Heligan Wild Week: May half-term

• Cornwall Wildlife Trust 
• Environment Agency
• Friends of Par Beach 
• Westcountry Rivers Trust
• Red River Rescuers 
• British Dragonfly Society 

Ian Boyd from RSPB with soil rave equipment along with his RSPB stand.

Information on the BioBlitz findings

Jeremy Roberts, founder of Three Bays Wildlife Group, will be sharing his love for our native bumblebee and butterfly species. Jeremy will be joining us on Thursday, doing a talk in the Seedpod at 12pm followed by a walk at 1:45pm.

Steve Jones is Cornwall’s county dragonfly recorder and an active member of The Red River Rescuers conservation group. Steve will be leading two dragonfly walks on Thursday at 11am and 1:45pm.

Dr Will Hawkes is an insect research scientist, photographer and storyteller. Through his research into migratory insects, he has worked all over the world learning their stories and behaviours. He will be leading a wild walk at 11am and 2pm and talking in the Seedpood room at the Centre for Nature Futures at 1pm.

Derek Green is a director of Budding Nature and an avid natural historian and educator, with extensive knowledge of Cornwall’s wildlife and ecology. Derek will be joining Dr Will Hawkes for his walks on Thursday, then leading a grasses,sedges and rushes walk from 11am-12pm on Friday. 

Ellie is an independent ecologist and an all-round fan of nature and most at home poking around in meadows and hedgerows. Ellie will be joining us on Friday to check our small mammal traps from 9-10am, accompanied by Will to check our moth trap finds. 

Tylan Berry works for Natural England and is the county spider recorder for the British Arachnological Society. With a real talent for uncovering Heligan’s weird and wonderful spider species, Tylan will be hosting a talk in the Seed Pod at 11am on Friday, followed by a guided spider safari walk at 1pm.

Wal Eyre, formally the National Trust Warden for the Roseland Coastline, is a naturalist and key figure in The Three Bays Wildlife Group. He has been at the heart of many Three Bays hands-on events, including fungi forays, wildlife walks and has a strong partnership with Heligan. Join Wal for a wildflower walk at 11:30am on Thursday and 10:30am on Friday. 

Ian is a fundraiser for the RSPB across Cornwall and has an infectious fascination with microscopic life living within our soil. Join Ian in the Lodge classroom over both days of the Heligan Bioblitz. 

Jess, Heligan's learning lead, is a huge fan of natural history with a keen interest in bats, bugs and sharing her love of nature with the next generation.

Rob is supervisor of Heligan's estate team, undertaking a variety of jobs from tree work to habitat restoration. With a keen interest in geology, nature and native trees, Rob is an asset to Heligan's outdoor team. Join Rob and Jeremy Roberts for a walk on Heligan's trees at 11:30am on Thursday and 12pm on Friday. 

Dan is head of Nature Futures at Heligan and a trustee of Three Bays Wildlife. An avid natural historian and active biological recorder, Dan loves sharing his passion for nature with Heligan’s visitors. Dan is particularly interested in Cornwall’s more obscure plants and fungi. Join Dan for a talk on Heligan's fungi at 4pm on Thursday and a walk looking for garden weed species on Friday at 1pm. 

Rick works as a bat ecologist for Cornwall Environmental Consultants Ltd and has been involved with bat projects across both Devon and Cornwall since 2016. Join Rick for a bat walk on the evening of Thursday, May 28.

After finishing university with an Honours Degree in Zoology, since April 2022 Toby has been Heligan’s wildlife coordinator, leading on wildlife reintroduction projects including the release of Eurasian beavers, water voles and glow worms. Join Toby for a tour of Heligan's beaver wetland at 1:45pm on Thursday and 2pm on Friday. 

Jeremy is the head of estate at Heligan, leading the estate and wildlife team. Having previously worked for The South West Lakes Trust, Jeremy's vast knowledge of UK habitats and species makes him a valued member of the Heligan team. Join Jeremy and Rob for a walk on Heligan's trees at 11:30am on Thursday and 12pm on Friday. 

Since 2009, FoPB have been promoting the conservation and sensitive use of Par Beach and assisting in the management of Par Beach Local Nature Reserve. They also lead volunteer work parties undertaking various conservation tasks on the nature reserve.

The Red River Rescuers are a group of like-minded people who want to help increase the biodiversity of the Red River Valley Local Nature Reserve and other areas by managing swathes of this once heavily industrialised area to restore areas of habitat being encroached by succession species such as gorse and willow. The members of the group come from a wide variety of backgrounds and new members are always welcome! We are keen to record any species within the Red River catchment area to help our conservation efforts.

Cornwall Wildlife Trust aim to protect Cornwall’s wildlife and wild places on land and in our seas. They are passionate about conservation and have helped people enjoy nature for over 60 years.

Since their establishment in 1983, the British Dragonfly Society have been working to conserve dragonflies and their wetlands through outreach campaigns to raise public awareness, citizen science projects to support research, habitat management for threatened species and much more.

The Westcountry Rivers Trust main vision is to see all west country rivers and freshwater environments flowing freely and teeming with life for all who depend on them. Their work is underpinned by science, experience and a commitment to the resilience of the region's freshwater resources.