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State of Nature Cornwall 2020 STATE OF NATURE CORNWALL 2020 STATE OF NATURE CORNWALL 2020 STATE OF NATURE CORNWALL 2020 NATURE IN CORNWALL IS UNDER THREAT 2 CHRIS GOMERSALL/2020VISION STATE OF NATURE CORNWALL 2020 CONTENTS STATE OF NATURE CORNWALL 2020 STATE OF NATURE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CORNWALL 2020 4 INTRODUCTION 6 BACKGROUND TO SoN - -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 8 DRIVERS OF CHANGE - -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 9 THE STATE OF CORNWALL’S NATURE Changes to the distribution of Cornwall’s Species of Principal Importance - -- -- -- -- -- -- - 11 Local extinctions and threatened species in Cornwall - -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 12 Red List assessment of Cornwall’s Species of Principal Importance - -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 13 Species richness assessment for Cornwall 14 An overview of species in Cornwall - -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- - 15 Cornwall Red List assessment - ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- - 15 Birds - -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 16 Mammals - -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ---- 18 Insects - -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- - 20 Flowering Plants - ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- -- 22 Fungi, lichens, lower plants and algae - ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 23 Cornwall’s Nature Recovery Network - -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 23 An overview of habitats in Cornwall 24 Protect the best-County Wildlife Sites and County Geology Sites 25 Cornwall’s Terrestrial, Estuarine, Intertidal and Marine Environment 26 PRESSURES ON NATURE | THE STATE OF NATURE | THE RESPONSE FOR NATURE AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT - -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 28 CLIMATE 32 DEVELOPMENT 36 FRESHWATER MANAGEMENT 40 FISHING 44 POLLUTION 48 THE FUTURE - -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 52 THANK YOU 53 REFERENCES - -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 54 3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 4 CHRIS GOMERSALL/2020VISION STATE OF NATURE CORNWALL 2020 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY STATE OF NATURE CORNWALL 2020 STATE OF NATURE Cornwall’s first State of Nature report has been compiled using the best available data for local CORNWALL 2020 wildlife. We have highlighted trends in the abundance and distribution of species and habitats, and identified the key pressures wildlife is facing. The first State of Nature for Cornwall finds: In line with the rest of the UK, nature is in decline Nearly 75% of Cornwall’s land area is managed in Cornwall. Over the last 30 years, nearly half of for agricultural use and the majority of land is terrestrial mammals and three fifths of butterflies are experiencing a continued decline in nature. found in fewer places. Almost half of breeding birds Approaching 8% of Cornwall’s land area is urban or have declined. Whilst a few species have prospered, it used for transport, although this is less than the UK is clear that an ecological emergency is unfolding. average and does include gardens and small urban Cornwall’s wildlife trends broadly mirror national green spaces. trends, with habitat fragmentation and loss The ‘richest’ sites for wildlife are too limited in number, affecting species abundance (number of species) and size and quality and disconnected from each other. distribution (where they are found). These include West Penwith, the Lizard, parts of the Species of ‘Principal Importance’ are those listed in north and south coast, China Clay Area around St Section 41 of the 2006 Natural Environment and Rural Austell, Bodmin Moor, the area around Bude and Communities (NERC) Act. Analysis of wildlife records, northern Cornwall and the Rame Peninsula. on average, show that species of Principal Importance have been lost from almost 40% of their range since In 2019 27% of reported dolphin and seal strandings 1988, meaning many are found in fewer places. There showed signs of being caught unintentionally by is evidence that the rate of decline has accelerated fishing activity. substantially in the last ten years. There is much we can do to reverse the declines. Our analysis shows that 12% of Species of There are many dedicated individuals, groups and Principal Importance, are threatened with local organisations already providing crucial information extinction or complete loss from Cornwall. Almost and evidence and taking positive action for wildlife a quarter of all terrestrial mammals and butterfly and there are many examples of good practice species are threatened based on the evidence shown i in agriculture and built development. Through n this report. inspirational local case studies and by offering targeted solutions, this report shows how society can There is a need to understand more about species respond to the challenges and act now to support population declines in Cornwall. There is a lot nature’s recovery. we don’t know and much more systematic monitoring is required. NEARLY THREE NEARLY HALF HALF of terrestrial FIFTHS of breeding mammals are of butterflies birds have found in are found in declined fewer places fewer places 5 INTRODUCTION Within our own lifetimes, we have seen the natural world transform, with a few species that can live alongside humans seeming to thrive, while other species that we, our parents or our grandparents remember from our childhoods seeming to dwindle or disappear altogether. This report presents much more than anecdotal evidence Why does this matter? for these declines. Thanks to painstaking work over many years by those who work in the environmental Nature, meaning all living plants and animals, is incredible and conservation sectors in Cornwall, aided by the – an intricate, interconnected system that has evolved invaluable and tireless dedication of numerous unpaid over millions of years. Our living planet sustains itself and volunteers, we can present clear evidence that precious its inhabitants and it is breath taking in its beauty and habitats are shrinking, and that both rare and common diversity. Those of us who live in Cornwall can witness species are disappearing from our towns, villages, this natural beauty and diversity every day. As humans, we countryside and coastline. have the ability either to increase nature’s rapid decline or to allow our wildlife and wild places to flourish once more. Of course, nature is dynamic. Plant and animal Every species and organism on this planet relies on a populations naturally wax and wane according to healthy, functioning natural environment. We rely upon conditions, and species that flourish in one year may dynamic oceans full of life, the geology beneath us, fare worse in others. However, the pace and sustained healthy soils, and fresh water. We need the bacteria, fungi, direction of change we are seeing goes beyond natural plants and the animals from the smallest invertebrate fluctuation. Though some of our wildlife species can adapt to the largest mammal. If we set ourselves apart and try to a changing climate and landscape, many cannot. Add to to dominate and fight nature, we threaten our own food these the collective pressures of pollution, fishing, areas and water supplies, our own mental and physical health, of intensive agriculture, urbanisation and disturbance, and our ability to thrive and function as a society into the and we understand what shapes the state of nature in future. Cornwall today. Though gaps in local evidence exist, this The report summarises the state of nature in Cornwall report confirms what many have suspected – there is an including both positive and negative trends, pressures overall decline in the abundance and distribution of many upon nature that we have identified, and action we can species and their habitats. take to help put things right. 6 STATE OF NATURE CORNWALL 2020 STATE OF NATURE CORNWALL 2020 STATE OF NATURE CORNWALL 2020 Carolyn Cadman Peter Marsh CHIEF EXECUTIVE ENVIRONMENT SERVICE DIRECTOR – CORNWALL WILDLIFE TRUST CORNWALL COUNCIL Cornwall’s stunning Many people see Cornwall landscapes and magnificent as a green and natural place seas can mask the hard truth where wildlife still thrives that nature is in crisis. alongside us. But the beauty of Cornwall masks This report sets out the a very different picture state of nature in Cornwall and the evidence tells us using the best available that the state of nature in evidence and environmental Cornwall is following the records. While the concept same worrying trends seen may seem simple, a huge amount of collaborative nationally and internationally. Once common work has been undertaken to collate the report. species are becoming rarer and there are fewer Investment in more structured monitoring of places where nature can prosper: this will limit species in Cornwall is needed but in lieu of this, the nature-based goods that we all benefit from, we used modelling techniques to produce some of like clean water and protection from flooding. the information on trends, this is not perfect, but it’s a start. We look forward to the approach being It is clear Cornwall is facing an ecological, as well refined over time and we hope to include analysis as a climate emergency. This ground-breaking of habitat change in future versions of the report. report highlights the importance of long-term I am proud that Cornwall Wildlife Trust
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