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ISSUE FOUR : Winter 2017 Wildli fe Protecting Cornwall’s at Work wildlife and wild places Be nature friendly Inside: N O D G N A Art and wildlife L Wear your N A I R D wellies to work Meet our new members A Wildlife at Work T S U R T E F I L D L I W L L A Contents W N R O C 3 Cornwall distilled 4 Art on the wild side Wildlife Bites – Wear your 5 Business Supporter wellies for wildlife news in brief Why not liven up your work day and get your colleagues involved in a spot of baking, bike riding or even swapping their heels for a pair of Business Supporter wellies? We would love to encourage businesses to plan their next 6 directory, including fundraising event with Cornwall Wildlife Trust. Every year we work with companies, organisations, schools and individuals to create fun our Business sponsored activities and community events. We can help with Supporter scheme suggestions and make sure you have all the resources you need to put benefits together an exciting occasion that not only brings in much needed funds for conservation, but which also puts a smile on everyone’s face. Whether big or small, indoors or out we will also help promote your fundraiser to Bee friendly our members to help raise more donations. Quiz nights, coffee mornings, home 8 clothes days and charging people a £1 to wear their wellies to work are all easy T activities to organise and allow staff to give S U R something back. T E F I L Setting up an online fundraising page, such as Just D L I Giving, is quick and easy and it allows your friends, W L L family and colleagues to sponsor you wherever A L Contact us W they are and support our work to secure a O N R O T To discover more about how local O better future for nature in Cornwall. Don’t S C D businesses can support Cornwall’s wildlife A forget to share with us how you get on and O T and wild places, please contact Antonia we look forward to celebrating your results! : E Mullaly, Business Support Manager on G A 01872 302 264 or antonia.mullaly@ M I Download a copy of our Fundraising Activity Pack for tips, ideas and resources at R cornwallwildlifetrust.org.uk , or visit E V www.cornwallwildlifetrust.org.uk www.cornwallwildlifetrust.org.uk/fundraise O C /business. New Business Supporters L University of Exeter Business O Holiday Cornwall O School, Penryn H It is a pleasure to welcome Holiday C S S Cornwall Ltd as new Business The University of Exeter Business School S E N Members. The company is passionate is one of the UK's leading centres of I S U about caring for the natural world business education and research. It brings B R together internationally respected E and is keen to engage its visitors with T E this ethos, for the enjoyment of all. academics with students from over 80 X E countries. The BSc Business programme is F The business has been providing O based in the SERSF building on the Penryn Y holiday accommodation for over T I S Campus, near Falmouth. The Business R 40 years, with most properties E V School has been made one of the Trust’s I set within the stunning 'North N new Wildlife Partners in recognition of U Helford Conservation Area', a their joint hosting of the ‘Wild Business’ designated 'Area of Outstanding networking events. Natural Beauty. 2 www.business-school.exeter.ac.uk www.holidaycornwall.co.uk Issue Four : Winter 2017 Cornwall distilled Caspyn Gin is produced in a small craft distillery in Long Rock just outside Penzance by Business Supporters, Pocket Full of Stones. The company was originally started in London by two brothers, Shaun and Dale Bebington who enjoyed experimenting with their own gin recipes and who wanted to create a high quality drink. Keen to relocate to a place that would allow them to fulfil their love of the outdoors and remind them of the ocean they grew up next to; they moved to Cornwall and created the business along with Paul Motley. Y R E L L I T S I D S E N O T S F O L L U F T E K Pocket Full of Stones supports C O P Cornwall Wildlife Trust by making a : S O donation from every bottle of their T O H gin sold. P L L Shaun, who grew up in South Africa A between the Drankesburg Mountains and the east coast of Africa explains: “I was super fortunate to have a very ‘wild’ introduction to life, and I wouldn't change it for the world. Our natural resources are under attack from industry, from pollution, from ourselves and we are the only ones that can do something about that. This little corner of the world is amazing. Its natural beauty is there for everyone to see, around every corner, let's keep it that way.” For information about stockists and events where they will be showcasing their range of gins, visit their website www.caspyn.com www.facebook.com/pocketfulofstones and Facebook page. T T S S U U Sailflags, Penzance R R T T We are pleased to welcome E E F F I I L L Sailflags as new Business D D L L I I Members. Based in Penzance, W W L L the business supplies an array L L A A of event flags and banners, and W W N N R has provided the Trust with R O O C banners for our Fox Club C events at our annual Wildlife Celebration at Trebah Gardens. Peter Williams and his team are keen to support local organisations and want to give something back by helping our good work in caring for wildlife and wild places in Cornwall. www.sailflags.co.uk 3 Wildlife at Work Wildlife artist and illustrator Natalie Toms Art and takes her inspiration from Cornwall’s woodlands, meadows, hedgerows and coastline wildlife and is strongly influenced by the natural world. “My affinity for nature has inspired my creativity for as long as I can remember and now I'm lucky enough to be able to observe the wonders of the Cornish countryside from my garden studio. I watch the flora and fauna come and go with the seasons, providing a perfect reference for my detailed wildlife drawings.” Based in Lanlivery near Bodmin, Natalie produces stunning giclée prints and greetings cards of the natural world made from original drawings. Natalie has chosen to donate 5% from every sale of her artwork to the Trust for our ongoing conservation work. She explains: “Cornwall's wildlife has given me so much over the years and although it may seem beautiful and never-ending when you lose yourself deep within the countryside and along the coast, our wild places are always under threat. Cornwall Wildlife Trust works to ensure the survival and prosperity of Cornwall's wildlife through conservation and education. She continues: “I myself have enjoyed several of the nature reserves managed by the Trust and their protection and maintenance shouldn't be taken for granted. I became self-employed in February of this year and although my business is still a fledgling I wanted to give something back to Cornwall's natural S beauty which so deeply inspires me.” M O T E I L A T A N For details of Natalie’s work and inspiration, visit her website or Instagram feed. www.natalietoms.com www.instagram.com/thickets_studio New Business Supporters N T Kurt and Caroline Jackson Cotna Eco Retreat, S O S U K Ltd, St Just Gorran Churchtown R T C A E J F New Business Supporter, Cotna Eco I We are thrilled to announce that T L R D U Retreat offers award-winning eco glamping L Kurt Jackson, artist and I K W conservationist, who is a long term and yurt holidays set amongst 14 acres in L L supporter of Cornwall Wildlife Trust, the beautiful Roseland Peninsula, with an A W has joined us as a Wildlife Guardian. abundance of wildlife for nature enthusiasts N R He recently collaborated with the to enjoy. Sara and Dave are passionate O C Trust for his iconic ‘Bees (and the about growing organically and caring for Odd Wasp) in My Bonnet’ exhibition the natural world, and Cotna reflects this and has spoken publically about how ethos. Do look out for some of the brilliant wildlife is just as vital to his events on offer too, including foraging wild happiness and wellbeing as it is food walks with Rachel Lambert, seaweed inspiration for his stunning work. cookery, sourdough bread making, as well as garden & woodland eco-building days. 4 www.kurtjackson.com www.cotna.co.uk/events Issue Four : Winter 2017 We recently celebrated a very special partnership with Vine House Farm which has donated over Wildlife bites… £23,000 to Cornwall Wildlife Trust News round-up from our Business Supporters during the last ten years. The high quality bird food providers have been Wildlife Partners and sponsors of N long term supporters of Wildlife Trusts O D our marine programme, Frugi had G across the country and are also keen N A a surprise when they took part in a L wildlife promoters. Every sale of bird N A food benefits the Trust, so as winter snorkel recently and a mermaid I R appeared! The underwater creature D draws in please consider feeding the A was an added bonus to an event that birds in your garden; you can top up the Trust organised for the staff and your supplies here friends of the organic children’s www.vinehousefarm.co.uk wear company, as a thank you for Cornwall Wildlife Trust in association their ongoing support.