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{{Short description|Wildlife conservation charity}}
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The '''Cornwall Wildlife Trust''' (founded as the '''Cornwall Naturalists' Club''') is a charitable organisation founded in 1962 that is concerned solely with [[Cornwall]], England, United Kingdom. It deals with the conservation and preservation of Cornwall's wildlife, geology and habitats managing over 50 nature reserves covering approximately {{convert|4300|acre|km2}}, amongst them [[Looe Island]]. The Trust conducts both land and marine conservation programmes.

== History ==
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.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=About Us {{!}} Cornwall Wildlife Trust |url=https://www.cornwallwildlifetrust.org.uk/what-we-do/about-us |access-date=2025-04-06 |website=www.cornwallwildlifetrust.org.uk |language=en}}</ref> [[Frank Turk (biologist)|Frank Turk]], [[Stella Turk]] and [[Jean Paton]] were all involved in the founding of the organisation.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cornwall Wildlife Trust - Wild Cornwall - Summer 2003 No 91 |url=https://www.chycor.co.uk/wild-cornwall/sum03/page14.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241127004718/https://www.chycor.co.uk/wild-cornwall/sum03/page14.htm |archive-date=27 November 2024 |access-date=2025-04-06 |website=www.chycor.co.uk |url-status=live }}</ref> 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. {{As of|2024}} the Trust's chief executive is Matt Walpole.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Morris |first=Steven |date=2024-08-01 |title=Cornish conservation charity launches major 'Tor to Shore' rewilding project |url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/aug/01/cornish-conservation-charity-launches-major-tor-to-shore-rewilding-project |access-date=2025-04-06 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> The Trust is run by a group of elected volunteer trustees, {{as of|2024|lc=y}} chaired by Oliver Blount.<ref>{{Cite web |title=How we're run {{!}} Cornwall Wildlife Trust |url=https://www.cornwallwildlifetrust.org.uk/what-we-do/about-us/how-were-run |access-date=2025-04-06 |website=www.cornwallwildlifetrust.org.uk |language=en}}</ref>

== Activities ==
The trust deals with the conservation and preservation of Cornwall's wildlife, geology and habitats, managing over 50 nature reserves covering approximately {{convert|4300|acre|km2}}, amongst them [[Looe Island]]. Cornwall Wildlife Trust produces a thrice-yearly magazine called ''Wild Cornwall''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wild Cornwall {{!}} Cornwall Wildlife Trust |url=https://www.cornwallwildlifetrust.org.uk/wild-cornwall-magazine |access-date=2025-04-06 |website=www.cornwallwildlifetrust.org.uk |language=en}}</ref>

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 [[Land use planning|planning]] advice (CEC - Cornwall Environmental Consultants) to land developers.<ref name=":0" />

In 2024 the Trust received a National Lottery grant of £265,000, with a possible follow-up grant of £3m, allowing the Trust to launch a rewilding campaign, named the Tor to Shore project.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-01 |title=Transformative new investment for Cornish nature on land and at sea {{!}} The Wildlife Trusts |url=https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/news/transformative-new-investment-cornish-nature-land-and-sea |access-date=2025-04-06 |website=www.wildlifetrusts.org |language=en}}</ref>

[[Image:Five Acres Nature Reserve.jpg|thumb|left|One of the ponds at Five Acres]]
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==List of reserves==
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1. [[Armstrong Wood]]<br />
2. [[Baker's Pit Nature Reserve|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 Castle|Chûn]] Downs<br />
10. [[Churchtown Farm]], near [[Saltash]]<br />
11. Chyverton<br />
12. Devichoys Wood, near [[Penryn, Cornwall|Penryn]]<br />
13. Downhill Meadow<br />
14. [[River Fal]]—River Ruan Estuary<br />
15. Five Acres, at the Cornwall Wildlife Trust Headquarters, Allet, near [[Truro]]<br />
16. Fox Corner, south of Truro<br />
17. [[Greenamoor|Greena Moor]]<br />
18. Halbullock Moor, south of [[Truro]] <br />	
19. Hawkes Wood<br />
20. [[Helman Tor]] (including [[Breney Common]] and [[Red Moor (nature reserve)|Red Moor]], near [[Lostwithiel]] <br />
21. Kemyel Crease<br />
22. Kennall Vale, at [[Ponsanooth]], between [[Falmouth, Cornwall|Falmouth]] & [[Redruth]]<br />
23. Lanvean Bottoms<br />
24. [[Loggans Moor|Loggan's Moor]], near [[Hayle]]<br />
25. Loveny/[[Colliford Reservoir]]<br />
26. Lower Lewdon<br />
27. [[Luckett, Cornwall|Luckett]]/Greenscombe Wood<br />
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28. [[Maer Lake]]<br />
29. Nansmellyn Marsh<br />
30. [[Goonhilly Downs|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. [[Looe Island|St George's Island]] (or [[Looe Island]]), near [[Looe]]<br />
43. [[Swanpool, Cornwall|Swanvale]], [[Falmouth, Cornwall|Falmouth]]<br />
44. [[Sylvia's Meadow]], near [[Callington, Cornwall|Callington]]<br />
45. Tamar Estuary, near [[Saltash]]<br />
46. Tincombe, near [[Saltash]]<br />
47. [[Trebarwith Strand|Trebarwith]], near [[Tintagel]]<br />
48. Tregonetha Downs, near [[Goss Moor]]<br />
49. [[Tresayes Quarry]], near [[Roche, Cornwall|Roche]]<br />
50. Tywardreath Marsh, near [[Par, Cornwall|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 />
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{{Stack|[[File:Cornwall Wildlife Trust - Five Acres Reserve.jpg|thumb|Five Acres Nature Reserve]][[File:Lower Lewdon Nature Reserve - geograph.org.uk - 521695.jpg|thumb|Lower Lewdon Nature Reserve]]}}
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==See also==
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* [[Stella Turk]]

==References==
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==External links==
[[Image:Cornwall Wildlife Trust - Allet.jpg|300px|thumb|Cornwall Wildlife Trust HQ]]
* {{cite web|url=http://www.cornwallwildlifetrust.org.uk |title=Cornwall Wildlife Trust}}
* {{cite web|url=http://www.wildlifetrusts.org |title=The Wildlife Trusts partnership}}
*{{EW charity |214929|The Cornwall Trust for Nature Conservation}}

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[[Category:Environment of Cornwall]]
[[Category:Nature reserves in Cornwall]]
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[[Category:Organisations based in Cornwall|Wildlife]]
[[Category:Wildlife Trusts of England]]