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  • Race to protect Cornwall’s wildlife

    Friday 10th November, 2017

    The race is on to raise funds to protect Cornwall’s wildlife with runners from all over the county taking part in the annual Race for Wildlife on Sunday 3rd December in Penwith.

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  • Beach boost for Looe and Seaton

    Friday 10th November, 2017

    Cornwall Wildlife Trust will continue working through 2018 on behalf of the Looe Bathing Water Quality Partnership, keeping bathing waters healthy in Looe and Seaton. Impressive community efforts in recent years have reduced pollution getting into rivers, which has led to measurable improvements in bathing water quality.

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  • Inspirational Environmentalist to speak at Trust Discovery Day

    Thursday 2nd November, 2017

    Inspirational British environmentalist Tony Juniper will be special guest speaker at Cornwall Wildlife Trust’s 2017 Discovery Day which has a distinctly sustainable accent to it, on Saturday 25th November at the Royal Cornwall Showground.

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  • Record year for Cornwall’s Marine Wildlife

    Monday 30th October, 2017

    Over 2,500 records, representing tens of thousands of animals, were sent into Cornwall Wildlife Trust’s Seaquest Southwest Project in 2016 – a record breaking year for the initiative as described in their recently released 2016 report. From our Cornish bottlenose dolphins to the rare arctic bowhead whale, this result continues to support Cornwall’s top status as one of the best places to see coastal and marine wildlife in the UK.

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  • Cornwall, a great Plaice to be!

    Wednesday 18th October, 2017

    Cornwall Wildlife Trust’s sustainable seafood project has announced this week that Cornish plaice has been added to the Cornwall Good Seafood Guide list of recommended seafood.

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  • An Evening of Butterflies

    Thursday 5th October, 2017

    Wine, art, music and nature. Leading contemporary artist Kurt Jackson and Bordeaux’s Cornish winemaker Mark Hellyar to unveil a new Wild White Sauvignon Blanc at event in aid of Cornwall Wildlife Trust.

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  • Record breaking Open Gardens season

    Thursday 5th October, 2017

    An impressive £12,950 has been raised through the Open Gardens scheme run by Cornwall Wildlife Trust, making it an amazing record breaking year. This money will go towards the Trust’s ongoing work to protect Cornwall’s wildlife and wild places.

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  • Trust working to eradicate invasive knotweed

    Thursday 5th October, 2017

    Cornwall Wildlife Trust has begun work to eradicate Japanese Knotweed which can be bad news for wildlife and people alike from the Drift Reservoir Catchment in west Penwith. South West Water is funding the Trust to treat Japanese Knotweed over the next five years to try and completely remove this problem plant from the whole Drift Drinking Water Catchment.

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  • Cornwall Sustainability Awards Follow Global Trend

    Tuesday 26th September, 2017

    Cornwall is once again proving its credentials as a forward thinking centre for environmentally conscious businesses by hosting the 2017 Cornwall Sustainability Awards (CSA). The awards which are currently open for entries highlight the importance of sustainability planning to business owners. Cornwall Wildlife Trust is a keen promoter of the awards and this year is sponsoring the ‘Best Small Business’ category.

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  • Cornwall’s Communities join the ReFILL Revolution!

    Tuesday 26th September, 2017

    BeachCare, Your Shore Beach Rangers Project, Clean Cornwall and Cornwall Wildlife Trust in association with City to Sea are taking the battle against plastic waste to the next level with ReFILL Cornwall, a countywide free water refill campaign. And it is coming to a community near you, thanks to dozens of local Cornish Communities waving the ReFILL Flag!

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