Wildlife in Cornwall

Cornwall Wildlife Trust

• Five Acres, Allet, Truro, TR4 9DJ
• tel 01 872 273939  fax 01872 225476
• e-mail jherbert@cornwt.demon.co.uk
• web site at http://www.wildlifetrust.org.uk/cornwall
• the trust is concerned with the conservation of Cornwall's wildlife heritage
• this is done most directly through the acquisition and  management of nature reserves - they have 40
• their web site gives details of their work from a bat hospital to dolphins, birds to otters
• they have a diary of events at their wild life centre

Tamar Otter Sanctuary

• North Petherwin, off the B3254 to Bude
• tel 01 566 785646
• The only place in the West Country breeding the British otter
• young otters are re-introduced into the wild
• open 10.30 to 6 pm
• feeding the otters at 12.00 and 3.30
• visitor centre

Seal Sanctuary

• for more details click
• At Gweek south of Falmouth and 6 miles west of Helston
• tel 01 326 221361
• open every day except Christmas day

Monkey Sanctuary

• for more details click
• woolly monkeys, lots of them

Screech Owl Sanctuary

• Near Newquay, at Goss Moor, St Colomb, Cornwall TR9 6HP
• tel 01 726 860182
• Provides care and rehabilitation for sick and injured owls
• Gives lots of information about every sort of owl

The hotel to stay at when visiting Cornwall is Corisande Manor Hotel find out more about it