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Wildlife Watch Events
Mid-Week Volunteer Work Party
Volunteers are at the very heart of the work we carry out, and their roles are varied. Our mid-week volunteer work parties support the work of our reserves team and carry out a range of practical…
Helman Tor Volunteer Work Party
Based around our Helman Tor reserve, we meet every Wednesday at 9:30am, carrying out a wide variety of practical tasks to maintain and enhance this fantastic nature reserve.
Common cotton-grass
The fluffy, white heads of common cotton-grass dot our brown, boggy moors and heaths as if a giant bag of cotton wool balls has been thrown across the landscape!
Park Hoskyn (the Hayman Reserve)
A small reserve of mixed broad-leaved woodland in a steep-sided valley with a fast-flowing stream
Reserve Guardians
Common skate
Despite its name, the "common" skate is not so common anymore. In fact, they are Critically Endangered.
Looe Island Nature Reserve
Common octopus
The common octopus is a highly intelligent, active predator. It even has a secret weapon - special glands produce a venom that it uses to incapacitate its prey!
Common seal
The smaller of our two UK seal species, common seals are also known as harbour seals. Despite being called "Common", they are actually less common than grey seals!
Common juniper
A sprawling, spiny evergreen, Common juniper is famous for its traditional role in gin-making. Once common on downland, moorland and coastal heathland, it is now much rarer due to habitat loss.…