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Protecting Cornwall’s seas – Cornwall Wildlife Trust’s marine review for 2019
2019 saw plenty of positive wildlife activity in Cornwall’s seas but there is much to be done to give marine life the best chance to thrive. Cornwall Wildlife Trust’s marine conservation team…
Help needed to save our Cornish bees
Our Cornish bees are disappearing, with some species on the verge of extinction, but Cornwall Wildlife Trust is determined to stop this from happening and has launched the Bee Kind Appeal to raise…
The good life for wildlife at Meadowside
Meadowside, a six-acre smallholding in Redruth, is an excellent example of the “good life” and managed with wildlife in mind, it attracts hedgehogs, rabbits, and a large variety of birds and…
The ‘good life’ at Meadowside
Meadowside, a six-acre smallholding at Trevarth, Redruth, is managed with wildlife in mind and it attracts a large variety of birds and insects. Hedgehogs are often seen here, along with rabbits…
A garden adopted by wildlife
The owners of the old farmhouse at South Bosent in Dobwalls have created a garden habitat for any wildlife which chooses to adopt them, and they have already attracted birds, insects, butterflies…
Wildlife Gardening
All the noise and disturbance involved in the construction of a house is likely to have frightened away any wildlife. It may be strangely quiet, no birdsong or insects buzzing.
From black blobs to frogs’ legs
This March, we’re celebrating all the wildlife and incredible insects that our gardens have to offer. Cornwall Wildlife Trust’s (currently non-roving) reporter Rowena Millar is back with another…
Wild Cornwall - Issue 141 - Spring 2020
Where butterflies flutter by in Cornwall - a spotter's guide to beautiful butterflies / Seeing the wood for the trees - tree planting guidance to tackle climate change / Hedgehogs... and their super(sonic) powers / Grubs up! Insects on the menu.
My vocation
Always fascinated by wildlife, Sophie has pursued a career in nature conservation through formal education and traineeships.
She now works as an ecologist, working to conserve Herefordshire’…
Fly orchid
The fly-shaped flowers of this fascinating plant are attractive to insects - but not the ones you might expect!
Open Garden - Meadowside
Mark 15 years of Open Gardens at Meadowside, a five-acre wildlife haven, lovingly created to support birds and insects with meadow, arboretum and vibrant planting throughout. Step inside a working…