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Find out more about the UK’s wildlife from birds of prey to wildflowers and from marine wildlife to trees and fungi.
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Endangered Species Wildlife Conservation
Endangered species live in your local area. Cornwall Wildlife Trust helps with wildlife conservation by protecting the habitat for local wildlife. Learn how you can help endangered species and your local wildlife.
Snipe
Listen out for the 'drumming' sound of a male snipe as it performs its aerial courtship display. It's not a call, but actually its tail feathers beating in the wind. Snipe live on…
Jack snipe
This well-camouflaged wader is a winter visitor to the UK, where it can be seen feeding on wetlands with a distinctive bobbing motion.
30 Species in 30 Days; Jack’s Cornish Wildlife Challenge
30 Days Wild is The Wildlife Trust’s national campaign challenging people to get outside and do something wild every single day in June - 30 fun and exciting ‘Random Acts of Wildness’. There is…
New sea slug species found marks first record for UK waters
An extremely rare sea slug has been spotted off the coast of the Isles of Scilly.
More than one in ten UK species threatened with extinction, new study finds
It’s not too late to save UK nature but we must act now - that is the conclusion from a coalition of more than 50 leading wildlife and research organisations behind the State of Nature 2016 report…
Species
Discover more about our amazing wildlife in the UK! Learn more about the plants and animals on your doorstep.
Father’s Day Wildlife Gardening Special
Sunday 17th June is Father’s Day and if you are looking for somewhere to take that garden loving man in your family then Lethytep at Lanreath should be top of the list.
Looe Island Nature Highlights: Winter Special
I'm Claire, and Looe Island is my home all year round. I'm a nature warden on this extra-special nature reserve (owned by Cornwall Wildlife Trust) along with my partner Jon, some…
Our work with local and special interest groups
We're committed to getting more people taking action for nature across Cornwall and as part of that, we're introducing a package of support called Association.
Online Open Gardens series - The Lodge
Due to the coronavirus lockdown, some Open Garden events have needed to be cancelled. In this online Open Gardens series, we will be speaking with with those who open up their gardens for the…