picking, patrols and bulk bins and are seeking support from the Community Payback teams to keep on top of the cleaning. Litter enforcement will be taken a...

Please contact the Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authorities (IFCA). North Western IFCA 1 Preston Street Carnforth Lancashire LA5 9BY Tel: 01524 727970 Email: office@nw-ifca.gov.uk

If you see someone in danger at sea please phone 999 immediately and ask for the coastguard.

Please contact Lancashire Police on 0845 1 25 35 45 for non emergences and 999 for emergencies.

Fylde Council can help with noise complaints. Please visit http://www.fylde.gov.uk/environment/environmental-protection/noise/ and report it on-line or contact 01253 658 658 . The Council is working with partner agencies to have as much presence...

Please contact Lancashire Police on 0845 1 25 35 45 (this is the non emergency number please don’t use this number for emergencies). The police have stated that patrols will regularly call at the site and make enforcement checks.

The Council  have sought legal advice and cannot restrict access to the beach the ‘cocklers’ have a legal right to fish in tidal waters and ancillary to that right is the right of passage over the foreshore at any time necess...

The licence is granted by the Inshore Fisheries Conservation Authority - we cannot prevent or have any input into the granting of the licence. The Council does not have the legal authority to prevent or restrict an activity that is legally licen...