Heathland and moorland
These wild, open landscapes stretch over large areas and are most often found in uplands. Although slow to awaken in spring, by late summer heathland can be an eye-catching purple haze of heather…
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Quoit Heathland
Complex mosaics of wet and dry heath, scrub, bogs, grasslands and open water
Rocky habitat
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.
Protecting one of the world's rarest habitats: lowland heath
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…
Maerl: a hidden and precious habitat
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…
A garden adopted by wildlife
The owners of the old farmhouse at South Bosent in Dobwalls have created a garden habitat for any wildlife which chooses to adopt them, and they have already attracted birds, insects, butterflies…
Island wildlife
Looe Island itself, and the waters that surround it, create a haven for wildlife.
Wildlife in Cornwall
Find out more about the wildlife that surrounds you and what you can do to help by visiting our species explorer.
Wildlife Gardening
All the noise and disturbance involved in the construction of a house is likely to have frightened away any wildlife. It may be strangely quiet, no birdsong or insects buzzing.
County Wildlife Sites
County Wildlife Sites are the most significant areas of semi-natural habitat in Cornwall outside statutory protected sites such as Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) and Special Areas of Conservation (SACs)
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…
Race for Wildlife!
This annual Race for Wildlife in Penwith takes place this year on Sunday 1st December.