Cornwall Tourist Awards Bronze Medal!
The Isles of Scilly Festival of Nature has won Bronze at the 2023/24 Cornwall Tourism Awards!
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Nature hero Rosemary Parslow recognised for lifelong dedication to Scilly wildlife
Rosemary Parslow, a volunteer for over 60 years with the Isles of Scilly Wildlife Trust, was awarded The Christopher Cadbury Medal at The Wildlife Trusts’ Annual General Meeting on 23rd November…
IoS Travel customers raise over £100,000 for Scilly wildlife
Generous customers of the Isles of Scilly Steamship Group have raised more than £100,000 for the Isles of Scilly Wildlife Trust.
Latest Scilly seabird survey reveals dramatic declines across local breeding populations
The Isles of Scilly Wildlife Trust (IoSWT) and RSPB have issued a call for action following results from the latest Isles of Scilly seabird survey. The dramatic declines documented provide a stark…
Pair of Boobies on the Bishop!
Birders on the Isles of Scilly were delighted yesterday (Monday 28th August) when a Brown Booby was spotted sitting on the Bishop Rock Lighthouse. This unusual vagrant has joined another rare…
Isles of Scilly Wildlife Trust appeals for help to Save our Shorebirds
The Isles of Scilly Wildlife Trust is appealing for help in saving one of the islands’ most vulnerable shorebirds. In addition to launching a fundraising campaign, the Trust is asking members of…
Beach Babes: island school sets out to protect rare breeding birds on Scilly
Pupils at the St Martin’s Base of Five Islands Academy, Isles of Scilly, have set out to adopt and protect nests of a rare breeding shorebird on the island. Working with the support of the Isles…
Ultra Scilly marathon leads to ultra wildlife fundraising
Isles of Scilly Wildlife Trust Ranger Darren Hart completed the first Scilly60 ultra-marathon last weekend, raising over £2,700 for the island-based wildlife charity. The race, which covered over…
How you lichen me now? Gold-plated discovery on the Isles of Scilly
The Isles of Scilly Wildlife Trust is delighted to share that a new site has been confirmed for the gilt-edged lichen. This rare subtropical lichen, Crocodia aurata, is exclusively found on the…
Scilly’s Comic Book Kid is a ‘hero’ for local wildlife
A local school child has smashed expectations by raising an impressive £2,215.49 for the Isles of Scilly Wildlife Trust. Ted Richards, who is just seven years old, wrote and illustrated his own…