Sand and gravel
Sand and gravel can be found from the shoreline down to the deep sea, attracting a host of burrowing creatures.
Sand and gravel can be found from the shoreline down to the deep sea, attracting a host of burrowing creatures.
Surfaced spaces needn't exclude wildlife! Gravel can often be the most wildlife-friendly solution for a particular area.
We’ve lost approximately 80 per cent of our lowland heath in Britain over just the last 200 years.
We chatted with our West Cornwall Reserves Manager, Nick Marriott, to find out about our…
Rocky habitats are some of the most natural and untouched places in the UK. Often high up in the hills and hard to reach, they are havens for some of our rarest wildlife.
The tiny, brown-and-white sand martin is a common summer visitor to the UK, nesting in colonies on rivers, lakes and flooded gravel pits. It returns to Africa in winter.
The sand lizard is extremely rare due to the loss of its sandy heath and dune habitats. Reintroduction programmes have helped establish new populations.
Working with Cornwall Wildlife Trust, this week The British Army will remove patches of scrub from overgrown areas of sand dunes on MOD land as part of a training exercise using JCB diggers, to…
Sand dunes are places of constant change and movement. Wander through them on warm summer days for orchids, bees and other wildlife, or experience the forces of nature behind their creation - the…
Diving over a maerl bed is best described as like flying over a shagpile carpet made up of purple twiglets! It is an incredible sight. A huge diversity of fascinating marine creatures live in and…
Sand sedge is an important feature of our coastal sand dunes, helping to stabilise the dunes, which allows them to grow up and become colonised by other species.
This annual Race for Wildlife in Penwith takes place this year on Sunday 1st December.
Sand Hoppers really live up to their name, jumping high into the air when disturbed.