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The Cornwall BirdWatching and Preservation Society is a conservation body dedicated to the preservation and enjoyment of birds in the county of
Cornwall Cornwall (; or ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South West England. It is also one of the Celtic nations and the homeland of the Cornish people. The county is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, ...
, England, UK. The society is involved in the management of six 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 ...
on 3 October 1930. This was followed by a meeting held in
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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 (; ) is a town and civil parishes in England, 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 pe ...
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 (, locally or ; Cornish language, Cornish ) is a seaside town in north 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 ...
. Jointly owned by the society and
Cornwall Wildlife Trust The Cornwall Wildlife Trust (founded as the Cornwall Naturalists' Club) is a charitable organisation founded in 1962 that is concerned solely with Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It deals with the conservation and preservation of Cornwall's w ...
. *Windmill Farm (SW 693152). On the
Lizard peninsula The Lizard () is a peninsula in southern Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The Extreme points of the United Kingdom, southernmost point of the Great Britain, British mainland is near Lizard Point, Cornwall, Lizard Point at SW 701115; The ...
. Jointly owned by the society and
Cornwall Wildlife Trust The Cornwall Wildlife Trust (founded as the Cornwall Naturalists' Club) is a charitable organisation founded in 1962 that is concerned solely with Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It deals with the conservation and preservation of Cornwall's w ...
. *Loveny ( Colliford Reservoir) (SX 185758). On
Bodmin Moor Bodmin Moor () is a granite moorland in north-eastern Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is in size, and dates from the Carboniferous period of geology, geological history. It includes Brown Willy, the highest point in Cornwall, and Rough To ...
. Jointly owned by the society and
Cornwall Wildlife Trust The Cornwall Wildlife Trust (founded as the Cornwall Naturalists' Club) is a charitable organisation founded in 1962 that is concerned solely with Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It deals with the conservation and preservation of Cornwall's w ...
. *
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-weste ...
(SW431294). Near
Penzance Penzance ( ; ) is a town, civil parish and port in the Penwith district of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is the westernmost major town in Cornwall and is about west-southwest of Plymouth and west-southwest of London. Situated in the ...
. Managed by the Society under a licence agreement with
South West Water South West Water is a British private utility company responsible for the water supply and waste water treatment services throughout Devon and Cornwall and in small areas of Dorset and Somerset. South West Water was created in 1989 with the pr ...
. *
Stithians Reservoir Stithians Reservoir () 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 excavations which reveal ...
(SW707372 and SW713350) south of
Redruth Redruth ( , ) is a town and civil parishes in Cornwall, civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. According to the 2011 census, the population of Redruth was 14,018 In the same year the population of the Camborne-Redruth urban area, ...
. Managed by the Society under a licence agreement with
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.


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