Wildlife in Cornwall
Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly have an exceptional natural environment and a vast variety of animals and plants. There are lots of specialist groups which study and record wildlife here and I am involved in one way or another with quite a few of them.
Butterflies and moths
I regularly run a moth trap in our garden in Penzance and try to identify and record as many as I can. The moths aren't harmed and are released as soon as possible. I've also started a pilot project for Cornish moth recorders on the Cornwall Moth Group web site and there you can see details of all the moths I have recorded since I started in 1998. I have put a few free downloadable 2010 calendars on the 'free calendars' page, one of them is an Oak Eggar moth. |
Birds
We regularly put out food for the birds, and are well rewarded. The Cornwall Bird Watching and Preservation Society web site is a great place to find out more about our Cornish birds. |
Mammals
It is not unusual to see foxes, stoats and weasels here at DIng Dong, and this year seems a particularly good year for rabbits. Our garden is full of them. I do wish they would eat the long grasses rather than the short vegetation so we didn't still have to cut it.
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Marine life
With the warm currents from the Gulf Stream we often get reports of species you would expect to see in warmer waters such as Sun Fish. |
Poetry and verses by Stella M. Turk MBEI am delighted, and honored, that our renowned wildlife expert, friend and closet poet, Stella Turk, has given me permission to publish some of her wildlife related verses on my web site. |
I am a founder member and volunteer Web Manager of the 
Cornwall is a great place to for twitchers and to see birds generally. On the moors above Penzance, I regularly hear Grasshopper Warblers and Skylarks. We occasional even get Greater Spotted Woodpeckers on our bird feeders. 
My partner is particularly involved with the 
Cornwall is a brilliant place to be if you are interested in marine life, as we are nearly surrounded by sea.