The humpback whale is making a comeback, with more and more individuals being seen in UK seas every year. They are well known for their acrobatic behaviour - so don't be surprised to see them…
Several sightings of humpback whales have been filmed off the coast of Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly this week.
Humpback whale sightings in Cornwall are few and far between, however, on the 5th of June, couple Linda and Ryan from Evocean Sailing recorded this incredibly lucky whale encounter in Falmouth Bay…
All around the Cornish coast between November and March, it’s worth keeping an eye out to sea – as, if you are very lucky, you may encounter an experience that will take your breath away.
The Crab apple is familiar as a small tree that produces yellow-green, rounded fruit that is used for making jellies and wines. It can be found in woods and hedges, as well as in cultivated…
The UK's smallest whale, the minke whale, is notoriously inquisitive around boats and is even known to breach clear of the water. Beware though - their fragrant breath has given them the…
A total of 4,896 harbour porpoises, dolphins and whales (cetaceans) were reported washed up on UK shorelines between 1 January 2011 and 31 December 2017, according to a seven-year review published…
Living up to its name, the oak apple gall wasp produces growths, or 'galls', on oak twigs that look like little apples. Inside the gall, the larvae of the wasp feed on the host tissues,…
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…
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.
