Launceston Area Parish Wildlife Group
discovering the wildlife of east Cornwall from Bodmin Moor to the Tamar & sometimes beyond!
So we see the month in with plants and see it out with birds. Over a million people took part last year and they hope for more this year. The survey takes one hour and you count the maximum number of each species you see at any one time in that hour. Goldcrest at the …
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More people can take part in this survey for the BSBI (Botanical Society o0f Britain & Ireland) now because they have designed a new app with lots of help available. It’s up to three hours worth of flower hunting and yes, it does have to be actually in flower; wild and naturalised flowers, not garden …
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The full State of Nature Cornwall Report has been published (it’s not all bad news!) and available to download from Cornwall Wildlife Trust’s website HERE
Irene and family reported seeing swallows flying over the river Inny and at Trekenner yesterday on April 5th. And later they walked down the fields along the river and saw two fieldfare and flowering wood anemones, marsh marigolds, swathes of daffodils and large patches of violets. Sheltered and balmy right down by the river where …
~ swallows & martins, even a cuckoo. In the few days since we received our April newsletter, several more firsts have been recorded. The chiffchaffs are well and truly settled; blackcaps are singing but as far as I know, no one has yet seen a house martin or swallow. Possible cuckoo calls heard on the …
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For anyone who is interested in beavers, Devon Wildlife Trust hosted an excellent presentation about the beavers on the river Otter and the possibility of introducing them to the Culm which can be viewed from this link: https://connectingtheculm.com/beavers-for-the-culm/?utm_medium=email&_hsmi=113102625&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8c7MXBiPzqT6lAjdjVmcLERhbDe7t7RTuK2aJUYuCnuiDa1FZL10h5Apvi1LiB2zcUMm3GHpgDLr274KrOGtsiDsRFnQ&utm_content=113102625&utm_source=hs_email
The new atlas will be published in May or June and they may even be able to hold a launch party. In the meantime, to take advantage of the pre-publication offer, please download the flyer below. New Butterfly Atlas flyer pdf.
Apparently this is the world’s largest wildlife survey. Quite a few of our wildlife group take part each year but anyone can join in. Basically, you spend an hour looking at the birds in your garden or local park. You can wrap up well and go outside (take a hot drink!) or stay in the …
Continue reading “This years Big Garden Birdwatch is from 29th to 31st January”
This is a reminder to have your say about the Nature Recovery Plan for Cornwall, one of five areas in England chosen to trial this plan. Click on the link below to read the details but the important part is the survey where you can select your priorities and place a ‘pin’ on the county …
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Each year the Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland organises a New Year Plant Hunt between the 1st and the 4th of January. Just search for BSBI New Year Plant Hunt to find out more. Inevitably, the coastal areas do best because of the warmer climates but Gill and Katy from our group set off …
