Horsehair worm
Horsehair worms are parasitic worms of the clade Nematoida alongside their sister taxa Nematoda, the roundworms. The most famous trait of certain species of horsehair worms is the ability to alter…
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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…
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’…
Trust plant 400 trees for the future
A team of Cornwall Wildlife Trust volunteers have planted over 400 native trees to create new woodland for the future. The planting scheme, carried out this November on a farm near Helston, will…
My history lesson
Lancashire Wildlife Trust is working with Moorfield Primary school in Irlam to deliver both indoor and outdoor education on the mossland habitat. This includes the history of the area, and the…
Cornwall's hedgehogs are disappearing - you can help them
You can probably remember when they were a familiar sight at night in gardens and hedgerows but that’s a fast-fading memory, as hedgehog numbers have halved in the countryside in the last 20 years…
My research
Throughout my internship, I am contributing to marine conservation by assisting with marine mammal research in Cardigan Bay, collecting data on marine mammals from land and boat-based surveys, and…