The Wild Cornwall Podcast

May is the month in which the dawn chorus really reaches a crescendo! It's also a time during which many of us think about our own and others' wellbeing, especially during Mental Health Awareness Week. In this episode, we consider how spending time outdoors can boost our mental wellbeing and Tom talks to Cornwall Wildlife Trust’s Nature Wellbeing Coordinator, Eve Tucker, all about foraging. We’ll...

On 26 April we brought together five speakers at Heartlands in Pool, Redruth to discuss the important question: ‘Restoring 30% of Cornwall’s land and sea for nature by 2030: is it really possible?’ Each speaker has an area of expertise in relation to the question and we loved hearing their take on this important issue. Kevin Gaston, Professor of Biodiversity and Conservation, Exeter University Wes...

From Cornish valley marshes to bogs on Bodmin Moor, our peatlands are havens for wildlife and key in the fight against climate change. We speak to Upstream Thinking Ecologist Liz about these precious places and how you can go ‘peat free’ at home. Tom and Lucy also head to Pendarves Wood near Camborne to discuss what you might expect to see in nature, both on land and at sea, during April.   Learn...

Take a trip to the Trust’s first nature reserve, Hawkes Wood, in the first episode of a brand new series to mark our 60th anniversary. At this enchanting old oak woodland, Tom speaks to volunteer warden Brian Wright to ask the question – what makes Hawkes Wood such a special place? We also uncover the wonderful wildlife to look out for in March as spring bounds into action!