By Richard Whitehouse/LDR.

Many dogs love nothing more than running along a sandy beach, chasing a ball or having a quick, refreshing dip in the sea. And whilst their owners also like to take a stroll along the shore whilst exercising their four-legged friends they can't all year round.

And, as we move into summer the restrictions on when you can take your furry friends to the coast start to kick in, with some dog beach bans beginning next week.

Cornwall Council has a number of Public Space Protection Orders (PSPOs) in place around the coast which set limits on when dogs can go onto beaches. The vast majority of these operate from the beginning of July to the end of August.

But for beaches in Cornwall which have Blue Flag status, those restrictions have to operate from May 15th to September 30th in order to retain that accolade.

So, here is the list of beaches where dog bans come into force from May 15th. All operate from 10am to 6pm each day.

• Carbis Bay Beach, Carbis Bay
• Crackington Haven
• Crooklets Beach, Bude
• Gyllyngvase Beach, Falmouth
• Polzeath Beach
• Porth Beach
• Porthmeor Beach, St Ives
• Porthminster Beach, St Ives
• Porthtowan Beach
• Sennen Beach
• Trevone Beach, Padstow
• Widemouth Beach, Bude

The penalty for breaching the PSPO could be a maximum of £1,000 although the council can, at its discretion, issue a fixed penalty notice for £100 to anyone who commits the offence.

Most other beaches covered by the PSPOs operate their restrictions from July 1st to August 31st, again from 10am to 6pm. Those beaches are:

• Cadgwith Cove
• Castle Beach, Falmouth
• Cawsand Beach
• Chapel Porth Beach, St Agnes
• Church Cove, Gunwalloe
• Harveys Towans to Godrevy Point, Hayle
• Housel Bay
• Kennack Sands Beach
• Kynance Cove
• Maenporth Beach, Falmouth
• Mousehole Beach to Skilly Beach
• Wherry Town to Battery Rocks
• Long Rock level crossing to Marazion
• Perranuthnoe
• Poldhu Beach, Mullion
• Polurrian Cove Beach, Mullion
• Porthcurno Beach
• Porthgwarra Beach, St Levan
• Porthgwidden Beach, St Ives
• Porthleven West
• Porthpean Beach, St Austell
• Portmellon Cove, Mevagissey
• Portreath Beach, including the harbour
• Praa Sands
• Readmoney Cove, Fowey
• St George's Well, Padstow
• St Ives Harbour Beach
• Summer's Beach, St Mawes
• Swanpool Beach, Falmouth
• Tattam's Beach, Portscatho
• Tunnel Beach, Falmouth

And, lastly, there are some beaches which have all year round bans for dogs which are also 24 hours. Those are:

• Carnsew Pool
• Copperhouse Pool
• Hayle Estuary

Please note that these restrictions only apply to those beaches which are covered by Cornwall Council's PSPOs. Private beaches may also have their own restrictions in place which are not covered by these orders.