Editorial Team

Garden Tours

Tregrehan Garden

On August 20th, Tregrehan felt suspended between summer’s fullness and autumn’s first whispers. It was a warm day, the brightness gentled by pale patches of cloud, the kind of Cornish light that flatters green leaves and sets deep shadows beneath the great trees. The garden unfolded with a

By Editorial Team • 2 min read

Garden Tours

The Minack Theatre

On August 18th the Minack Theatre greeted us with the shifting moods of Cornwall, bright and sunlit, yet softened by veils of drifting cloud, with the sea restless below. There was no performance on the stage, but even without actors the theatre seemed alive, charged with the sound of waves

By Editorial Team • 2 min read

Climate Change

The Changing Face of Cornwall’s Coastal Margins: Estuaries, Rainforests, and the Climate Frontier

Cornwall’s coastal margins — where ancient Atlantic rainforest valleys meet tidal estuaries — are living frontiers. As climate change reshapes them, their shared resilience could be our best defence, if we protect the room they need to adapt.

By Editorial Team • 3 min read

Soil Secrets

Microbial Marvels: What Land and Sea Bacteria Can Do for Plants and Soil Health

From Cornish fields to maerl beds beneath the Fal, land and sea bacteria quietly boost plant growth, enrich soils, and build climate resilience — a hidden partnership shaping the future of sustainable farming.

By Editorial Team • 4 min read

Soil Secrets

Marine Microbes: Lessons from the Sea for Land Crops

From Cornwall’s kelp forests to its coastal farms, marine microbes are emerging as natural allies for healthier soils, resilient crops, and a new wave of sustainable agriculture

By Editorial Team • 4 min read

Climate Change

Exploring Land-to-Sea Nutrient Pathways in Cornwall

From beech leaf to barnacle, Cornwall’s nutrients move by rain, tide, wings, and fins. Managing these land–sea exchanges as one system could help protect both fisheries and forests in a changing climate.

By Editorial Team • 4 min read

Butterflies

Pearl-bordered Fritillary butterfly (Boloria euphrosyne)

A rare spring treasure in Cornwall, the Pearl-bordered Fritillary depends on the Common Dog Violet, with Heath Dog Violet in some sites. Its survival hinges on perfectly timed seasons, diverse habitats, and careful management to keep butterfly and violet in step.

By Editorial Team • 5 min read

Butterflies

The Small Heath butterfly (Coenonympha pamphilus)

In Cornwall’s coastal meadows, the Small Heath butterfly and Sheep’s Fescue grass form a quiet summer alliance. Fine-leaved tufts feed and shelter larvae, while short, sunlit turf sustains adults through their broods — a partnership reliant on traditional grazing and open sward.

By Editorial Team • 6 min read

Butterflies

Silver-spotted Skipper butterfly (Hesperia comma)

In Cornwall’s rare chalk grasslands, the fleeting summer bloom of Wild Thyme aligns perfectly with the brief flight of the Silver-spotted Skipper, creating a high-summer partnership shaped by heat, open turf, and centuries of careful grazing.

By Editorial Team • 4 min read

Butterflies

Dingy Skipper butterfly (Erynnis tages)

On Cornwall’s south-facing slopes in May, the Dingy Skipper and Horseshoe Vetch peak together — a brief, golden season where warmth, open turf, and wildflowers sustain one of the county’s most subtle and specialised coastal partnerships.

By Editorial Team • 5 min read

Butterflies

The Chequered Skipper butterfly (Carterocephalus palaemon)

Once lost to Cornwall, the Chequered Skipper could yet return to our damp woodland glades, where Bugle blooms in May and purple moor-grass sways in the sun. Conservation work today is shaping the landscapes this woodland jewel once called home.

By Editorial Team • 4 min read

Butterflies

The Silver-washed Fritillary butterfly (Argynnis paphia)

A blaze of orange, black, and silver, the Silver-washed Fritillary glides through Cornwall's summer woods and gardens. Look for this spectacular butterfly feeding on Buddleia and wildflowers from late June to early September, where ancient woodland and nectar-rich borders meet.

By Editorial Team • 5 min read