Much of the land in and around Boscastle is owned by the Trust, including the cliffs of Penally Point and Willapark which guard the sinuous harbour entrance, Forrabury Stitches, high above the village and divided into ancient ‘stitchmeal’ cultivation plots, and large areas of woodland and meadow in the lovely Valency Valley. Special updates: The National Trust’s main focus after the flooding on Monday 16 August continues to be to do all we can for our staff, tenants, neighbours and the community at large to deal with their personal losses and hardship. The Trust has been working closely with the emergency services to assess the damage in the harbour and help progress the clean-up operation. Preliminary assessments have identified that most of the buildings owned by the Trust at the harbour are in varying need of repair, ranging from debris removal, drying out and re-decoration to consolidation and structural restoration. The flood has affected surrounding farmland, coastal footpaths and considerably damaged the Valency Valley, which includes extensive woodland and public footpaths. The Trust is therefore advising walkers not to use this area and under advice from Devon & Cornwall Police, The Trust has temporarily closed the coastal footpath on either side of the harbour mouth.