Red fox
The red fox, with its unmistakable bushy tail, can be seen in towns and the countryside. They mostly come out at night, but can also be seen during the day if you’re lucky!
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Fox moth
The large, fluffy caterpillars of this moth are often seen in summer and early spring.
European badger
Badgers are the UK’s largest land predator and are one of the most well-known British species. They are famed for their black and white stripes and sturdy body, using their strong front paws to…
Fox Club bags £4,874 from carrier bag charge fund
Cornwall Wildlife Trust’s junior membership, Fox Club is delighted to announce it has bagged £4,874 from a Tesco funding scheme.
Badger Vaccination in Cornwall
At Cornwall Wildlife Trust we have been working on the issue of badgers and TB in cattle for several years, with many groups including scientists from the Zoologicial Society of London (ZSL), farmers, landowners, vets and academics.
Badger cull expansion makes no sense
Defra has announced an expansion to the badger culls in Cornwall and horrifyingly, 83% of Cornwall is now in a badger cull zone. This is one of ten new badger cull areas covering a huge area…
Children have their eyes opened to an underwater world
Cornwall Wildlife Trust marine experts recently led a successful event where primary age children were taught the joys of snorkelling within the safety of some fabulous Cornish rockpools, with…
Meet Badger, Ratty, Mole and Toad at Eden
Badger, Ratty, Mole and Toad, stars of The Wildlife Trust’s Wind in the Willows trailer will be on display at the Eden Project for two weeks from Tuesday 30th July.
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…
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.…
Badger culling to be phased out
Cornwall Wildlife Trust has been championing the use of vaccination as an alternative to culling for many years.
True fox-sedge
The true fox-sedge is a rare and threatened plant in the UK. It relies on lowland floodplain meadows and damp habitats, which are rapidly disappearing. Look for reddish-brown flowers in summer.…