Hay cuts and low-intensity cattle grazing, guided by new fencing and gateways, will boost soil biology without fertilisers or herbicides. This strengthens the reserve’s climate resilience and supports a wide range of species, from waxcap fungi and soil invertebrates to birds such as choughs, starlings, and overwintering golden plover, snipe and woodcock.

Restoring over 1.6 km of Cornish hedges will strengthen wildlife corridors and support nesting birds, reptiles, amphibians and early-season insects. Species likely to benefit include blackbird, stonechat, whitethroat, adder, slow worm, common lizard, frogs, toads and small mammals.

Improve and create more spring fed ponds to form a network of clean-water habitats, important biodiversity hotspots. These ponds will support aquatic insects, bats, birds and amphibians such as common frog, common toad and palmate newt, while helping cool the landscape during heatwaves.

Around 12 acres of grassland will be restored into species-rich meadow, allowing native wildflowers, fungi and pollinators - including the rare Perkin’s Mining Bee - to return. These meadows also support butterflies, small mammals and birds such as skylark, meadow pipit, linnet and short-eared owl.

This 13.6-acre site is almost entirely surrounded by our existing Bartinney nature reserve. Securing it will allow us to bring the landscape together as one connected whole, creating bigger, better and more joined-up habitats where wildlife can recover and thrive.

The land that we are hoping to buy is valued at £100,000. Thanks to the incredible generosity of supporters who have remembered Cornwall Wildlife Trust in their Will, we already have £20,000 towards the purchase. We quickly need to raise the remaining £80,000.

If you are able to donate, your gift amount will go directly towards purchasing the 13.6 acres of land currently for sale on the open market. Any Gift Aid claimed from your donation will support Cornwall Wildlife Trust's wider work to preserve and protect nature across the county.

The land is currently for sale on the open market and could be lost to development if we are unable to secure it in time. This is a rare opportunity, and we must act quickly to protect it for wildlife.

If for any reason we are unable to secure this land, funds raised will be used for future land purchase appeals or similar conservation projects.

If this appeal raises more than the target of £80,000, any additional funds will also be used for future land purchase appeals or similar conservation projects.

Yes. Back in 2023, supporters helped us secure additional land at Bartinney, which is already flourishing with new life. This appeal builds on that success and is the next step in completing and restoring this special landscape.

• You can donate online by clicking the 'Donate Now' button at the top of this page.
• You can also donate over the phone by calling 01872 273939 (and selecting option 2).
• If you would like to donate by cheque, please make it payable to Cornwall Wildlife Trust and send it to:
  Cornwall Wildlife Trust
  Five Acres, Allet,
  Truro, Cornwall,
  TR4 9DJ
• If you are interested in making a larger gift or supporting the appeal through a partnership, please get in touch with our team.

Securing this land at Bartinney will help create a more resilient landscape where wildlife can adapt to a changing climate. By expanding the reserve, we can restore and connect habitats, create new wetlands and water features to cool the land and reduce wildfire risk, and provide space for species to move as conditions change. This supports our wider goal of creating “bigger, better and more joined-up” areas for nature that are more resilient to climate impacts and help protect wildlife into the future.

Although not currently in use, the land is referred to as 'improved pasture', once used as farmland. It supports relatively low levels of wildlife compared to species-rich habitats. However, it has strong potential for restoration, with healthy soils, existing hedgerows and a natural spring-fed pond. By securing it, we can transform it into a much richer landscape for wildlife, including wildflower meadows, ponds and connected habitats.

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