News

News

Increase in Cornish Marine Disturbance

Increase in Cornish Marine Disturbance

A steady increase in incidents of disturbance to marine wildlife has been reported to Cornwall Wildlife Trust’s hotline over the past few weeks, with the start of the summer holiday season.

The ‘good life’ at Meadowside

The ‘good life’ at Meadowside

Meadowside, a six-acre smallholding at Trevarth, Redruth, is managed with wildlife in mind and it attracts a large variety of birds and insects. Hedgehogs are often seen here, along with rabbits…

Vibrant marine life surveyed on Manacles Reef

Vibrant marine life surveyed on Manacles Reef

The Manacles, a treacherous rocky reef that juts out from the Lizard peninsula, famous for the shipwrecks that it has caused, is also designated as a Marine Conservation Zone. Cornwall Wildlife…

Summer opening for Trenarth

Summer opening for Trenarth

Trenarth garden at High Cross near Constantine are opening their gates in aid of Cornwall Wildlife Trust as part of their Open Gardens scheme. Last year it was a spring opening for the garden,…

Discover Cornwall’s inspirational marine life

Discover Cornwall’s inspirational marine life

Cornwall Wildlife Trust is celebrating Cornwall’s extraordinary marine life with two weeks of fun and inspiring marine events as part of National Marine Week, which runs from Saturday 29th July to…

Bags of Help for Cornish Dolphins

Bags of Help for Cornish Dolphins

There are few experiences more thrilling than watching dolphins from the clifftop, or out on a boat. But there is nothing more heart-wrenching than seeing them washed up dead on the beach and so…

Messages from the Deep Found In West Cornwall

Messages from the Deep Found In West Cornwall

A rare satellite tag from a Spanish deep-water shark has been discovered washed up in West Cornwall, prompting marine experts from Cornwall Wildlife Trust to uncover the mystery of its origin and…

The Wild Cornish Bee Walk

The Wild Cornish Bee Walk

Cornwall Wildlife Trust are thrilled to have joined celebrated Cornish artist Kurt Jackson’s latest exhibition ‘Bees (and the Odd Wasp) in My Bonnet’ which both celebrates the importance of bees…

Beavers Are Back In Cornwall!

Beavers Are Back In Cornwall!

After being hunted to extinction in the UK 400 years ago beavers are now back in Cornwall thanks to a partnership between Cornwall Wildlife Trust and Woodland Valley Farm in Ladock near Truro…

A playground for wildlife

A playground for wildlife

If Cornish wildlife needed a place to play they could find no better location than Lethytep, near Lanreath. This stunning 52-acre garden is a haven designed specifically to attract wildlife and it…