Dog owners love to take their four-legged friends out and about for walks to give them some exercise.
But did you know there are 136 places in Cornwall where you are not allowed to take your dog at all and doing so could land you with a fine of up to £1,000?
Cornwall Council has placed public space protection orders (PSPOs) on all these areas all over the county.
They cover parks, playing fields and cemeteries and the only exceptions are for people who use assistance dogs such as guide dogs for the blind or hearing dogs for the deaf.
Anyone who takes a dog onto the areas affected will be guilty of an offence unless they have a “reasonable excuse for doing so” or have permission from the landowner or authority.
Police officers, PCSOs and authorised council officers are allowed to issue on-the-spot £100 penalty fines for anyone caught with their dog on the areas of land. However anyone who is found guilty of the offence at magistrates’ court could face a fine of up to £1,000.
The last PSPO schedule issued by the council was made in October 2017 and will remain in place for three years.
Here is the list of areas affected in full:
Aberdeen Close, St Blazey
Ashburgh Parc Play Area, Saltash
Atlantic Road Play Area, Newquay
Badgers Walk Play Area, Saltash
Barnoon Cemetery, St Ives
Barrowfield Putting Green, Newquay
Beacon Playing Field (to include the play area & cricket/sports field only)
Borough Farm (Play Area A), Torpoint
Boscawen Fields, Falmouth
Brea Playing Field (enclosed playing area only)
Camborne Park (enclosed playing area only)
Cambridge Field, Torpoint
Campion Close Play Area, Saltash
Carclaze Play Area, St Austell
Carharrack Playing Field
Carrisbrooke Way, Latchbook Gate Play Area, Saltash
Castle Park (Play Areas A), Liskeard
Chestnut Close (Play Area A), Torpoint
Children’s Play Area and Tennis Court, Whitemoor Recreation Ground
Clover Walk Play Area, Saltash
Coombe Park (Areas A), Cawsand
Coronation Gardens, Helston (enclosed play area only)
Coronation Park, Helston (enclosed play area and skate park only)
Country Park Play Area, Seaton
Culverland Park, Liskeard
Dale Road Play Park, Newquay
Diggorys Field, St Cleer
Duloe (Play Area A)
Edmund Road, Redruth (enclosed play area)
Edwards Crescent (Far End) Play Area, Saltash
Edwards Crescent, Saltash
Forth Scol, Illogan (enclosed play area only)
Fosters Fields, Gunnislake
Four Lanes Playing Field (enclosed play area only)
Gallacher Way, Yellow Tor Road Play Area & Toddler Play Area, Saltash
Glebelands, Sunrising Estate, East Looe
Golberdon Play Area
Grassmere Way Site 1 Play Area, Saltash
Grassmere Way Site 2 Play Area, Saltash
Greenfinch Crescent Play Area, Saltash
Grenfell Avenue Play Area, Saltash
Grenville Gardens, Troon (enclosed play area only)
Hall Road Play Area, St Dennis
Hallet Close Play Area, Saltash
Hannfore Gardens, Hannfore
Harebell Close Play Area, Saltash
Heartlands Children’s play area, Redruth
Henfordh Grange, Liskeard
Heron Close (Play Area), Millbrook
Highfield Park Play Area, East Taphouse
Hockings House Sportsground, St Cleer
Illogan Park (enclosed play area only)
Jack Bice Close, Liskeard
Killacourt Putting Green, Newquay
King George V Playing Field, Helston (rugby ground and enclosed play area only)
Langreek (Play Area), Polperro
Lanner Moor, Recreation Ground (enclosed play area only)
Launceston Road Recreation Field, Callington
Listry Road Play Park, Newquay
Longstone Cemetery, Carbis Bay
Longstone Park Play Area, tennis courts and bowling green (Area A), Saltash
Lower Estate Play Area, Saltash
Luxulyan Playing Field
Madron Cemetery
Markvall Play Area, Saltash
Maudlin Farm (Play Area), Liskeard
Middlefield Close Play Area, Saltash
MIlch Park Play Area, Saltash
Millpool Play Area, West Looe
Mount Charles Recreation Ground, Woodland Road, St Austell
Mulberry Road (Play Area A), Saltash
North Close, Redruth (enclosed play area only)
North Country Recreation Ground (enclosed play area only)
Paul Cemetery
Pendray Gardens (Play Area A), Dobwalls
Pengegon Park (enclosed play area only)
Penrose Parc, Porthleven (enclosed play area only)
Penzance Cemetery
Pilmere Main Site 1 & 2 Play Areas, Saltash
Plain-an-Gwarry, Redruth
Playing field at rear of Woodland View, St Stephen Coombe
Pollards Close Play Area, Saltash
Poltair Park, St Austell
Pondfield Road (Far End) Play Area, Saltash
Pondfield Road Play Area, Saltash
Pound Dean (Play Area), Liskeard
Rapsons Field (Area B), Liskeard
Reeds Way Play Park, Newquay
Roseland Gardens, Redruth (enclosed play area only)
Roskear Playing Field (enclosed play area only)
Rye Hill, Two Hills Park Play Area, Saltash
Salt Mill Play Area, Saltash
Saltash Road Recreation Field, Callington
Sewhim Drive (Play Area A), Kelly Bray
Silvanus Jenkin, Liskeard
Small Children’s Play Area, St Stephen Recreation Ground
Small Play Area, Tregrehan, St Austell
Snell Drive Play Area, Saltash
Str Columb Minor Recreation Ground
St Breaca Close, Breage (enclosed play area only)
Stanley Maggs Way, Liskeard
Summerfields Play Area, Saltash
Sunnyvale Park, Portreath (enclosed play area only)
Sycamore Road Play Area, Saltash
Teddler Road Play Area, Penwithick
Thankes Park Play Area, tennis courts and bowling green (Area A), Torpoint
The Village Collection (Play Area A & fenced areas C), Callington
Thorn Park, Liskeard
Timber Close Park, St Austell
Trailblazer Park, St Blazey
Trebartha Close (Areas A), Callington
Trefusis Playing Field, Redruth (enclosed play area only)
Trenance Under 5s Play Park, Newquay
Trenant Playing Field, St Day (enclosed play area only)
Trevance Park, Tywardreath
Treviscoe Playing Field, Central Treviscoe
Tuckingmill Valley Park (enclosed play area and skate park)
Twelvewoods Playground, Dobwalls
Two Hills Park Play Area, Saltash
Upper Area Squires Field, Fowey
Upper Chapel Field Play Park, St Austell
Valley Road Toddler Area, Valley Road, Mevagissey
Victoria Bottoms Playing Field Childrens Area, Nanpean
Victoria Gardens, Saltash
Victoria Park, Redruth (enclosed play area and tennis court only)
Warfelton Sports Ground Play Area and Tennis Courts (Area A), Saltash
Waterside (Area A), Saltash
Welmoor, Cades Parc, Helston
Wentworth Way Play Area, Saltash
West Meadow (Play Area A), Millbrook
Westbourne Gardens, Liskeard
Wheal Jewell Playing Field, St Day (enclosed play area only)
Wilcove Play Area
Wood Close Play Area, Saltash
Yellow Tor Road Play Area, Saltash
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