In the rolling hills of Cornwall, Pete, an egg farmer at Cornhill Farm, Camborne, is pioneering an alternative approach to poultry feed. Like many farmers, he faces rising costs and...
James Richards
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Restoring the Fal catchment for farming, nature and communities
The Fal Rivers to Reef project is working to restore the Fal catchment for farming, nature and communities by taking an innovative source-to-sea approach to restoring 18,000 hectares of land. The Fal catchment is one of the most beautiful areas in Cornwall, but its beauty masks some real issues affecting nature, water quality and farm profitability.
Read moreBreaking free from soya: How one Cornish farm is cutting emissions and growing its own chicken feed
In the rolling hills of Cornwall, Pete, an egg farmer at Cornhill Farm, Camborne, is pioneering an alternative approach to poultry feed. Like many farmers, he faces rising costs and growing pressure to reduce his farm’s environmental impact. Instead of relying on imported soya – a key contributor to global deforestation and high-carbon supply chains – Pete has teamed up with a neighbouring farmer to grow lupins as a sustainable, homegrown feed alternative.
Read moreThe Natural Beauty Series: Natural Heritage
Check out the 5th article in our Natural Beauty Series, this edition explores the concept of Natural Heritage, one of the recognised factors contributing to Natural Beauty (as identified by Natural England, Statutory Body for all National Landscapes).
Read moreA Monumental Improvement to save Medieval St Constantine’s Chapel
It’s all systems go at St Constantine’s Chapel as our Monumental Improvement project (MI) is preparing to carry out conservation works during May and June this year. St Constantine’s Chapel is a scheduled monument which includes the ruined remains of a Medieval Chapel and holy well situated on Trevose Golf and Country Club at Constantine Bay within Section 04 of Cornwall National Landscape.
Read moreCornwall 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.
