Cornwall Wildlife Trust - Five Acres Reserve

Shortlanesend ( kw, Penn an Vownder, meaning ''end of the lane'') is a village in Kenwyn parish, Cornwall, England. It lies two miles north of the city of TruroOrdnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 204 ''Truro & Falmouth'' at . The name was recorded as Penfounder in 1547. Shortlanesend is in the former

Carrick District Carrick ( kw, Karrek) was a local government district in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. Its council was based in Truro. The main centres of population, industry and commerce were the city of Truro and the towns of Falmouth/ Penryn. ...

. The village has a pub, the Old Plough Inn, and a post office and school. Allet ( kw, Ales) is a hamlet one mile west of Shortlanesend on the B3284 Truro to

Chiverton Cross Chiverton Cross is a road junction in west Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, about four miles (6 kilometres) north-east of Redruth and five miles (8 km) west of Truro at . Its name derives from Chyverton House which is in the extreme ea ...

road. The name was recorded as Aled in 1284. The

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 ...

is based at Allet: its headquarters and offices are adjacent to the Trust's Five Acres nature reserve. This reserve includes two ponds, as well as mixed broadleaved woodland.

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