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We all know how difficult it is at the moment trying to make ends meet. The ‘cost of living crisis’ is hitting so many people hard right across Cornwall at the petrol pump, in the supermarket, and as we pay our energy bills – and at Cornwall Wildlife Trust we are so grateful to our members who are continuing to support us in doing urgent work for wildlife at such a tough time.
For parents, grandparents or carers, looking after children during the summer holidays can be particularly challenging – and not just because of those two little words (“I’m bored”). Keeping the holiday blues away whilst staying in the black is never easy. The answer? Go green.
The wildlife and wild places of Cornwall are the most amazing resource we have right outside our door. Enjoying them will have us reaching for our binoculars and not our wallets, using our phones to snap photos rather tapping to pay, and discovering the riches of the natural world which will last in our memories longer than the cash in our bank accounts.
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