Author: raysurridge

  • Cuckoo

    Cuckoo

    Cuckoos migrate back to the UK in the spring. Photo: Dougy Wright

  • Early Forget-me-not

    Early Forget-me-not

    In the spring, look out for the tiny and delicate blue flowers of Early Forget-me-not nestling on sandy cliff-top and heathland soils round The Lizard. Photo: Steve Townsend

  • Thrift

    Thrift

    The lollipop heads of Thrift start to bloom in April, all pink and gorgeous on the clifftops. Photo: Amanda Scott

  • Peacock

    Peacock

    Peacock butterflies emerge into the sunshine from their winter sleep in the spring. Photo: © Natural England/Paul Glendell

  • Linnet

    Linnet

    Look out for the smart chestnut breasts of male Linnets in their summer plumage. Photo: © Allan Drewitt/Natural England

  • Scurvygrass – Lizard Connections

    Scurvygrass – Lizard Connections

    Well April 1st seems a perfect day to get our bodies out of winter torpor, clean off the walking boots and head off to the promised- land that we all know as The Lizard. It is probably a good time to coax our brains back into action as well so I thought that we should…

  • Windmill Farm Nature Reserve

    Windmill Farm Nature Reserve

    The nature reserve was purchased in 2001 with a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund and over the last 14 years the owners, Cornwall Wildlife Trust and Cornwall Bird Watching and Preservation Society, have worked along side partners to enhance and restore habitats for the benefit of rare and important wildlife. This work has created…

  • Lizard Horizons Project – further information

    Lizard Horizons Project – further information

        Archaeological interestMost of the nature reserve (80%) lies within an Area of Great Historic Value (AGHV) and the windmill tower itself is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and Grade II Listed Building. It is one of only five surviving windmill towers in Cornwall. A Bronze Age barrow close to the windmill is one of…

  • .Lizard Horizons – The Landewenack Windmill Conservation & Environmental Education Project

    .Lizard Horizons – The Landewenack Windmill Conservation & Environmental Education Project

        Supported by:   CBWPS Lizard Horizons Project Windmill Farm nature reserve on the Lizard is jointly owned by Cornwall Wildlife Trust and Cornwall Bird Watching and Preservation Society. The Lizard Horizons Project is funded by Heritage Lottery Fund and SITA Cornwall Trust and although some preliminary (scrub clearance) work has started, the majority…

  • House Martin

    House Martin

    House Martins arrive back in the UK in the spring. Photo: Ken Billington

  • Primrose

    Primrose

    It must be spring when there are primroses. Photo: © Natural England/Peter Roworth

  • Trelill Holy Well

    Trelill Holy Well

    A team of experts with a variety of expertise largely disconnected from the restoration of holy wells and mostly, though not exclusively, members of the Meneage Archaeological Group (MAG) assembled on occasions during the last three years in a boggy corner of a field at Trelill Farm. It seems an odd place to house a…

  • Coal Tit

    Coal Tit

    Look out for Coal Tits in conifer and mixed woodlands. Photo: © Natural England/Allan Drewitt

  • Earthtongues

    Earthtongues

    There are nine species of Earthtongues in the UK. Often overlooked, they are an important indicator of ancient unimproved grassland. Photo: gailhampshire, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

  • Goldfinch

    Goldfinch

    Who doesn’t love a Goldfinch? Photo: © Natural England/Allan Drewitt

  • Great Spotted Woodpecker

    Great Spotted Woodpecker

    Great Spotted Woodpeckers often turn up at the birdfeeder at the Natural England offices on The Lizard. Photo: © Natural England/Allan Drewitt