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Burncoose opens its hidden treasures for the Trust
Thursday 29th March, 2018
Cornwall Wildlife Trust’s Open Gardens 2018 begins with a very special garden location, Burncoose House and Garden, home to the internationally famous Burncoose Nurseries, winners of over 20 RHS Chelsea Flower Show Gold medals.
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Visit Cornwall’s Busy Beavers!
Wednesday 28th March, 2018
Cornwall’s new beavers have been busy since their release last summer building dams and creating pools in their five acre enclosure at Woodland Valley Farm in Ladock, near Truro. Cornwall Wildlife Trust, working in partnership with the farm, are organising a series of guided tours of the site this spring and summer, to give everyone a chance to see how these incredible creatures are transforming the site and creating more wildlife habitat areas. You may even be lucky enough to catch a glimpse of the animals themselves!
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More Cornish seafood makes the grade
Friday 23rd March, 2018
Cornwall Wildlife Trust’s award-winning Cornwall Good Seafood Guide website reports that more species of Cornish seafood have been added to their recommended list on the basis of their sustainability.
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Cornwall's Marine Strandings Appeal Receives Outstanding Support
Thursday 22nd March, 2018
Since launching its Marine Strandings Appeal in January, Cornwall Wildlife Trust has received an incredible reaction from people in Cornwall and around the world, and many people have shared their own devastating experiences with the Trust of discovering these majestic creatures washed up dead on their local beaches.
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Easter Sealebration in Mousehole!
Thursday 22nd March, 2018
Spend Easter Sunday celebrating the county’s wonderful marine life with Cornwall Wildlife Trust at a special Easter Sealebration event in Mousehole, and top of the bill will be the grey seals, often seen around the coasts of Cornwall.
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Don’t miss the boat to Looe Island Nature Reserve
Monday 12th March, 2018
Bookings are now being taken for this year’s trips to Cornwall Wildlife Trust’s stunning Island Nature Reserve, just off the coast at Looe, and a place on their ever popular Guided Walks. It all begins with a fun boat trip, followed by a fascinating guided tour with the warden around the island which, with its various habitats, provides a quiet haven for wildlife.
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Gardens open for wildlife
Monday 12th March, 2018
Cornwall Wildlife Trust’s popular Open Gardens scheme begins in April and for residents and visitors alike this is a chance to explore a dozen of Cornwall’s most stunning gardens some of which are opening for the first time for the public.
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Frugi Customers Love Cornwall Wildlife Trust
Friday 2nd March, 2018
Frugi, the award-winning organic children’s clothes brand, confirmed its reputation as one of Cornwall Wildlife Trust’s biggest business funders recently. A huge number of its customers have backed the Trust by choosing the charity to benefit from the company’s donation scheme.
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Trust respond to Agricultural Command Paper
Thursday 1st March, 2018
Our wildlife is in crisis with only a tiny proportion of our previous abundance of wildflowers, birds and sea-life now remaining. We can turn this around and lead the world in nature’s recovery but only with true government leadership.
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Cornwall Wildlife Trust welcomes today’s proposals to free public money for Cornwall’s environment
Tuesday 27th February, 2018
The government proposals – which include money being redirected from direct farm payments based on the amount of land farmed, to a new system of paying farmers ‘public money for public goods’ – principally their work to enhance the environment and invest in sustainable food production - aligns closely with the Trust’s own ambitions; namely protecting and enhancing wildlife on land and at sea and re-connecting people with nature.
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