Wildlife Celebration at The Lost Gardens of Heligan

• Meet Cornwall’s native wildlife with Gwel an Mor’s Feadon Farm Wildlife Centre including a barn owl, harvest mice, grass snakes, birds of prey and more!
• Watch bird-ringing demonstrations - see how Heligan's wild birds are ringed so they can be tracked in the future.
• Learn about the Trust’s wildlife conservation work from our expert staff and enthusiastic volunteers, including the nature reserves team, marine conservation team, Living Landscapes team, the Environmental Records Centre, the Wildlife Information Service, Fox Club and the Trust's consultancy Cornwall Environmental Consultants.
• Find out how to get involved with the Trust through volunteering, surveying and wildlife recording.
• Meet The Lost Gardens of Heligan Wildlife Team to learn all about the wildlife that lives in the Gardens.

Free entry into The Lost Gardens of Heligan for Wild Cornwall and Wild Scilly magazine readers

The Lost Gardens of Heligan are generously offering FREE entry to Wild Cornwall and Wild Scilly readers, look out for your free entry flyer for two adults in your Spring 2012 magazine, sent in early April. The Lost Gardens of Heligan are long-standing Cornwall Wildlife Trust Business Supporters who care passionately about their local wildlife. We are delighted to be holding our Wildlife Celebration with them for the third year.

Normal entry prices to The Lost Gardens of Heligan

The Wildlife Celebration is held within the grounds of the Gardens. If you do not have a free entry flyer normal entry fees apply (free entry flyer sent with Spring Wild Cornwall and Wild Scilly magazine to all members):

• Adults £10
• Seniors £9
• 5-16yrs £6
• Under 5yrs free

Enjoy these activities, some have limited spaces so come early to reserve your place.

Sunday and Monday:

• Bird nest-box making - enjoy building your very own bird nest-box to take away and put up in your garden! £3 donation requested to cover materials.
• Bird ringing demonstrations - see how Heligan's wild birds are ringed so they can be tracked in the future.
• Fox Club Scavenger Hunt - see how many natural things you can find in the Gardens and get a prize if you find everything listed on your Scavenger Hunt sheet!
• Pond dipping - what bugs and beasties live in Heligan's ponds? Have a go at pond dipping and find out.

Sunday 13th May

• 10.30am - 12:30pm: Bird walk with Dave Thomas, a local wildlife expert, Cornwall Wildlife Trust Trustee and leader of the Restormel Local Group. Limited to 20 places, pick up your ticket from the ticket office when you arrive.
• 11.00am - 1.00pm: Nature photography walk with Adrian Langdon, professional wildlife photographer and co-leader of the Cornwall Wildlife Trust Photographic Group. Limited to 20 places, pick up your ticket from the ticket office when you arrive.
• 11.30am - 12.30pm: Book signing by Cornwall’s seal expert Sue Sayer, signing her new book: ‘Seal Secrets: Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly’
• 11.45am - 12.00pm: Check bird nest-boxes for chicks with Mark Grantham, BTO licensed bird-ringer and bird expert.

• 1.30pm - 3.30pm: Nature photography walk with Dave Thomas, a local wildlife expert, Cornwall Wildlife Trust Trustee and leader of the Restormel Local Group. Limited to 15 places, pick up your ticket from the ticket office when you arrive.
• 2.30am - 2.45pm: Check bird nest-boxes for chicks with Mark Grantham, BTO licensed bird-ringer and bird expert.
• 2.45pm - 4.00pm: Wildlife walk - a gentle stroll around the Gardens spotting the wonderful wildlife that lives in them, with Cornwall Wildlife Trust Trustee Jane King.

Monday 14th May

• 11.00am - 12.00pm: Heligan's moths revealed! Help us check our 'moth trap' (no moths are hurt!) and find what amazing and colourful moth species make Heligan their home. With Gary Lewis, Manager of the Environmental Records Centre for Cornwall and The Isles of Scilly (ERCCIS).
• 11.30am - 12.30pm: Book signing by Cornwall’s seal expert Sue Sayer, signing her new book: ‘Seal Secrets: Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly’
• 11.45am - 12.00pm: Check bird nest-boxes for chicks with Mark Grantham, BTO licensed bird-ringer and bird expert
• 1.00pm - 2.00pm: Bugs and mini-beasts walk - see what tiny wildlife lives in the nooks and crannies of the gardens, with Rowena Millar, wildlife enthusiast and Editor of our Wild Cornwall and Wild Scilly magazine.
• 2.30am - 2.45pm: Check bird nest-boxes for chicks with Mark Grantham, BTO licensed bird-ringer and bird expert.
• 2.45pm - 4.00pm: Wildlife walk - a gentle stroll around the Gardens spotting the wonderful wildlife that lives in them with Roger Whooper, local wildlife expert and Trust volunteer.

Meet our local and specialist wildlife groups

The Trust's wildlife and geology volunteer groups will be there to answer your wildlife questions, tell you all about how they help protect Cornwall's wonderful wildlife and wild places and let you know how you can get involved. Groups attending:

• Living Churchyards Project
• Restormel Local Group
• Cornwall Geoconservation Group
• Cornwall Seal Group - with special book signing from Sue Sayer, Co-ordinator of the group.
• Cornwall Bat Group

How to get to The Lost Gardens of Heligan

Address: The Lost Gardens of Heligan, Pentewan, St Austell, PL 26 6EN

For directions and a map please visit the The Lost Gardens of Heligan website.

Event media partner

We are pleased to be working in partnership with the Cornish Guardian newspaper, this year's Event Media Partner.

For an unforgettable experience, come to our Wildlife Celebration and join us in celebrating Cornwall's special wildlife and wild places. We look forward to meeting you there!