Working in partnership with Cormac Countryside Team, who manage Gwithian Towans, we’ll be following up from some excavator work that was carried out to control some patches of invasive plants. The excavators have done the bulk of the work, digging and burying the invasive plants in-situ. We’ll be going around the edges of the patches collecting up any remains of the invasive plants, including Montbretia, Cotoneaster, Privet and Blackthorn. If left, these plants can outcompete the native dune plants and start to dominate this area of the dunes.
If the weather is good enough we may also do some simple 10 minute insect pollinator surveys. These Flower-Insect timed counts are part of the UK Pollinator Monitoring Scheme and provide valuable information on the how the UK’s pollinator populations are changing. Pollinating insects play a vital role in our environment, ensuring that many of our crops and wild plants are able to set seed and produce fruit.
This session runs 10am – 2pm.
General information for practical conservation sessions: We recommend wearing stout footwear and clothing suitable for working outside in the exposed environment of the Towans. Do bring a spare layer, hat and full waterproofs and sun cream (if it’s going to be sunny). We supply biscuits, please bring your own hot/cold drinks and lunch.
Please book in advance so we can make sure we bring enough tools & biscuits and know to contact you if we need to cancel the session.
