The Cornwall Wildlife Trust (founded as the Cornwall Naturalists' Club) is a charitable organisation founded in 1962 that is concerned solely with Cornwall, United Kingdom. It deals with the conservation and preservation of Cornwall's wildlife, geology and habitats managing over 50 nature reserves covering approximately , amongst them Looe Island. The Trust conducts both land and marine conservation programmes.
The Cornwall Wildlife Trust is a charitable organisation founded in 1962 that is concerned with the conservation and preservation of Cornwall's wildlife, geology and habitats, both on land and in the marine environment. Frank Turk, Stella Turk and Jean Paton were all involved in the founding of the organisation. The Trust is part of The Wildlife Trusts partnership of 46 wildlife trusts in the United Kingdom. It works in conjunction with the Isles of Scilly Wildlife Trust on some matters. The Trust is based at Allet near Truro in Cornwall. The headquarters and offices are adjacent to the Trust's Five Acres nature reserve. This reserve includes two ponds, as well as mixed broadleaved and conifer woodland. the Trust's chief executive is Matt Walpole. The Trust is run by a group of elected volunteer trustees, chaired by Oliver Blount.
The trust deals with the conservation and preservation of Cornwall's wildlife, geology and habitats, managing over 50 nature reserves covering approximately , amongst them Looe Island. Cornwall Wildlife Trust produces a thrice-yearly magazine called Wild Cornwall.
The direction and work that the Trust currently does is guided by the Cornwall Biodiversity action plan. Living Seas and Living Landscapes are two such projects. The Trust runs ERCCIS (Environmental Records Centre for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly), a county wide database of sightings of animals and plants, and records of geology. It also gives planning advice (CEC - Cornwall Environmental Consultants) to land developers.
In 2024 the Trust received a National Lottery grant of ã265,000, with a possible follow-up grant of ã3m, allowing the Trust to launch a rewilding campaign, named the Tor to Shore project.
1. Armstrong Wood<br /> 2. Baker's Pit<br /> 3. Beales Meadows<br /> 4. Bissoe Valley<br /> 5. Bosvenning Common<br /> 6. Cabilla and Redrice Woods<br /> 7. Caer Brân<br /> 8. Carn Moor<br /> 9. Chûn Downs<br /> 10. Churchtown Farm, near Saltash<br /> 11. Chyverton<br /> 12. Devichoys Wood, near Penryn<br /> 13. Downhill Meadow<br /> 14. River FalâÂÂRiver Ruan Estuary<br /> 15. Five Acres, at the Cornwall Wildlife Trust Headquarters, Allet, near Truro<br /> 16. Fox Corner, south of Truro<br /> 17. Greena Moor<br /> 18. Halbullock Moor, south of Truro <br /> 19. Hawkes Wood<br /> 20. Helman Tor (including Breney Common and Red Moor, near Lostwithiel <br /> 21. Kemyel Crease<br /> 22. Kennall Vale, at Ponsanooth, between Falmouth & Redruth<br /> 23. Lanvean Bottoms<br /> 24. Loggan's Moor, near Hayle<br /> 25. Loveny/Colliford Reservoir<br /> 26. Lower Lewdon<br /> 27. Luckett/Greenscombe Wood<br />
28. Maer Lake<br /> 29. Nansmellyn Marsh<br /> 30. North Predannack Downs<br /> 31. Park Hoskyn - The Hayman Reserve<br /> 32. Pendarves Wood, near Camborne<br /> 33. Penlee Battery, near Kingsand<br /> 34. Phillips's Point<br /> 35. Priddacombe Downs<br /> 36. Prideaux Wood<br /> 37. Quoit Heathland<br /> 38. Redlake Cottage Meadows<br /> 39. Ropehaven Cliffs<br /> 40. Rosenannon Downs<br /> 41. St Erth Pits, at St. Erth<br /> 42. St George's Island (or Looe Island), near Looe<br /> 43. Swanvale, Falmouth<br /> 44. Sylvia's Meadow, near Callington<br /> 45. Tamar Estuary, near Saltash<br /> 46. Tincombe, near Saltash<br /> 47. Trebarwith, near Tintagel<br /> 48. Tregonetha Downs, near Goss Moor<br /> 49. Tresayes Quarry, near Roche<br /> 50. Tywardreath Marsh, near Par<br /> 51. Upton Meadow, near Bude<br /> 52. Upton Towans, near Hayle<br /> 53. Ventongimps Moor, near Zelah, Cornwall<br /> 54. Marsland Valley, north of Bude<br /> 55. Windmill Farm, on The Lizard<br />