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Tor to Shore
Creating Cornwall’s most ambitious project for nature – supporting wildlife across land and sea
Tor to Shore is an ambitious new project from Cornwall Wildlife Trust, made possible with The National Lottery Heritage Fund.
Tor to Shore will create a Local Nature Recovery Network spanning across land and sea – one of the first of its kind in the UK - bringing together rewilding principles, sustainable farming practices, and marine conservation activities, all underpinned by communities.
From the granite boulders of Helman Tor, through farmland surrounding Par River, into the magnificent waters of St Austell Bay, this ambitious six-year Cornwall Wildlife Trust project will bring nature back.
Join us as we embark on these exciting plans.
Ben Watkins
Connecting land
Snakelocks Anemone, Ben Watkins
to sea
For too long conservation efforts on land and those at sea have been fragmented. Cornwall Wildlife Trust is thrilled to receive funding from The National Lottery Heritage Fund to change that, demonstrating that joined up efforts to create bigger, better, more connected landscapes and seascapes can be transformative for nature recovery
Want to get involved?
Do you live in the Bodmin, St Austell or Par catchment area? We want you to get involved.
At the heart of our ambitions for the area are plans to bring together people and communities from all backgrounds to act for, connect with, and benefit from nature.
Please get in touch by contacting tortoshore@cornwallwildlifetrust.org.uk
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Support Tor to Shore
You can support Tor to Shore and our other work to bring nature back to Cornwall by donating here.
The National Lottery Heritage Fund
Tor to Shore is made possible with The National Lottery Heritage Fund, the largest funder for the UK's heritage.
Using money raised by National Lottery players we support projects that connect people and communities to heritage. Our vision is for heritage to be valued, cared for and sustained for everyone, now and in the future. From historic buildings, our industrial legacy and the natural environment, to collections, traditions, stories and more. Heritage can be anything from the past that people value and want to pass on to future generations. We believe in the power of heritage to ignite the imagination, offer joy and inspiration, and to build pride in place and connection to the past.
Snakelocks Anemone, Ben Watkins
Tor to Shore
Cornwall Wildlife Trust has been awarded a £265,000 development grant from the National Lottery to progress plans and introduce pioneering conservation techniques, including the implementation of rewilding principles at Helman Tor nature reserve.