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September – Thinking outside the box – By Nick Tomalin

First of all I must apologise. I ended last month’s article by insisting that you really must getout and enjoy nature. I suggested that getting off your collective backsides and departing the...

August – Raptor rapture!By Nick Tomalin

My guilt at taking my first flights for over five years was swiftly replaced by a growing fear that karma had hired an ash cloud to scupper my airborne journey to Spain....

June – Not the RSPCA: by Resident RSPB Volunteer, Roland Digby

Not the RSPCA: A brief history of the RSPB and the difference between conservation and welfare. A few weeks ago, whilst listening to Nick giving an interview on BBC Radio Cornwall about...

May – Roseland Rocks by Resident RSPB Volunteer, Ben Wyatt

After eight months in south-east Asia I had just one thing on my mind; Cornwall. In all honesty it was a pint of ale in a traditional pub with a measure of...

April – Listless Listers

I recently had my sanity called into question. And in true ‘Catch 22’ style, it was me that had reason to query it. The reason for such personal uncertainty was my overly...

March – Fat Birds and Aggropansies

The possibility of taking the day off was slim, as the commute to work involves a less than perilous four-yard dash across the landing to the office. For those of us lucky...

Pollard’s Cornwall – The ancient port of Tregony

As you travel through the village of Tregony today, it’s hard to believe that it was once a flourishing and important tidal port. 15 miles from the open sea Tregony was a...

Pollard’s Cornwall – Given Up By The Sea

On the 2nd of March 1855 an inquest was held at Truro. ‘St. Anthony in Roseland, on the body of a man found washed ashore on Towen Beach in that Parish the...

Pollard’s Cornwall – King Harry and the Victoria Bridge

We on the Roseland take the King Harry Ferry for granted these days. It’s a picturesque way to pop into Truro or Falmouth, with many locals crossing each day to go to...

Pollard’s Cornwall – Roseland’s Forgotten Hero

In 1891 the game keeper at Place House at St. Anthony in Roseland was 32 year old Thomas Curtis. Thomas had just moved into Cellars Cottage with his wife Catherine and their...