Wild Roseland’s Marine Project: Shoresearch Training
A beautiful day dawned for the Marine Project’s first event: blue skies, bluer seas and a lovely low tide in the middle of the day: what more could a dedicated rock pooler...
Category: Wild Roseland
Wild Roseland – April 2019
Our shoreline is fascinating, constantly changing its edges with the ebb and flow of the tides on the beaches and our tidal estuaries. Empty shells are washed ashore on sand and pebbles,...
Wild Roseland – March 2019
On the Roseland everything is growing or on the move and fresh air and lighter evenings beckon us outside. There we can celebrate signs of Spring. Blossom of hazel and blackthorn punctuate...
Wild Roseland – February 2019
The coastal inshore waters of the Roseland became a Special Protection Area just over a year ago. Now in January, 2019, I am aware that large Mackerel and Pilchard shoals are returning,...
Wild Roseland – January 2019
Looking back on 2018 you will no doubt have particular highlights from your observations of Roseland wildlife, whether it was spotting a Portuguese man o’ war, an Osprey, a Black Adder, a...
Wild Roseland – December 2018
Has anyone heard birds singing before dawn and wondered what they were, as in December most birds are not singing? Well, it is probably the robin (Erithacus rubecula), one of the few...
Wild Roseland – November 2018
Autumn is well and truly here. Deciduous trees are almost bare, revealing nests and homes of those creatures which had been skilfully hidden during the breeding season. Can you see signs of...
Wild Roseland – October 2018
There are signs of autumn all around as leaves turn, daylight shortens, temperatures drop and wild creatures seek to fatten up ready to hibernate, migrate or mark out territory for mates. Already...
Wild Roseland – September 2018
The Big Seaweed Search – a Wild Roseland / National Trust partnership event – took place earlier this summer. Chris Townsend reports on the findings. Our small group of marine conservationists enjoyed...
Wild Roseland – August 2018
When Patrick said to me that he had seen a black adder on the Roseland I found it hard to believe, as the only black adder reference I knew of was from...