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Private consultant offering a range of wildlife services - Habitat creation and management, wildlife garden design and biodiversity surveys.

19/10/2026

Spotted this Common Frog as we were working to repair a Cornish hedge this week.

Despite its name, the common frog is actually known for its incredible colour changing ability! Responding to light, stress, temperature and the need to camouflage, its skin can be olive green or brown, and also yellow, red, pink , orange or black!

It can breathe and absorb water directly thought it’s skin, and can lay up to 4/5 thousand eggs at once (frogspawn!)

They act as natural pest control by eating large numbers of slugs and snails - making them a crucial part of a healthy ecosystem.

13/10/2026

Elephant hawk moth caterpillar
I found this beauty in my garden. Looking like an elephant’s trunk (hence the name), they can reach up to 8cm in length.
If you come across one of these, place it amongst leaf litter or just below the surface of the soil if possible. It will develop a hard casing known as a cocoon, metamorphosing throughout the winter, emerging again as an adult moth in spring.

08/10/2026

Are you looking to improve biodiversity and help the wildlife in your garden? Want to do your bit for local conservation, but not sure where to start?

At KS Cornish Wildlife, I help landowners and gardeners develop wildlife friendly strategies to encourage biodiversity - helping wildlife thrive, for landowners large and small!

With 25 plus years of experience, I can help you get the ball rolling, and give you the satisfaction of watching wildlife return to your garden. From small steps to large projects, my mission is to help you take part in the crucial conservation project that is preserving the fantastic wildlife we have around us.

Send me an email at [email protected] for a chat / consultation and start doing your bit for local wildlife!

These images are just some examples of gardens that I manage for local people - they are a variety of shapes and sizes, no space is too big or small!

05/10/2026

Monday showcase of some of my past work - I have been building stone walls in Cornwall since ‘95, and over this time have had the opportunity to create some beautiful projects, using the traditional Cornish hedging method.

(first images are before, during and after a rebuild, then an assortment of other hedging work!)

The Cornish hedge has been around for about 4000 years! It is an extremely resilient hedging style, and creates many opportunities for wildlife.
As a Cornish hedge is built without cement (tightly packed earth fills the gaps between stones) it is a fantastic habitat for rodents and small mammals. It offers shelter from weather and protection from predators and can be planted with wildlife friendly plants and shrubs. In Cornwall, hedges often function as wildlife corridors, linking one habitat to another across stretches of monocultural land.

In your garden, a Cornish hedge is an attractive and traditional feature. It’s a great way to bring both beauty and biodiversity into your space - you can plant herbs or shrubs on top for extra privacy, that also then provides a food source and habitat for insects, birds, bees and small mammals.

If you would like any further information, or are interested in having a Cornish hedge built or repaired on your property, please do not hesitate to get in touch - send me an email at [email protected], I would love to hear your ideas.

02/10/2026

Had a fantastic evening at Penrose Estate with Wildlife Groundswell on their final bat walk of the year.

These videos are from a survey of around the stable block (while the other group surveyed around the lodge). We observed some Common Pipistrelle bats, Barbastelle Bats, potentially some Myotis Bats and a Greater Horseshoe.

Greater Horseshoe bats are rare in the UK- this roost at Penrose is the 5th recorded nursery roost in Cornwall, and the most southerly - it was amazing to use the bat detector to detect and identify the bats as they flew out and around the stables.

Bats are highly sensitive to environmental change, as they rely on clean water, abundant insects, safe roots and connected habitats. This makes them useful indicators of biodiversity health, meaning we can learn a lot about the health of the environment by observing (and not disturbing!) bats.

Big thanks to all involved in the organising of this walk, it was thoroughly enjoyable experience!

28/09/2026

This week I spent some time repotting Oak saplings into larger pots, to encourage stronger root growth in the spring. These will move into beds or to new local homes at a later date!

It’s best to repot saplings during the dormant season, as it minimises root shock.

It’s always best to use trees with a local provenance when adding new trees to your land or garden.

Trees that come from local seeds have spent generations adapting to the local environment.
This means that they will be genetically adapted to the local weather, soil and climate. They will better be able to resist regional pathogens, and they already share evolutionary history with the insects, birds and fungi of the area.

Using local trees is also incredibly important to preserve unique regional traits, and to avoid diluting the local gene pool with unfavourable genetics!

26/09/2026

Caterpillar of a Pale Tussok Moth, found in a strip of meadow in a Wildlife Friendly garden that I have been managing for the past few years, on the Lizard Peninsula.

These caterpillars feed on a range of tree leaves including elm, hazel and oak. They are a common species in the south on England.

The hairs of the caterpillars can cause allergic reactions on the skin, so look but don’t touch!

23/09/2026

Before and after a maintenance trim of a wildlife friendly hedge in Mawgan, on the Lizard Peninsula.

This hedge has Hawthorn, Blackthorn, Field Maple, Hazel and Guelder Rose - this variety of trees helps food availability for wildlife throughout the winter (hawthorns and blackthorns have fruit through the dormant seasons), and Guelder Rose has red berries which feed all kinds of birds including bullfinches!

Bird nesting season has passed, allowing us to safely cut this hedge without risking habitat disturbance, and cutting will encourage bushier growth to provide greater privacy for humans.

Wildlife hedges can act as a corridor connecting different ecosystems, as well as providing a range of habitats for different animals, birds and insects!

21/09/2026

Speckled wood butterfly (Pararge aegeria), spotted near St Kevern on the Lizard Peninsula.

These butterflies like woodlands and glades that provide dappled sunlight. They feed on aphid honeydew (poo!) - a sugary liquid excreted by small insects when they feed on plants.

Sightings of specked wood butterflies indicate a healthy localised ecosystem!

07/09/2026

I am a Wildlife Consultant, with over 25 years experience in helping landowners (both large and small) to regenerate and manage their land in ways that enhance biodiversity. With a strong focus on customer service, my team and I can help you achieve your goal of turning your piece of land into a beautiful haven in which wildlife will flourish - providing a lasting legacy for future generations.

I am based on the beautiful Lizard Peninsula, but work throughout Cornwall.

At KS Cornish Wildlife, we offer a range of Wildlife Consultancy services, including Habitat Creation and Management, Wildlife Gardening and Biodiversity surveys.

I can also help you access grants and funding to help you make your wildlife goals a reality!

Visit my website - www.kscornishwildlife.co.uk to see past projects, client reviews and more information on how I can assist you to achieve your wildlife potential!

Get in touch with me to consider your project - I'd love to hear what your plans are and discuss how I might be able to help.

You can email me at [email protected] or call me on 07745 131981 for a no obligation chat.

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2 Bos Vean
Helston
TR127RU

Website

http://www.kscornishwildlife.co.uk/

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