Editorial enquiries and any material intended for publication should be sent to the Editor:
Mark Nicholson
Five Acres
Allet
Truro
TR4 9DJ
 
Deadline for items for next issue 15th November 2001. Publication date 22nd January 2002.
 
Every care will be taken with manuscripts or photographs but no responsibility can be accepted for lost or damaged items.
 
The views expressed by the contributors to this magazine are not necessarily those of the Editor or the Cornwall Wildlife Trust.
 
Copyright 2001 Cornwall Wildlife Trust
 
COVER
Nature can flourish beside human development provided we encourage and make space for it. Sensitively managed hedgerows and road verges, for example, provide good habitats as well as essential connections beteeen surviving wildlife areas.
Photo: M Wall

Wildlife enquiries to:
Nic Harrison-White
(01872) 240777 ext 213
 
Adult membership enquiries to:
Andrea Toy
(01872) 240777 ext 203
 
Junior membership enquiries to:
Jayne Herbert
(01872) 240777 ext 215
 
General enquiries to:
The Administrator, Cornwall Wildlife Trust, Five Acres, Allet, Truro, TR4 9DJ
 
Design and origination by:
Sheila McCann

 
Editorial
 
In this issue we are looking at ways of easing the pressure on nature by making room for wildlife wherever we can. This means drawing the full natural potential from green spaces - whether they are large open areas or just small fringes left behind after the demand from development and agriculture has been satisfied. Nature reserves and legally protected sites are good starting points but they are not enough on their own. To plug the wildlife gaps we need to take opportunities for habitat development in gardens, in recreational areas, in churchyards and in the grounds of offices, factories and schools. We must also maintain habitat connections through such features as hedgerows, road verges and rough field margins. Of particular importance are the places which the Trust has designated as "County Wildlife Sites". These are so essential to the integrity of Cornwall's wildlife that we could never hope to restore our biodiversity if they were lost. We hope you will support our current appeal - if you have not done so already - to protect this vital asset.
Mark Nicholson