Tag: The Lizard

  • Wildlife Groundswell November newsletter

    As an antidote to the Black Friday madness, we’re sending you a dose of natural goodness this weekend… It was great to see so many of you at our annual conference, Let’s Get Wild! Air & Fire in September. Read on for new blog posts from the conference and ‘fringe/ events – as well as a host of activities…

  • Wildlife Groundswell July & August -23

    Hope you’re all well and having a good summer, despite the recent wild weather. We love all things wild, but… Read on for a dose of proper summer (butterflies, wildflowers and clifftop walks), some events THIS WEEK (scroll down!) and a positive look ahead to autumn with our annual conference, Air & Fire, in September.…

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  • Back to the future: restoring threatened metapopulations on the Lizard Peninsula

    Species Recovery Programme 2023/2024 The Natural England National Nature Reserve (NNR) team on The Lizard in Cornwall have been successful in securing £216k of Species Recovery Programme funding to support the recovery of a suite of rare species on the Lizard Peninsula. The Lizard has been famed amongst naturalists, and especially botanists, since the late…

  • The story of The Lizard’s Choughs

    Choughs are among the most iconic birds of The Lizard. Locals and visitors alike love to see them, feeding in the short turf of the coast or soaring in the air on outstretched wings, red legs and red bills bright against their black feathers. It’s hard to believe that they were absent from The Lizard’s…

  • Nightjar

    Nightjar

    Summer visitors to the UK, the churring call of the male nightjar is an iconic sound of warm heathland evenings. Photo: © Natural England/Allan Drewitt

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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).…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Practical access and conservation tasks

  • 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…

  • Some rare migrants: dragonflies and a locust

    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…