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What are County Wildlife Sites and why are they important?
Cornwall’s nearly 500 County Wildlife Sites, covering around 10% of Cornwall’s land mass, are vital for various habitats and wildlife. Cornwall Wildlife Trust’s Head of Nature Reserves, Callum,…
Show your support for Local Wildlife Sites under threat
Sign the e-petition before 10 May
Cornwall Wildlife Trust backs new form of protection for the sea and call on Government for ambitious delivery plan for Highly Protected Marine Areas within a year
The Benyon review of Highly Protected Marine Areas (HPMAs) is published by Defra today. Cornwall Wildlife Trust backs its recommendations that HPMAs should be an essential part of the UK network…
A gift to nature will help continue monumental nature recovery scheme in Cornwall
Cornwall Wildlife Trust’s largest ever nature recovery project enters a new phase. Pigs and native breed cattle have been introduced at Helman Tor in an application of ‘rewilding’ principles. The…
Give our seas better protection - HPMAs
Autumn Half Term Fun with Wildlife Watch
Join Wildlife Watch, the junior membership of Cornwall Wildlife Trust (4 – 11yrs) for some wildlife fun exploring two fantastic sites on the Wednesday of half term.
Field cow-wheat
Once widespread, this attractive plant has declined as a result of modern agricultural practices and is now only found in four sites in South East England.
Greater water parsnip
Large scale drainage in the UK has seen a massive reduction in the range of this sensitive aquatic plant which now only occurs in around 50 sites in England.
Bladder campion
Bladder campion is so-called for the bladder-like bulge that sites just behind the five-petalled flower - this is actually the fused sepals. Look for it on grasslands, farmland and along hedgerows…