Thanks to you
We hope you will be inspired by the selection of actions and ideas for action presented here. To those whose efforts are highlighted, and to the many unsung contributors on whom the Trust's conservation success depends, we are always deeply grateful.
Wildlife Guardians
Chough chick
Chough chick hand-reared at Paradise Park, one of our new corporate members.

A practical contribution

Don't forget to come along and join us in a practical task on one of the Trust's nature reserves this autumn. Details of various practical days can be found in the diary section. These are on Sundays, so if you work during the week you can still take part. If you have time to spare during the week and would like to help with ongoing work on the reserves, please just call a few days beforehand to find out what's going on; we are always grateful for practical assistance. Full details of why, what and how are given by the task leader on the day, plus full tuition on the use of tools and a tour of the reserve. No experience is needed, just plenty of enthusiasm, wellies (steel toecaps are best), waterproofs and a packed lunch. Please do not hesitate to contact me at the Trust if you would like further details or to be put on our mailing list for the PARC leaflet.

Gavin Henderson
We are delighted to welcome two new corporate members to our scheme: Rosemullion Homes and Paradise Park. We look forward to working with Rosemullion Homes on the promotion of wildlife-friendly gardening and landscaping. We hope to run a number of joint events with Paradise Park in the future. As well as being home to the World Parrot Trust, Paradise Park is well known for its chough breeding and reintroduction programme. If you have not already visited Paradise Park, you can also look forward to seeing barn owls, ravens and red squirrels amongst other exotic and endangered wildlife. We also owe a vote of thanks to Peter Stafford, Vanda Arthur and Rick Kilminster from The Lost Gardens of Heligan, Rose-in-Vale Hotel and Seven Wives of St Ives respectively, who are giving up their time to attend a Marketing Advisory Group under the chairmanship of Keith Staite of In Pursuit of Excellence to give expert advice to the Trust. One of our corporate members, Seven Wives Soap, has been very active for wildlife on its industrial estate site. It is creating a wildlife area around the factory and encouraging the small bird population by providing nesting boxes, feeding stations and shelter from predators. Its new marketing office, located in a renovated barn, contains nesting and roosting spaces built into the walls with the possibility of fitting lights and video cameras to view and record activity taking place within. The co-owners, Rick and Douglas, are also active wardens on their local Trust reserve. Seven Wives Soap is a small Cornish company making natural handmade soap. Soap has traditionally been made in giant factories using fairly horrific raw materials. Seven Wives Soap believes that there should be an alternative that means fewer chemicals in your body and the environment. Making soap purely with vegetable and essential oils should result in reduced skin damage. Responsible companies now take environmental good practice very seriously. The Trust looks forward to developing exciting projects in partnership with organisations large and small. Our corporate partnership scheme enables us to work with local companies who wish to support wildlife whilst enjoying the benefits of our local knowledge. For more information on becoming a corporate partner, please give me a call.

Alison Vaughan
Roger Carson, Managing Director of Rosemullion Homes, says: "Rosemullion Homes are very pleased to be accepted as members of the Cornwall Wildlife Trust. Our homes are designed to integrate well with both the built and the natural environment of Cornwall and we acknowledge our responsibility in helping to keep Cornwall a special place." Pictured receiving their membership certificate from Trust Business and Resources Manager Alison Vaughan are Roger Carson (left) and Bruce Brooke-Smith (Land Director, Rosemullion Homes).