Woodland Creation Project
The Charity has been gifted land and property totalling 29 acres. This includes an area of 2 acres which is being managed under the Forestry Commission's Woodland Creation Scheme. The native trees and shrubs were planted by the original owner in 2012 and have already grown to provide shelter and food for many insects including bees, butterflies and moths. The newly wooded area is also used by Roe deer to hide their young.
Roe deer at Trelusback. Trail camera photograph by Kernow Conservation
Photograph by Zac Lazarou of Exeter University of a Brimstone butterfly laying eggs on Alder Buckthorn at Trelusback
The woodland contains several disease-resistant elm trees which have already been used by moths and butterflies including the Comma butterfly. These elm trees, which were mostly supplied by universities in Italy and Spain, are growing healthily with no sign of disease. The Charity has committed to maintaining this woodland on a permanent basis for the benefit of wildlife in Cornwall. The other trees are Sessile Oak, Pedunculate Oak, Alder, Holly, Hazel, Alder Buckthorn and Lime,