Thanks to a spell of calm weather and long days, Cornwall’s seas are teaming with plankton which in turn has brought basking sharks to our waters.

Cornwall Wildlife Trust welcomes the news that the UK Government is now accepting applications for licensed wild release of beavers in England.

The Wildlife Trusts publish 'A vision for the return of beavers to England and Wales', making the case for bringing back this keystone species to rivers in the two countries.

Research led by the University of Plymouth, together with Cornwall Wildlife Trust and the South Coast Bottlenose Consortium, has provided the first detailed examination of the pod’s existence and…

Cornwall Wildlife Trust’s Marine Strandings Network are currently at Fistral beach in Newquay, investigating a stranded fin whale – the second largest mammal in the world.

A rarely seen female sperm whale has stranded and sadly died on Perranporth Beach in North Cornwall on Sunday 10th July 2016. One of only six sperm whales to have stranded in the county since…

A leatherback turtle has been found stranded on Porthleven Beach. The stranding is believed to be linked to a recent report from a fisherman who saw a turtle entangled in his pot line,…

Hundreds of dead and dying seabirds - particularly puffins - are washing up on Cornwall's beaches in the wake of the recent stormy weather.