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Wild CornwallISSUE 135 SPRING 2018 Boiling seas Fish in a frenzy A future for wildlife in Cornwall Our new CE looks ahead Wildlife Celebration FREE ENTRY to Caerhays gardens Clues in the grass Woven nests reveal Including pull-out a tiny rodent diary of events Contacts Kestavow Managers Conservation contacts General wildlife queries Other local wildlife groups Chief Executive Conservation Manager Wildlife Information Service and specialist group contacts Carolyn Cadman Tom Shelley ext 272 (01872) 273939 option 3 For grounded or injured bats in Head of Nature Reserves Marine Conservation Officer Investigation of dead specimens Cornwall - Sue & Chris Harlow Callum Deveney ext 232 Abby Crosby ext 230 (excluding badgers & marine (01872) 278695 mammals) Wildlife Veterinary Bat Conservation Trust Head of Conservation Marine Awareness Officer Investigation Centre Matt Slater ext 251 helpline 0345 130 0228 Cheryl Marriott ext 234 Vic Simpson (01872) 560623 Community Engagement Officer, Botanical Cornwall Group Head of Finance & Administration Reporting dead stranded marine Ian Bennallick Trevor Dee ext 267 Your Shore Beach Rangers Project Natalie Gibb animals & organisms [email protected] Head of Marketing & Fundraising natalie.gibb@ Marine Strandings Network Hotline 0345 2012626 Cornish Hedge Group Marie Preece ext 249 cornwallwildlifetrust.org.uk c/o HQ (01872) 273939 ext 407 Reporting live stranded marine Manager Cornwall Youth Engagement Officer, Cornwall Bird Watching & Environmental Consultants Your Shore Beach Ranger Project animals British Divers Marine Life Rescue Preservation Society Phil Hills ext 311 Jen Sandiford (01825) 765 546 (24 hours) Phil McVey (07740 923385) jennifer.sandiford@ [email protected] Environmental Records cornwallwildlifetrust.org.uk Dave Jarvis 07787 433412 Centre Manager RSPCA 0300 123 4999 (24 hours) Cornwall Butterfly Conservation Gary Lewis ext 238 Upstream Thinking Project Jim Barker (01736) 794134 Manager [email protected] Conservation Manager Peter Warman ext 277 Cornwall Wildlife Trust Local Tom Shelley ext 272 Cornwall Mammal Group 07938 985419 and Specialist Group contacts Marine Conservation Manager peter.warman@ www.cornwallmammalgroup.org Bude (Chair) Ruth Williams ext 261 cornwallwildlifetrust.org.uk Cornwall Reptile & Amphibian Group Jan Hicks (01288) 352726 Paul Diamond (01872) 273939 Conservation Officer/ (General contact) Sue Hocking admin@ecologicalsurveysdevon. Geoconservation [email protected] Marketing & ext 280 co.uk Fundraising contacts sue.hocking@ Camel Brian Wright (01208) 814138 Cornwall Seal Group - Sue Sayer Membership Manager cornwallwildlifetrust.org.uk Falmouth Marine Conservation [email protected] Andrea Toy ext 231 Penwith Landscape Partnership Group Cornwall’s Living Churchyards Membership Coordinator Programme Manager info@falmouthmarine Robert Moor (01872) 272929 Lisa Kessell ext 248 Pattie Richmond conservation.co.uk 07814 139223 Friends of Kilminorth Woods members@cornwallwildlifetrust. Friends of Churchtown Farm Christine Spooner (01503) 265590 org.uk pattie.richmond@ Community Nature Reserve cornwallwildlifetrust.org.uk [email protected] Venue Liaison Officer Bob & Jackie Austin (01752) 844666 Plant Galls in Cornwall Jo Stevenson ext 240 ERCCIS contacts [email protected] & the Isles of Scilly Group 07885 063062 Elizabeth Jackson (01209) 713644 Data Manager Launceston Area Parish Wildlife Business Support Manager Martin Goodall ext 250 elizabeth@ Group (Vice-Chair) dromona7.orangehome.co.uk Antonia Mullaly ext 264 Data Officer - Niki Clear ext 257 Jen Bousfield (01566) 782661 Your Shore Network Local Marine Marketing Manager Wildlife Information Manager launcestonareawildlife.group@ Ella Clark ext 239 Nic Harrison-White ext 254 gmail.com Groups. Full list of local marine groups around Cornwall with Communications Officer Wildlife Information Officer (Chairman) Ian Nash (01579) 370644 (email above) location map & contact details: Chris Betty ext 235 Laura Fox ext 246 https://beachrangers.com/ Family Events and Mid-Tamar Valley - Caroline community/your-shore-network/ Nature Reserves contacts Vulliamy (01579) 370411 Volunteer Coordinator Jo Arvor ext 241 Mid Cornwall Reserves Manager Penwith - Robin Knight Seán O’Hea 07971 542185 [email protected] Professional Fundraising Officer West Cornwall Reserves Manager Emma Miller ext 266 Restormel Ecology Service Nick Marriott 07973 954189 Dave Thomas (01726) 861093 East Cornwall Reserves Manager [email protected] Bat & Barn Owl surveys Peter Kent 07866 430086 Officers Cornwall Bat Group Wildlife & Protected Species President - Jan Pentreath Penhale Dunes Ranger Sam Smith 07919 923468 surveys Jon Cripps 07500 080385 [email protected] Vice-president - Nick Tregenza Ecological Impact Assessments Looe Island Cornwall Fungus Recording Group Phase 1 Habitat surveys Hon Secretary - Daniel Eva Jon Ross 07974 293495 or Pauline Penna (01209) 210281 Claire Lewis 07814 166718 Farm Environmental Plans (FEP) Hon Treasurer - Paul Coyne [email protected] looeisland@ BREEAM & Code for cornwallwildlifetrust.org.uk Cornwall Geoconservation Group Council Chairman Sue Hocking sue.hocking@ Sustainable Homes Mark Nicholson Habitat Restoration & Creation Volunteer enquiries cornwallwildlifetrust.org.uk Council Vice-chair Cornwall Wildlife Trust Chartered Landscape Stephen Warman Reception at Five Acres Architects Available reception@ Photographic Group (Secretary) David Chapman (01736) 850287 Hon Solicitor - Tim Atkins cornwallwildlifetrust.org.uk Looe Marine Conservation Committee Chairs Magazine contacts Group (VMCA) Conservation Strategy Wild Cornwall [email protected] Frank Howie Managing Editor St Agnes Marine Conservation Ella Clark ERCCIS Advisory Board Group (VMCA) ella.clark@ [email protected] Steve Crummay cornwallwildlifetrust.org.uk Finance - Paul Coyne Seaquest SouthWest Editor seaquest@cornwallwildlifetrust. Reserves - Fred Currie Rowena Millar org.uk [email protected] Marketing & Fundraising Dee Reeves Wild Cornwall Diary Editor Health, Safety & Welfare Policy Mark Dungey Cornwall Wildlife Trust Gordon Fuller (01209) 860970 Five Acres, Allet, Truro, Cornwall TR4 9DJ Tel: (01872) 273939 Staff Welfare & Reward [email protected] Email: [email protected] Daniel Eva All magazine delivery enquiries www.cornwallwildlifetrust.org.uk Lisa Kessell (01872) 273939 ext 248 We begin the first issue of 2018 by thanking Trevor Edwards for his hugely successful 37 years with Cornwall Wildlife Wild Cornwall Trust. The Trust owes a massive In this issue Rowena Millar FEATURES NEWS & UPDATES debt of gratitude The worst marine to Trevor, who was o4 Seas alive! 15 our Director from 1987 to 2017. Our Vice- strandings for president of Council Dr Nick Tregenza 15 years gave a heartfelt tribute and overview of Deeper into Trevor's achievements at the Trust’s 16 nature: AGM and Discovery Day in November. news from our specialist groups An extract from this tribute can be found on page 7. Wildlife 19 Watch We also heartily welcome the Trust’s new o7 CEO, Carolyn Cadman. With a wealth goes wild of experience in marine and landscape leadership and policy roles, Carolyn brings Your Local with her a fresh and vibrant approach to Group the Trust’s work and its visions for the future. On page 7, she gives her personal perspective on how the Trust plans to In gratitude to Trevor Edwards meet the challenges ahead, working on his retirement towards a better future for Cornwall’s From our new Chief Executive wildlife and wild places. 20 With spring in the air, we have a host of o8 inspiring wildlife projects and activities to The harvest mouse, 22 Wildlife Celebration 2018 nature’s tiny read about, including exciting news about treasure marine life, from bottlenose dolphins 23 Nature Notices to mega-shoals bringing huge tuna to our coasts. Find out why these are such 24 Diary of Events thrilling times to be out in wild Cornwall. You never know what you might discover. Bottlenose 30 bulletin Do join in if you haven’t taken the plunge NEWS & UPDATES already, whether you prefer monitoring 31 wildlife, giving practical help outdoors, or Conservation coming along to beautiful Open Gardens catch-up 10 Thank you (back page) as well as the magnificent 23 32 Helping wildlife gardens and beach at Caerhays Estate, a winning business strategy who are hosting our Wildlife Celebration 2412 on May 20th this year. We will have birds, bats and beasts, wildlife walks, rockpool Nature rambles and advice from the best of Reserves news Cornwall’s wildlife experts. We are lucky to have special guests this Natu ral World year - Gillian Burke from Springwatch, News from The Wildlife Trusts across the UK Spring 2018 14 Your spring 35 Nuts about and the student animation team behind squirrels? Find out where to see sightings them on page 12 PocketPals, an interactive wildlife app. A free entry form for readers of this Natural How to repair a sand dune (With Christmas magazine can be found on page 22. Hope World trees, obviously) The magic of linescapes See your garden in to see you there. UK news from The a whole new way “I like mud, and being close to trees.” The Spectator’s Isabel Hardman on Rowena Millar, Editor Wildlife Trusts the healing power of nature Any material intended for Events for the diary should be Cornwall Trust for Nature Registered office: publication should be sent sent on the latest template, Conservation Ltd. Trading Five Acres, Allet, Truro, as Cornwall Wildlife