By Bethany Rossiter Following the planting of 300 native trees at Penrose Stream at the end of January last year, further tree planting has taken place on the sides of the Cober Valley, near Helston. Over two days (Thursday 14th and Thursday 21st November 2019), 531 trees were planted on the streamside edge of…
By Bethany Rossiter A new information board for visitors to the Cober valley and the Loe Pool has been completed and is now on display at the Coronation park. It is located on the western side of the boating lake, next to the river Cober. The board was put together through South Kerrier Alliance…
NatureWatch are a wildlife documentary society run by students from Falmouth University and the University of Exeter. NatureWatch have collaborated with Loe Pool Forum to produce a film which captures the story of the Pool. After months of work, we are very excited to be able to share the film!
By Bethany Rossiter On a typical wet and rainy winter’s day, National Trust Conservation Volunteers teamed up with Cornwall Wildlife Trust Wild Cober volunteers on January 31st, working very hard to plant 300 trees in an area of land at the bottom of a sloping field at Lower Lanner. The purpose of getting soaked to…
By Bethany Rossiter Water pollution in rivers can become a major hazard to the environment, ecosystems and humans if not dealt with quickly and in the correct manner. In many cases, the public often are the first to notice a pollution incident, and therefore public reports of water pollution become key to keeping on top…
By Bethany Rossiter The numbers of invasive Himalayan Balsam weed have begun to fall, thanks to the hard work of volunteers, who worked over a period of two weeks to remove every trace of Himalayan Balsam they could find. Himalayan Balsam was introduced into the UK during the 19th century, but now has become…
By Bethany Rossiter A very sunny Thursday 17th May played host to another successful ‘Loe Pool Make-a-Difference’ day, which saw groups of volunteers from Cornwall Wildlife Trust’s ‘Wild Cober’ group and Penrose volunteers, work together to help maintain the strapwort site on Carminowe Creek. This work, which has been funded by the Whitley Wildlife Conservation…
On the 21st of April Helston Community College took off on a field trip to Loe Pool and RNAS Culdrose. This Year 9 trip was part of the PSHE (Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education) Healthy Living Project. The aim of the day was to encourage the 200 pupils to engage more often with their fantastic local…
We featured in the November issue of the MOD’s Sanctuary Magazine! Thanks to Sarah Maiden (Environmental Manager at Kelda Water Services) and Tim Gibb (SHE Advisor at RNAS Culdrose) for writing this article. Royal Naval Air Station (RNAS) Culdrose, located in West Cornwall in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, places great importance in its relationships with the local area and community.…
Since July, I’ve taken on the diverse and interesting role of the Catchment Sensitive Farming Officer for the West Cornwall Catchments which includes the River Cober catchment. My background as a Conservation Adviser for Natural England working across Cornwall has given me a good start in the new area of work. The main aim for…
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