Lewis Jefferies
What we do
For over 60 years, we've been protecting Cornwall’s wildlife and wild places on land and in our seas, with the support of thousands of people across Cornwall. We do this in four ways, all connected:
We show what nature can do
We bring people together for nature
We use knowledge to drive change
(C) David Parkyn
Nina Constable
Credit Lewis Jefferies
We show what nature can do
Because doing changes things
At Windmill Farm, once intensively farmed land is now home to some of the UK’s rarest plants. At Helman Tor, more than 20 new ponds have created a wetland complex that didn’t exist two years ago. At Cabilla and Redrice Woods, we’re restoring centuries-old oak trees, with the woodland birds, fungi and lichen that depend on them responding and flourishing. Across our 50+ nature reserves, we’re demonstrating that when nature is given the chance, it bounces back.
Beach picnic © Leia Morrison
Young people at a sea watch, Image by Hevika Michnova
We bring people together for nature
Because together we can
Every year, hundreds of volunteers give their time to Cornwall’s nature recovery: restoring habitats, monitoring wildlife, running events and much more. Community groups across Cornwall are doing the same: taking action for nature on their doorstep. Working with the NHS, our wellbeing courses are helping people feel more connected to nature. Cornwall’s people need wildlife, and Cornwall’s wildlife needs people – we help bring them together.
Derek Spooner was our expert quide to interesting birds – including kingfishers – on the estuary (and in the woods). (Rowena Millar)
Team celebrate beaver release. Image, Beaver Trust
Badger vaccination team. Image by Tom Marshall
Honeycomb worm walk at Bude, Image by Cornwall Wildlife Trust's Your Shore Team
Volunteers and Reserves staff scything at Churchtown Farm
We use knowledge to drive change
Because knowledge lights the way
Three quarters of Cornwall’s land is farmed, and our seas are fished by communities all around our coastline. By working with farmers, fishers, local authorities and decision-makers, we demonstrate what works, advocate for stronger protections, and use our knowledge to influence decisions across land and sea. Cornwall's wildlife needs a voice in the places where decisions get made; in government, in planning, in policy. We make that case at every level and support and upskill people across Cornwall to do the same, because the more voices there are, the harder nature is to ignore.
