Conservation at Higher Trenowin

At Higher Trenowin, we farm 250 acres of pasture and moorland on the edge of the West Penwith Moors and is now part of the Natural England's West Penwith Site of Special Scientific Interest. Our farming practices are geared towards maintaining and encouraging the wildlife, flora and fauna of this unique and beautiful area. The upper parts of the farm which rise to 700ft, have been part of the Natural England Higher Level Stewardship Scheme for some 14 years.

Higher Trenowin and surrounding areas offer a great habitat for wildlife and plants. Most of fields are bound by traditional granite Cornish hedges, which we try to maintain in line with our commitment to the Environmentally Sensitive Area in which we live. 

Wild bluebells and foxgloves		Gorse management		Dew pond is home to many insects

Due to our grazing pattern and heath land management, native bluebells and wild orchids flower in spring and early summer along with wood anemones, Western and European gorse, heathers and bracken.  During the winter we have snipe, woodcock, partridge and golden plover feeding on the higher fields and downs and the lonely call of the curlew can also be heard.  In the summer pheasant and wild duck breed and rear their young which we enjoy seeing about in the fields. We were also pleased to welcome this year a pair of Choughs, who came to feed a number of times on the bugs that are in our perminant pasture.

Cornish hedge in need of repair		Cornish hedge management		Snipe are winter visitors