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Farmers soiling their undies for good grass in Cornwall
Farmers in West Cornwall have been burying their underpants to help with their grassland management. Cotton underpants are made from organic matter, so an attractive feast for soil microbes and…
What do the latest Defra bTB proposals mean for farmers, cattle and badgers?
Defra’s latest proposals for bovine TB eradication in England are currently out for consultation and include plans to change the badger cull policy and cattle testing regimes. Cheryl Marriott,…
Trail-blazing farmers to start badger vaccination in mid-Cornwall
A surge of interest in badger vaccination from farmers in mid-Cornwall has led them to team up with Cornwall Wildlife Trust. The Trust has started to vaccinate badgers on their nature reserves in…
Trust working to eradicate invasive knotweed
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…
Farmers come together and help ensure badger vaccination success for second year
Covid-19 restrictions have led to delays and postponements of many activities this year. However, thanks to the efforts of a small group of farmers in mid-Cornwall, badger vaccination in a bid to…
Record year for badger vaccinations in Cornwall as Wildlife Trust hail trailblazing farmers for success
Vaccinations gain ground in Cornwall, with 251 badgers vaccinated during the 2022 season, although two new cull areas announced.
Helping birds on farms in the winter
Farm Adviser, Dr. Jan Dinsdale, explains why Cornwall Wildlife Trust are working with farmers in West Penwith to help boost wild bird populations in the winter months.
Farmer-led badger vaccination project off to flying start
The farmer-led badger vaccination programme in mid-Cornwall, recently featured on BBC Countryfile, has got off to a flying start with 66 badgers vaccinated already and several farms still to go.…
Corkwing wrasse
One of the most striking and beautiful reef species found in the UK!
Badger Vaccination in Cornwall
Flower power: the farms helping to bring back wildlife with help from Upstream Thinking
Cornwall Wildlife Trust's Upstream Thinking team are helping farmers and landowners manage and sow more than 800 acres of herbal leys across Cornwall this spring.