Give Him A Little Earth Event
In 2022, historic skeletal remains dating from 1700 of a man, were found in Section 04 of Cornwall National Landscape at Trevone. Join us and our partners Cornwall Council, Cornwall...
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Herbal Leys in Permanent Pasture
What is the best way to establish herbal leys into permanent pasture? See the latest results from the FiPL-funded ‘HELEN’ project at Treway Farm, 22nd October 11am-2pm
Read moreGive Him a Little Earth
In 2022, historic skeletal remains dating from 1700 of a man, were found in Section 04 of Cornwall National Landscape at Trevone. Join us and our partners Cornwall Council, Cornwall Heritage Trust, and Padstow Town Council for a series of exciting events exploring the story on 10-12 October. The events will raise funds for a memorial headstone and Padstow RNLI. There'll be a children’s activity workshop, archaeology Q&A, readings and music, including the launch of the book ‘Give Him a Little Earth’ by author Gareth Rees and performance of new sea shanty by Toby Lobb from Fishermans’ Friends. Find out more and book tickets on our Project Page.
Read moreHave you heard? BBC Sounds
BBC Radio Cornwall are featuring 12 Stories for 12 Sections as audio on the BBC Sounds app. Listen for free to authors read their stories that feature in our first anthology of short-fiction inspired by the protected landscape. Find the book in independent Cornish book stores, Waterstones and online.
Read morePAUSED: FiPL Expressions of Interest
We have now paused Expressions of Interest for FiPL funding while we review all current and pipeline projects. Although funding is now paused, we can still offer advice if you're farming in the protected landscape. Get in touch!
Cornwall National Landscape is the new name for the protected landscape in Cornwall, endorsed by Natural England. We are still in law a designated area of outstanding natural beauty (AONB). Cornwall National Landscape is 12 separate sections making up one third of Cornwall and our primary purpose remains to conserve and enhance Natural Beauty.
Cornwall is a beautiful part of the world, with a world-renowned coastline, a UNESCO World Heritage Site designation, and a host of natural and heritage features that make it unique and such a draw for visitors and residents alike. National Landscapes are protected landscapes whose distinctive character and natural beauty are so outstanding that it is in the nation’s interest to safeguard them. As such they have been nationally designated by the same legislation as National Parks and have the same status and level of protection.
Cornwall National Landscape is unique, it is the only protected landscape that has 12 separate sections totalling almost a third of Cornwall – an area bigger than Dartmoor National Park.
Our Primary Purpose is to conserve and enhance Natural Beauty.
Our priority is to lead and support projects which deliver under these four key priorities.
Communities in the Cornwall National Landscape live entirely outside the main towns, within villages, hamlets and scattered farmsteads, dispersed throughout the landscape. It’s a mixed picture with areas of extreme wealth and also extreme deprivation.
The beauty and character of the protected landscape is primarily owed to the stewardship of generations of farmers and landowners. It is essential to appreciate, understand and value its unique and diverse character and reinvest in this precious resource in order to continue to conserve and enhance it for future generations.
Set against a backdrop of unprecedented concern for the future of the natural world and ecological crisis the current global response to the effects of human impact on nature is insufficient. The ‘richest’ sites for wildlife are too few, too small, too degraded and too disconnected. Nature Recovery must take place to restore and reverse this ecological decline.
The climate emergency is the defining challenge of our time. In January 2019, Cornwall Council declared a climate emergency, recognising the need for urgent action to address the climate crisis. Climate change also poses threats to Cornwall National Landscape's cultural heritage and heritage assets, including historic landscape and seascape.
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A shared strategy for those who live, work and visit the Cornwall National Landscape. It provides guidance to help Government, statutory organisations and any public body to ensure they are fulfilling their Section 85* duty to ‘have regard to the purpose of conserving and enhancing the natural beauty’ of the protected landscape.