Cornish Nature Diary

Heath Fritillaries at Greenscoombe Wood, Luckett

Saturday, 04 July 2009 20:55

Heath Fritillary

Tucked away on the Cornwall/Devon border, the tiny village of Luckett nestles at the bottom of a very long hill that drops from the heights of Kit Hill down to the depths of the River Tamar. This beautiful little spot on the frontier of the Cornish mainland is part of the Tamar Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty

A 10 minute stroll from the village car park heading southeast leads you to Greenscoombe Wood, home to one of Cornwall’s, and indeed Britian’s, rarest butterflies, the Heath Fritillary – Mellicta athalia. Here on the east facing slopes of the wooded valleys conservationists have worked hard to create clearings with the right vegetation mix to enable the Heath Fritillary to survive in the county.

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Last Updated on Tuesday, 20 October 2009 19:34

Helston Boating Lake & the massed snails of Gunwalloe Church Cove

Friday, 27 March 2009 09:17

Male Mallard at Helston Boating Lake

Helston Boating Lake was the venue for the January 2009 Cornwall Wildlife Trust Photography Group meeting, where once again we were making use of another popular public open space. Also known as Coronation Lake the site is at the edge of town in the sheltered valley of the River Cober and is very popular with young families feeding the swans & ducks, children getting to grips with tri-cycles, and the not so young piloting their radio controlled boats from the safety of the boathouse.

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Last Updated on Monday, 13 April 2009 22:52

A proper winter?

Friday, 27 February 2009 20:13

Pied Wagtail on the ice at a frozen Swanpool, Falmouth

The birds are singing, bumblebees are flying & the primroses are flowering suggesting spring is almost upon us, and that perhaps the coldest weather is now behind us. However back in January and early February it was a very different story, with overnight temperatures as low as minus 10 C, and daytime temperatures struggling to better 2 or 3 C for long periods.

Very unusual for Cornwall! Here is a gallery of images from that unusually cold start to the year.

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Last Updated on Thursday, 15 October 2009 20:23

Early spawning Frogs in West Cornwall

Saturday, 20 December 2008 21:57

Common Frog eye detail

A taste of spring has come early to the sleepy village of Godolphin Cross in West Cornwall. The winter climate here is generally much milder than the rest of the United Kingdom and over the last month or so I have heard half a dozen or so Common Frogs – Rana temporaria croaking away first thing in the morning even though temperatures have frequently been around 0C or under as daylight approaches.

Updated 15th January 2009

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Last Updated on Thursday, 16 April 2009 18:47

Using your loaf at Par Beach Pool

Wednesday, 03 December 2008 21:52

Canadian Goose

The visit to Par Beach Pool by the Cornwall Wildlife Trust Photographic Group on the 23rd November 2008 was new territory for me, and when I arrived there I once again had misgivings about a meeting which was based around such a popular place with Joe Public.
However our guides, David Chapman & Nigel Climpson, had already planned to move to nearby Spit Point on the western fringe of Par Sands for the first part of our visit, which at the time was sheltered from the strong winds that were building up.

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Last Updated on Tuesday, 22 September 2009 18:40

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