The Cornwall BirdWatching and Preservation Society is a conservation body dedicated to the preservation and enjoyment of birds in the county of

Cornwall Cornwall (; kw, Kernow ) is a historic county and ceremonial county in South West England. It is recognised as one of the Celtic nations, and is the homeland of the Cornish people. Cornwall is bordered to the north and west by the Atlantic ...

, England, UK. The society is involved in the management of 6 reserves, and provides news of bird sightings in Cornwall through its website.

History

The CBWPS was formed as a result of an appeal published in the

Western Morning News The ''Western Morning News'' is a daily regional newspaper founded in 1860, and covering the West Country including Devon, Cornwall, the Isles of Scilly and parts of Somerset and Dorset in the South West of England. Organisation The ''Western Mo ...

on 3rd October 1930. This was followed by a meeting held in

Truro Truro (; kw, Truru) is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and civil parishes in England, civil parish in Cornwall, England. It is Cornwall's county town, sole city and centre for administration, leisure and retail trading. Its ...

on 17 January 1931 chaired by Lt. Col. B. H. Ryves with the aim of creating a society of bird lovers in Cornwall. The proposal was accepted and officers elected, and the first Executive Committee Meeting was held on 6 February and the first General Meeting on 28 March that year.

Reserves

Walmsley Sanctuary

Walmsley Sanctuary (SW 993746). Near to

Wadebridge Wadebridge (; kw, Ponswad) is a town and civil parish in north Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The town straddles the River Camel upstream from Padstow.Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 200 ''Newquay & Bodmin'' The permanent populat ...

in the valley of the River Amble. Owned and managed by the society. Walmsley Sanctuary is a members only reserve and there is no access for the general public.

Other sanctuaries

* Maer Lake (SS 206073). Near

Bude Bude (; kw, Porthbud) is a seaside town in north east Cornwall, England, in the civil parish of Bude-Stratton and at the mouth of the River Neet (also known locally as the River Strat). It was sometimes formerly known as Bude Haven.''Cornish ...

. Jointly owned by the society and

Cornwall Wildlife Trust The Cornwall Wildlife Trust is a charitable organisation founded in 1962 that is concerned solely with Cornwall, England. It deals with the conservation and preservation of Cornwall's wildlife, geology and habitats managing over 50 nature reser ...

. *Windmill Farm (SW 693152). On the

Lizard peninsula The Lizard ( kw, An Lysardh) is a peninsula in southern Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The most southerly point of the British mainland is near Lizard Point at SW 701115; Lizard village, also known as The Lizard, is the most southerl ...

. Jointly owned by the society and

. *Loveny (

Colliford Reservoir Colliford Lake is a reservoir on Bodmin Moor, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. Covering more than , it is the largest lake in Cornwall. It is situated south of the A30 trunk road near the village of Bolventor, the approximate centre of the l ...

) (SX 185758). On

Bodmin Moor Bodmin Moor ( kw, Goon Brenn) is a granite moorland in north-eastern Cornwall, England. It is in size, and dates from the Carboniferous period of geological history. It includes Brown Willy, the highest point in Cornwall, and Rough Tor, a s ...

. Jointly owned by the society and

. *

Drift Reservoir Drift Reservoir is a reservoir in Cornwall, England, UK, just north of the village of Drift and west of Penzance. The reservoir is long and covers . The dam is at the southern end of the reservoir, and the northern end, splits into north-wester ...

(SW431294). Near

Penzance Penzance ( ; kw, Pennsans) is a town, civil parish and port in the Penwith district of Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is the most westerly major town in Cornwall and is about west-southwest of Plymouth and west-southwest of London. Situated ...

. Managed by the Society under a licence agreement with

South West Water South West Water provides drinking water and waste water services throughout Devon and Cornwall and in small areas of Dorset and Somerset. South West Water was created in 1989 with the privatisation of the water industry. It was preceded by the ...

. *

Stithians Reservoir Stithians Reservoir ( kw, Kreun Stedhyan) is a reservoir situated just under a mile to the west of the village of Stithians, Cornwall, England, UK. History Work on the dam began on 19 July 1962, however work stopped shortly after due to excav ...

(SW707372 and SW713350) south of

Redruth Redruth ( , kw, Resrudh) is a town and civil parishes in Cornwall, civil parish in Cornwall, England. The population of Redruth was 14,018 at the 2011 census. In the same year the population of the Camborne-Redruth urban area, which also inc ...

. Managed by the Society under a licence agreement with

References

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External links

official website
Organizations established in 1931 Ornithological organisations in the United Kingdom Bird conservation organizations Organisations based in Cornwall