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Australian invaders in Cornish gardens
One of the great pleasures of having a garden is being able to look underneath pots, logs, and stones to see what living things are hiding underneath. Perhaps the most surprising things I’ve found…
Ferns (ERCCIS Workshop)
Discover how to identify the species of fern that we find in Cornwall.
Grasses (ERCCIS Workshop)
Discover how to identify the grass species that we find in Cornwall.
Dam good news for beavers: Wild release application process open
Cornwall Wildlife Trust welcomes the news that the UK Government is now accepting applications for licensed wild release of beavers in England.
Great news for Cornwall’s wildlife and wild places!
We did it! Thanks to an online campaign and some hard work behind the scenes, Cornwall's wildlife and wild places now have more protection.
News and Events from our Associated Groups
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…
Good news for west Cornwall's waterways - Drift, Argal, Stithians and Cober catchments
Increased biodiversity shows vastly improved water quality in west Cornwall's upstream waterways.
Common pond skater
The common pond skater can be seen 'skating' over the surface of ponds, lakes, ditches and slow-moving rivers. It is predatory, feeding on small insects by detecting vibrations in the…
Greater pond sedge
A tussocky sedge, Greater pond sedge has stout, upright flower spikes, strap-like leaves and triangular stems. It prefers lowland wetland habitats on heavy soils.