to try and reverse the damage, the cornwall wildlife trust has begun an ambitious rewilding project,arded lottery funding — as our repoterjohn ayres has been finding out. we might think of pigs and cows as everyday farm animals, which provide us with meat and milk, but the cornwall wildlife trust has a different use for them. they're part of its massive rewilding project between helman tor all the way down to st austell bay. instead of keeping these animals penned up in fields, they'll roam more to help improve the environment. cows will graze the soil, pigs will turn it over. all of this to improve the wildlife habitat and environment of this area. you can demonstrate that here by taking down fences and allowing new livestock like longhorn cows, pigs and things like that to move through that landscape. but equally, we want to demonstrate that to people around us and show that we are protecting the habitat up here. the trust has received an initial £265,000 grant from the national lottery heritage fund for its first year, and will receive another £35 million if it's a success, which

the cornwall wildlife trust see these farms as very important, but they want to work with the farmerse the use of pesticides and to tackle agricultural runoff within the reserve. unlicensed beavers have arrived at the site. the trust doesn't know how they've come to this area and is seeking a licence to manage them. the beavers are, however, an unexpected benefit. they bring water, they bring life because the food chain is restored, because of that water level that is increased in those aquatic habitats. but obviously there's benefits to people too. and we've seen lots of flood prevention, attenuation of the water at the top of the catchment. it's really good. it slows the flow through the catchment. water quality benefits. the pools and dams they create improve the water quality, which is a benefit as it runs down towards the coast of st austell bay, which is home to one of the uk's largest subtidal seagrass beds and extensive maerl beds. john ayres, bbc news. pet owners in lincolnshire have been told to clear up after their dogs or risk losing access to a popular beauty spot. natali

the cornwall wildlife trust see these farms as very important, but they want to work with the farmers the site. the trust doesn't know how they've come to this area and is seeking a licence to manage them. the beavers are, however, an unexpected benefit. they bring water, they bring life because the food chain is restored, because of that water level that is increased in those aquatic habitats. but obviously there's benefits to people too. and we've seen lots of flood prevention, attenuation of the water at the top of the catchment. it's really good. it slows the flow through the catchment. water quality benefits. the pools and dams they create improve the water quality, which is a benefit as it runs down towards the coast of st austell bay, which is home to one of the uk's largest subtidal seagrass beds and extensive maerl beds. john ayres, bbc news. it can be frustrating heading out for a walk and instead of looking up at the views, you have to keep looking down at the ground to avoid stepping in dog poo. now pet owners in a popular beauty spot in lincolnshire, have been told to cle

the cornwall wildlife trust see these farms as very important, but they want to work with the farmerssn�*t know how they�*ve come to this area and is seeking a licence to manage them. the beavers are, however, an unexpected benefit. they bring water, they bring life because the food chain is restored, because of that water level that is increased in those aquatic habitats. but obviously there�*s benefits to people too. and we�*ve seen lots of flood prevention, attenuation of the water at the top of the catchment. it�*s really good. it slows the flow through the catchment. water quality benefits. the pools and dams they create improve the water quality, which is a benefit as it runs down towards the coast of st austell bay, which is home to one of the uk�*s largest subtidal seagrass beds and extensive maerl beds. john ayres, bbc news. let�*s turn to the olympics now, and one of the biggest surprises of the games so far — julien alfred won the olympic women�*s 100m title at paris 2024 last night, to make history as st lucia�*s first ever gold medallist. last year�*s world champion, amer

cornwall famous for its rugged coastline and turquoise waters but the country's wildlife is in troublet. we might think of pigs and cows as everyday farm animals which provide us with meat and milk, but the common wildlife trust has a different use for them. they are part of its massively welding project between elm and saw all the way down to st austell bay. instead of keeping these animals penned up in fields, they will roam more to help improve the environment. cows will raise the soil. pigs will turn it over. all of this to improve the wildlife habitat and environment of this area. irate and environment of this area. - demonstrate that here by taking down fences and allowing new livestock long horn cows and pigs and things like that to move through the landscape, but equally we wanted him so that the people around us and show that we are protecting the habitat here. the show that we are protecting the habitat here.— show that we are protecting the habitat here. , ., , . habitat here. the trust has received an initial £265,000 _ habitat here. the trust has received an initial £265,0