
Octopus numbers boom in Cornwall
Huge numbers of octopus have been seen along Cornwall’s coastline this month in what experts are describing as a “bumper year” for sightings.
Cornwall Wildlife Trust has launched its biggest-ever fundraising appeal today to help secure a 97-acre site described as a ‘once-in-a-lifetime opportunity’.
Horticultural havens across Cornwall are set to open their gates as part of Cornwall Wildlife Trust’s Open Gardens scheme and 60th anniversary celebrations.
One of Cornwall Wildlife Trust’s nature reserves has been set alight as part of a suspected arson attack – the third major fire to devastate the heathland in the past three years.
Cornwall’s coastal dunes and their links to the legend of Saint Piran are being celebrated in a community art exhibition organised by Cornwall Wildlife Trust.