Author: raysurridge
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Wildlife Groundswell 6-23
Hope you’re all well and enjoying the sunshine. We’re trying a new format for our June newsletter – hope you like it. Wildlife Groundswell business update: becoming a CIC Our Committee, together with some of our members, met on 10 May to discuss whether to change from being a small unincorporated association to being a…
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Nightjar
Video: Chris WaddleVisitor Experience and Community Engagement Lead Advisor (Cornwall and Devon) Male Nightjar I managed to record at Dry Tree last night View Larger Map
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Conservation and land management
Together, we work hard to look after and enhance biodiversity on The Lizard. Conservation managers, landowners and farmers all play a very important role. We intend soon to publish nature-friendly conservation and land management information on these pages. We hope they will be of interest to landowners and farmers as well as other local residents and…
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Wildlife Groundswell
Wildlife Groundswell is a community action group based on The Lizard; we are a group of wildlife enthusiasts, small landowners and farmers who are working together for the benefit of nature. Find out more on our website. We want to achieve the following aims: 1. Grow and connect nature friendly spaces Through joined-up action across…
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Help from home
Helping wildlife at home or in your local patch: There are lots of things you can do for wildlife from the comfort of your own home garden or local area. Many organisations have citizen science surveys that you can help with and you don’t need to be an expert to take part. Below are some links…
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Inspiring visitors about nature and/or heritage
Between the Linking The Lizard Partnership organisations, we look after some very popular visitor sites. Many of these are outdoor places that people enjoy independently; others have staff and volunteers onsite to help welcome visitors and invite them to hear more about the special places they are visiting. If you are interested in talking to…
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Livestock care
The National Trust and Natural England keep ponies, and work with local farmers to help maintain the conservation grazing programmes that are vitally important for various rare species across The Lizard. These species include Three-lobed Crowfoot, Land Quillwort, Yellow Centaury, Pygmy Rush, many rare clovers and the much-loved Cornish Choughs (to name but a few).…
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Wildlife surveys
Whether you’re a budding enthusiast or wildlife specialist, you might be able to help us monitor wildlife across the Peninsula. There’s a broad range of projects and initiatives you can play a part in, whether you’re interested in wildlife on land and/or at sea. The best place to start is to have a look at…
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Beach cleaning and litter picking
Beach cleaning and litter picking are rewarding and a great excuse to spend time outdoors in stunning places, while helping to keep them clean, beautiful and safe for everybody to enjoy. It also has huge benefits for wildlife on land and at sea. Below is a list of beach clean organisers / events on The…
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Practical access and conservation tasks
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Get involved
Volunteering with us is a great way to spend time outdoors and discover some of our special places, while doing ‘good stuff’ for people and nature. We have a range of opportunities on offer, with some volunteer roles offering great flexibility around your other commitments. As well as regular volunteering roles, we may be able to…
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Some rare migrants: dragonflies and a locust
In this article, originally published as a blog post on our website in 2019, Tony Blunden describes some of the migratory dragon- and damselflies you might be lucky enough to see on The Lizard. He also describes an encounter in 2018 with a Migratory Locust. One of the joys of The Lizard is its location…
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Identifying the three ‘Emperor’ dragonflies
In this article, Dougy Wright, warden of Windmill Farm Nature Reserve on The Lizard, explains how to tell three related species of dragonfly apart: the Emperor, the Lesser Emperor and the Vagrant Emperor (a rare migrant). All three species have been seen at Windmill Farm. Dougy first wrote this article as a blog post on…
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Dragonflies galore at Windmill Farm
Windmill Farm Nature Reserve is one of the best sites for dragonflies and damselflies on The Lizard, and perhaps in Cornwall. Find out more in this article, originally written as a blog post for our website by the reserve warden, Dougy Wright. Although originally written in August 2013, the article mentions species that can all…
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Lizard Point: birds to see in every season
An exploration of some of the more uncommon birds you can see at different points of the year at Lizard Point and in the surrounding area: with Tony Blunden. Overview The southern-most extremity of Cornwall is well known for the natural beauty of Kynance Cove, the rugged cliffs of Old Lizard Head and the opportunity…
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Kennack Sands
It is easy to understand why Kennack Sands is one of the most popular family beaches on The Lizard. Extensive beaches, impressive cliffs, dunes and woodlands, and the opportunity for some rockpooling or summertime surfing on the waves – there is plenty to do and explore. Literary buffs among you will be interested to know…