Common dolphin
These energetic dolphins are often spotted in large groups which will approach boats, bowriding and leaping alongside. At sea, they can form superpods - huge groups made up of thousands of…
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Risso’s dolphin
Risso’s dolphins are mysterious creatures usually only found in deep, offshore waters.
White-beaked dolphin
Look out for the distinctive white beak that gives this energetic dolphin its name. Don’t be surprised to see them breach and bowride too!
Bottlenose dolphin
The bottlenose dolphins in our waters are the biggest of their kind – they need to be able to cope with our chilly waters!
Learn about Cornwall’s dolphins and porpoises
Cornwall is among the best places in the UK to see dolphins and porpoises, and is home to one of the few resident pods of bottlenose dolphins left off the British Isles.
National Whale and Dolphin Watch: The Rumps
Join Seaquest Southwest’s public seawatch in 2026 National Whale & Dolphin Watch Week to spot wildlife and support marine conservation.
Join the Seaquest Bottlenose Dolphin Roadshow!
This summer the Cornwall Wildlife Trust’s Seaquest Southwest project is proud to announce that their week long Seaquest Bottlenose Dolphin Roadshow is touring around the county to raise awareness…
Introducing Cornwall’s resident Bottlenose Dolphin Community
Cornwall Wildlife Trust, on behalf of the Southwest Bottlenose Dolphin Consortium recently held a unique event to showcase findings from recent research on these amazing animals, and to introduce…
National Whale and Dolphin Watch: Lizard Point
Join Seaquest Southwest’s public seawatch in 2026 National Whale & Dolphin Watch Week to spot wildlife and support marine conservation.
National Whale and Dolphin Watch: Pencarrow Head
Join Seaquest Southwest’s public seawatch in 2026 National Whale & Dolphin Watch Week to spot wildlife and support marine conservation.
Baby dolphin dies from boat strike
Marine Conservation Officers from Cornwall Wildlife Trust are devasted by the recent death of a baby dolphin near Gunwalloe on the Lizard peninsula, which was revealed yesterday to be caused by…
The Incredible Journey of ‘Clet’ the lone bottlenose dolphin
A solitary bottlenose dolphin, with a distinctive fin first caught the UK media’s attention when he ventured into our Cornish waters in 2014 and has since explored our coasts from as far south and…