Business Supporters – working for wildlifeOur corporate scheme enjoyed more successthan ever before with a 23% increase inmembers on the previous year to 163Business Supporters, Wildlife Guardiansand Wildlife Partners. 37 new businessesjoined, raising £33,500 for Cornwall’s wildlife.We celebrated a decade of working with Wildlife Partner Frugiwho donated £17,783 to our Living Seas work. HandyKamdonated 500 Cornwall Wildlife Trust branded nest boxes toencourage new members worth around £10,000.

visitor GiftingDonations from businesses continued togrow, with a variety of companies choosing todonate through sales of their products oraccommodation. We were fortunate toreceive over £5,000 from Impact FluidSolutions, £2,600 from sales of Vine HouseFarm Bird Food and £2,000 from visitors toMother Ivey’s Bay caravan park. In all, togetherwith other donations, this raised an impressive£26,750 for our conservation work.

Corporate Wild Work DaysThe Trust provided 30 corporate wild work days - 180 hours in total which saw employees engaging in a host of vitalconservation activities on our naturereserves. This also had the added benefit of helping to improve employees' health and well-being.

Cornwall Environmental Consultants (CEC) The Trust’s trading arm performed well over the year, with the ecology and landscape teamscompleting almost 500 contracts throughout Cornwall and the southwest. Examples of projectsinclude assessment and design for housing proposals at Wadebridge, Hayle and Falmouth, anecotourism project near Falmouth and a ecological support on a number of operational sites forSouth West Water. The landscape team continued to work on the Pier Approach public realmproject in Bournemouth as well as several individual residential planning applications.

Relationships with the Wildlife Trust Consultancies (WTCs) across the region and nationallywere strengthened through closer collaboration with CEC working alongside Somerset WildlifeTrust’s consultancy, First Ecology, on a number of joint projects and acting as WTC leadconsultant on a national framework for the civil engineering company Costain.

Wildlife PartnersBBC Radio Cornwall, TruroBourne Leisure - Perran Sands andRiviere Sands Holiday Parks,PerranporthChelonia Ltd, PenzanceCornish Coffee, RedruthCornish Guardian, TruroCornishman, PenzanceDewsign, PenrynFernbank Advertising Ltd,LauncestonFrugi, HelstonHall Wood, PelyntJohn Fowler Holidays, IlfracombeMother Ivey’s Bay Caravan Park,PadstowSouth West Water, ExeterSt Eval Candle Company, St EvalTrebah Garden, Mawnan SmithUniversity of Exeter BusinessSchool, PenrynVine House Farm, SpaldingVisit Cornwall, TruroWest Briton, TruroWestern Morning News, PlymouthWhistlefish, St IvesWoodland Valley Farm, Ladock

Wildlife GuardiansCher Varya Group Ltd, TruroCornish Horizons, PadstowHandykam.com, RedruthGreen and Blue, PerranporthJo Downs Glass DesignsLtd, LauncestonKurt and Caroline Jackson Ltd, St JustTrago Mills Ltd, Liskeard

Business membersAccommodation ProvidersAyr Holiday Park, St IvesBamham Farm Cottages,Launceston

Bedruthan Steps Hotel, Mawgan PorthBosinver Farm Cottages, St AustellBude Holiday Resort, BudeBudock Vean Hotel, Mawnan SmithCarbis Bay Holidays, St IvesCarbis Bay Hotel, Spa and Estate,Carbis BayClowance Estate and CountryClub, Praze-an-BeebleCoastdale Parks, Atlantic CoastHoliday Park, HayleCotna Eco Retreat, Gorran, St AustellCoombe House, LiskeardEden Valley Holiday Park, BodminForest Holidays Limited, LiskeardGlobe Vale Holiday ParkLimited, RedruthGreenbank Hotel, FalmouthGwel an Mor, PortreathHeligan Woods Campsite, St AustellHelman Tor Cottages, BodminHendra Holiday Park, NewquayHigher Menadew FarmCottages, St AustellHoliday Cornwall, Falmouthholidaycottages.co.uk , BidefordHotel Tresanton, St MawesHPB Management, Duloe Manor,LooeIdle Rocks, St MawesJohn Bray Cornish Holidays,WadebridgeKilligarth Manor-John FowlerHoliday Parks, LooeLewinnick Lodge, NewquayListed Luxury, LiskeardLittle White Alice, CarmenellisLower Barns, St EweLower Marsh Holiday Lettings & Retreat Venue, SaltashLower Polladras Touring Park,HelstonLower Treave Caravan andCamping Park, Penzance

Mullion Cove Hotel, MullionNancarrow Farm, MarazanvoseNewquay View Resort, Porth,NewquayPadstow Touring Park, PadstowParkdean Holidays, CornwallPiran Meadows Resort & Spa,NewquayPioneer Billys, CambornePitt House, LooePollaughan Farm, PortscathoRailholiday Ltd, St Germans, SaltashRetallack Holiday Lettings Ltd,St ColumbRiver Valley Country Park,RelubbusRose Hill Lodges, PorthtowanRoundhouse Barn Holidays, St Just in RoselandSeaview Holiday Village, PolperroSt Ives Bay Holiday Park, HayleSt Moritz Hotel & Garden Villas,WadebridgeSt Tinney Farm Holidays, Otterham,CamelfordStay In Cornwall, BidefordSykes Cottages, St AustellTa Mill HolidayCottages, LauncestonTehidy Holiday Park, RedruthThe Nare Hotel, Veryan-in-RoselandThe Old Coastguard, MouseholeThe Olde House, WadebridgeThe Park Mawgan Porth, NewquayTrethem Mill Touring Park, St Just in RoselandTrevarth Holiday Park, BlackwaterTrevella Holiday Park, Crantock Trevornick, NewquayTrewan Hall Ltd, St ColumbValley Caravan Park, PolzeathWatergate Bay Hotel, NewquayWhalesborough Cottages & Spa, BudeWooda Farm Holiday Park, Bude

Arts and MediaATROPOS, The Lizard Jon Tremaine Wildlife Artist, HayleLou Jones Design, TruroSailflags, Goldsithney, PenzanceUsfor Design and Print, NewquayEducationChocolate Dog Marketing Services,St TudyDuchy College, CamborneFalmouth Marine School, FalmouthRichard Lander School, TruroEnvironmentNaked Solar (Cornwall SolarPanels), NewquayEnvironment AgencyEssential Sewage Systems, BidefordZLC Energy Ltd, PenrynFarming / IndustrialBrewer and Bunney, RedruthCPMR Ltd, St AustellCornwall Community LandTrust, TruroCountry Conservation, GunnislakeImerys, ParKier Construction, TruroSandoe and Sons, BodminSEF, HayleWatson Marlow, FalmouthSustainable Parking Surfaces Ltd,GunnislakeFinancial / ProfessionalFurse Sanders Solicitors, St IvesRCES, HelstonRobinson Reed Layton, TruroStephen Scown Solicitors, St AustellVickery Holman, TruroWorldwide Financial PlanningLtd, TruroFood and drinksBoscastle Farm Shop & Café,BoscastleCornish Orchards, LiskeardHarbour Lights, Falmouth

Kernow Chocolate, St Eval,WadebridgePandora Inn, Mylor, FalmouthPocketful of Stones Distillers Ltd,PenzanceSouthwestern Distillery Limited,WadebridgeThe Lifeboat Inn, St IvesThe Old Custom House, PadstowThe Port William Inn, TintagelThe Rashleigh Arms, CharlestownTrevone Beach Cafe, Trevone, PadstowRecreationEncounter Cornwall, FoweyNewquay Activity Centre,NewquayNewquay Sea Safaris and Fishing,NewquayKoru Kayaking, St AgnesRetail Andrew Butterworth Designs,CheshireCarleys of Cornwall Limited,TruroCedar Croft Nureries, St TudyEKO,St Just, PenzanceHicks Carpet Cleaning, RedruthPolstrong Feed Store, CamborneWestcare, PlymouthVisitor AttractionsCarnglaze Caverns, LiskeardCornish Seal Sanctuary, GweekHeritage Attractions Ltd., Land's EndNewquay Zoo, NewquayParadise Park Wildlife Centre,HayleSt. Aubyn Estates, MarazionSt Austell Brewery Visitor Centre,St AustellThe Lost Gardens of Heligan, St AustellTregothnan Estates, Truro

Cornwall Wildlife TrustFive Acres, Allet, Truro, Cornwall TR14 9DJ Tel: 01872 273939

Email: info@cornwallwildlifetrust.org.uk www.cornwallwildlifetrust.org.uk

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Donated toLiving Seas

Registered charity number 214929

Review2016-17

annual

£17,783

Caveat statementThe financial summary shown above doesnot contain sufficient information to allowfor a full understanding of the financialaffairs of Cornwall Wildlife Trust and itssubsidiary company CornwallEnvironmental Consultants Ltd. For furtherinformation the full financial statementsshould be consulted. Copies of these can beobtained by contacting Cornwall WildlifeTrust or visiting our website.

2017 2016fixed assets 3,702,750 3,549,210

Current assets 2,377,298 1,813,478

CreditorsAmounts falling due within one year (325,164) (338,000)

Net Current assets 2,052,134 1,475,478

Amounts falling due after one year (251,585) (242,948)

Net assets 5,503,299 4,781,740

fundsUnrestricted funds – General Funds 349,120 958,149

– Designated Funds 810,067 31,374– Revaluation Reserve 354 205

Restricted funds 4,343,758 3,792,012

5,503,299 4,781,740

income from:Donations and legacies 256,480 411,054 667,534 332,518Membership subscriptions 549,577 8,395 557,972 518,945Trading activities:Consultancy income and sales 658,129 10,755 668,884 693,727Other income 93,090 49,989 143,079 139,325

1,557,276 480,193 2,037,469 1,684,515Charitable activities:Nature conservation 781,697 820,861 1,602,558 1,157,747

Total income 2,338,973 1,301,054 3,640,027 2,842,262

Expenditure on:Consultancy expenses 471,363 – 471,363 521,466Other 352,665 (8,580) 344,085 339,195

824,028 (8,580) 815,448 860,661Charitable activities:Nature conservation 1,345,132 757,888 2,103,020 1,786,746

Total expenditure 2,169,160 749,308 2,918,468 2,647,407

Net income for the year 169,813 551,746 721,559 194,855Funds at 1st March 2016 989,728 3,792,012 4,781,740 4,586,885

funds at 28th february 2017 1,159,541 4,343,758 5,503,299 4,781,740

Unrestricted Funds (£)

The Group

Restricted Funds (£)

Total 2017 (£)

Total 2016 (£)

This year a significant change to our financialstatements has occurred in the funds section ofour balance sheet. The increase in designatedfunds from £31,374 to £810,067 has occurredprimarily due to the following factors:n Designation of a capital reserve recognising

that the unrestricted funds tied up in fixedassets of £569,058 are not available forother charitable purposes. E.g ourheadquarters land and buildings.

n Designation of a building maintenance fundof £65,000 to address a backlog ofmaintenance at our headquarters.

n Designation of a development fund of£108,780 funded from unrestrictedlegacies, for capital and non-capital worksor projects which advance the strategicplan objectives of the Trust.

The pie chart below demonstrates that ouractual ‘free’ or general reserves are £349,120.It is Trust policy to aim to keep £400,000 infree reserves to smooth out fluctuations inTrust income. This represents 3 monthsunrestricted expenditure.

BaLaNCE SHEETat 28th February 2017

STaTEmENT of fiNaNCiaL aCTiviTiES for the year ended 28 February 2017

We confirm that the following is a summary of information extracted from the Cornwall Wildlife Trust’s annual unqualified consolidated statutory accounts. These accounts comprise the consolidated statements of The Cornwall Trust for Nature Conservation Limited and its subsidiary company CornwallEnvironmental Consultants Ltd for the year ended 28th February 2017.

Trustees’ statement

£354Revaluation Reserve

£349,120General Funds

£810,067Designated Funds

£4,343,758Restricted Funds

2017£5.5m

2016£4.8m

£205Revaluation Reserve

£958,149General Funds

£31,374Designated Funds

£3,792,012Restricted Funds

2017

2016

A single mussel ishost to a miniatureecosystem giving lifeto Cornwall's seas.

an ambitious plan to secure a better futurefor wildlife and people where nature isembedded into the heart of our lives.our Living Landscape targets are:A healthy suite of wildlife-rich core areasThe Trust has a special interest in County Wildlife Sites (CWSs). These sites areof county importance for wildlife but have no statutory protection, so we giveadvice to help protect and enhance them. This year we:

n Helped 2 CWS owners in the River Cober area to apply for Countryside Stewardship grants.

n Carried out a preliminary surveys of 2 new sites with potential to become designated as CWSs.

n Arranged for the Wild Cober volunteer group to carry out practicalmanagement on 3 CWSs.

Land owned and managed by the Trust at Windmill farm andNorth Predannack Downs on the Lizard was designated aspart of the National Nature Reserve. The extension, thatincluded 470ha of Trust and NT land, is the largest NNRdeclaration in the south west in over 20 years.

Natural England funded a large amount of annual management and capitalprojects on Trust nature reserves through Environmental Stewardship andConservation Enhancement Schemes, including a £25,000 invasive speciesclearance at Pendarves Woods.

A vibrant network of rivers, streams, Cornish hedgesand waysides providing wildlife corridorsOur Upstream Thinking project is a partnership with South West Waterworking with farmers in West Cornwall. One of the project areas is the landaround the upper River Cober where we work to reduce pollution of the riverand to enhance wildlife habitats. The evidence suggests that Upstream Thinkingfarm interventions are beginning to have a direct positive impact!

The Wild Wetlands appeal generated £14,298. Cornish Hedges appeal hasbrought in £5,856 so far.

We continued to host the Cornwall Catchment Partnership, a cross-sectorgroup of organisations working to enhance Cornwall’s water environment. Akey focus for the group is protection of soils and the role that good soilmanagement plays in flood alleviation. The Partnership began work on a SoilsAction Plan for Cornwall.

The East Looe Catchment Project had another successful year. In addition toworking on 13 farms projects with landowners and farmers to reduce riverpollution and enhance habitats, we held workshops for business owners andlocal plumbers to inform them how they can play their part in protecting thecleanliness of Looe’s vulnerable bathing water.

A wider working countryside sympatheticallymanaged for wildlife

The Trust was heavily involved in thedevelopment of the Cornwall TB EradicationGroup, a cross-sector group to help shapethe way the Government’s TB Eradicationstrategy is delivered in Cornwall. A keychallenge is to raise the profile of badgervaccination and demonstrate its viability.

Seas in which wildlife thrives from the top tothe bottom of the ocean food-web. our Living Seas targets are: Threatened habitats and species that recover frompast declineWe lead a group of regional experts to progress bottlenose dolphin researchand in particular photo identification work. We then ran a successful SouthwestBottlenose Dolphin Forum in October with nearly 200 delegates and speakersfrom across UK and Europe.

Our Marine Strandings Network of volunteers assessed stranded animals onour beaches and collated evidence for our Bycatch Evidence Evaluation Project.During 2016 volunteers recorded a total of 205 cetaceans and 159 seals, asignificant increase on recent years which is of concern. These records includedthe first ever recorded UK stranding of a female sperm whale near PerranSands in July 2016.

Our work to influence the choice of sites for the 3rd tranche of MarineConservation Zones around Cornwall continued. Marine Managers were also involved in developing fishing bye-laws to protect MarineConservation Zones (MCZs) via the Cornwall Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority (IFCA).

A natural environment that adapts well to climatechange with ocean processes helping to slow climate changeThrough our Seasearch dive surveys we worked with 43 divers to collect dataon 565 different species from numerous dive surveys around the coast. Notabledives included exploration of the maerl beds in Falmouth Bay and CartersRocks off Holywell on the North coast.

Use of the sea’s resources is environmentallysustainableOur online sustainable seafood resource, the Cornwall Good Seafood Guide(www.cornwallgoodseafoodguide.org.uk), won ‘Best Contribution toCornwall’s Brand’ at the Cornwall Sustainability Awards. Usage of the websiteand the business membership scheme continued to grow throughout the year;the website received 400+ hits per week and 72 business members were signedby the end of the year.

People appreciate, understand and value the sea forthe many ways in which it supports our quality of life

The Your Shore Beach Rangers projectwas launched in 2016 in partnership withCornwall College. It is part of a portfolioof Big lottery projects called Our BrightFuture. Our 5 year project aims to buildon the work of the existing Your Shorenetwork of marine groups, with aparticular focus of engaging youngpeople between 11 and 24 years old inthe marine environment.

We continue to hold an active seat on the IFCA and are involved in promotingsustainable fisheries and management of inshore waters, and were active ingetting positive management in place for several designated MarineConservations Zones.

The Trust continued to coordinate the Cornwall Marine and Coastal CodeGroup, tackling the growing issue of marine wildlife disturbance. In 2016 wecreated an information leaflet and card which was distributed to all boat usersin Cornwall via Cornwall Council harbour packs, and worked with our partnersin responding to disturbance issues around the county involving dolphins, sealsand sea birds.

Engaging and inspiring our members, localpeople and those visiting Cornwall tosupport our efforts and take action forwildlife and the natural environment.our inspiring People targets are:Provide a diverse range of opportunities for people tolearn about, experience and get involved in LivingSeas and Living landscapes programmes

n The Trust’s annual Wildlife Celebration returned to Trebah Garden andattracted a record number of people with over 2,500 engaging in Trustprojects and activities.

n The Trust won ‘best small non-agricultural trade stand’ at Royal CornwallShow with praise for engagement and education.

n Our Open Gardens scheme attracted over 2,500 visitors throughoutCornwall and raised a record breaking £12,600.

The Wildlife Information Service run by ERCCIS continues to provide expertadvice to the public, local businesses and schools.

The My Wild Life campaign built on its success and featured Emmy and BAFTAaward winning wildlife cameraman Ian McCarthy, CoppaFeel! cancer charityfounder and national newspaper columnist Kris Hallenga, Cornish comedianKernow King and adventurer Erin Bastain.

The Trust stepped up its use of digital media with followers and engagementincreasing by over 65%.

Our Seaquest Southwest sightings scheme engaged with over 1900 peoplethrough our regular sea watches and volunteer events. We had 2591 sightingsreported, almost 1000 more than the previous year, including some recordnumbers of animals and some very rare sightings.

The Trust hosted the first ever Southwest Bottlenose Dolphin Forum thanks tofunding form the Trust’s bottlenose appeal. The event brought experts,volunteers and the general public together to celebrate this iconic species, andmove regional research forward to compile the data necessary to ensure betterprotection for these animals in our south west waters.

Expand our work with young people to inspire thenext generation with the wonders and importance ofCornwall’s wildlife and wild places

Fox Club held 60 events throughout Cornwall (Forage and Feasts, Rummage in a Rockpool to Wild About Hedgehogs) and won the Tesco Bag Fund receiving £4,874.

from the Chief ExecutiveOur vision is for a Cornwall rich in wildlife,enjoyed and cared for by one and all. Howeverpressures on Cornwall’s natural environmentcontinue to grow and the Trust needs to ensurea strong position to take effective action,working whenever possible in partnership withothers. A new Strategic Plan to cover 2016 –2020 was created along with a rollingThree

Year Financial Framework to enable longerterm planning. This will restore our cashreserves and improve financial stabilityalongside focussed fundraising efforts andcontinued support from our membership.

Partnership is key to achieving our vision and ashighlighted below in our Living Seas, Living Landscapesand Inspiring People sections producing some realimpacts in protecting Cornwall’s wildlife.

We have seen great succeesses with UpstreamThinking supported by South West Water andlandowners, work in the Looe River Catchment withthe Environment Agency and local landowners, andextensions to County Wildlife Sites through theWildlife Sites Partnership. We also play a key role in theLocal Nature Partnership, which facilitates positiveenvironmental gains in Cornwall. Much of our worknow takes place on a landscape scale and thesuccessful bid for Lottery Funding to develop the

Penwith Landscape Partnership.Winning the WesternMorning News Countryside Award for best landscapeproject in the Looe Valley will support our plans forthriving, wildlife-rich ecosystems throughout Cornwall.

We also maintained our involvement in planning,standing up for wildlife where needed and ensuringenvironmental issues were at the forefront of policyfor newly developed neighbourhood plans. Our naturereserves benefit from a continued programme of

enhancement, improving wildlife habitat and access tosites across the county. The ongoing efforts of ourmarine team were rewarded with the designation ofnew Marine Conservation Zones and the successfullaunch of The Cornwall Good Seafood Guide.Engaging people in our wildlife work is at our heart andis well-illustrated by our marine work. Hundreds ofvolunteers are engaged in the Marine StrandingsNetwork and other programmes such as Seasearch,providing evidence-based support for our work.

I have been fortunate enough to be involved withCornwall Wildlife Trust for over 40 years, and ampleased to see its direction firmly set under our newstrategic plan. I feel particularly honoured to see thelaunch of Your Shore Beach Rangers this year, bringing anew generation to this vital conservation work.

Trevor Edwards, Chief Executive

Living Landscapes...

Amountgeneratedby theAppeals

collected data on

different species

43

17,069 4,53572

565

individual members children

Seaquest Southwest sightings

2,591 22sightings minke

whales

25baskingsharks

97bottlenosedolphins

783seals

3killer

whales

1bowhead

whale

450common dolphins

536porpoise

divers

60events

throughoutCornwall

Living Seas ... inspiring People...

£14,298Wild Wetlands

£5,856Cornish Hedges

Continuing to protect Cornwall’s wildlife and wild places, on land and in our seas, all year round!

Photo credits: Serena Stewart, Adrian Langdon, Paddy Saunders, Tom Marshall, Adrian Langdon, Dan Murphy, Rowan Elsbury, Sheila McCann-Downes, David Chapman, Clare James, Don Sutherland, Adrian Langdon (front cover): Matt Slater, Mussel, Holywell Bay

Wildlife Recording The Environmental Records Centre for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly(ERCCIS) hosted by the Trust was awarded the national accreditationstandard – approved by the Association of Local Environmental RecordsCentres, the National Biodiverstity Network and DEFRA.

A major upgrade was made towww.orks.org.ukwith 16 new taxonomicgroups added. 66,000 new records were submitted over the year.

66,00016new records of speciesnew species

group added

We are an individual charity, belonging to the UK wide federation, The Wildlife Trusts. Our work is funded by the generous support of ourvolunteers, members and partners including local businesses, authorities,government agencies, Lottery Funds and other charitable trusts and grants. All funding supports our vision for Cornwall to be rich in wildlife, enjoyed and cared for by one and all.