Category: Natural Lizard

  • The Lizard – inspires literature

        One of the great things about being a geographer is that it is an inherently interdisciplinary subject. Being a geographer is like having a passport and living in […]

  • The landscape history and archaeology of The Lizard’s downs and moors

    The landscape history and archaeology of The Lizard’s downs and moors

    In this article, Peter Dudley, of Cornwall Council’s Historic Environment Service (Projects), introduces us to the rich history and archaeology of The Lizard’s moors and downlands, from the Late Neolithic […]

  • Natural Lizard

    Natural Lizard

    There are several words that crop up over and over again in any description of the natural beauty of the Lizard: contrasting, unique, complex, rare, special, diverse…. Browse through these […]

  • Habitats of The Lizard

    Habitats of The Lizard

    This article is an extract from Classic British Wildlife Sites –The Lizard Peninsula by Andrew Byfield in British Wildlife, 3 (2), pp. 92–105 (1991). Travelling from north to south across the […]

  • Wonderfully rich botanically

    Wonderfully rich botanically

    This article is an extract from Classic British Wildlife Sites –The Lizard Peninsula by Andrew Byfield in British Wildlife, 3 (2), pp. 92–105 (1991). So Why is The Lizard so wonderfully […]

  • The Lizard land use

    Location The most southerly point of England, The Lizard is sparsely populated, with just over 3% of the area being defined as urban: settlements are mainly being concentrated along the […]

  • A short history of botanical discovery on The Lizard

    A short history of botanical discovery on The Lizard

    This article is an extract from Classic British Wildlife Sites – The Lizard Peninsula by Andrew Byfield in British Wildlife, 3 (2), pp. 92–105 (1991). When the eminent Cambridge botanist, John Ray, […]

  • Lizard Geology

    Lizard Geology

    The rocks of the Lizard Peninsula form one of the most interesting suite of rocks in Britain. A Pre-Cambrian age (older than 600 million years) has been assigned to them, […]