Penderleath Community Woodland

27/03/2026

Oak Apples - they sound appetising but are actually larval nurseries housing pupating wasps! Several young oaks at Penderleath have them.
Read more about them here:
https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/wildlife-explorer/galls/oak-apple-gall-wasp

07/03/2026

There was a large attendance this afternoon for the planting of a tree to remember the late Ron Tulley who generously gave the land he owned at Penderleath to become a community woodland and public amenity.
An oak tree grown from an acorn from Unity Woods near Chacewater was planted looking out over the north Cornwall coast.
Ron would have been touched by the lovely tributes and the amount of people who came to pay tribute to this remarkable community champion.

28/02/2026

This Saturday 7th March a tree will be planted at Penderleath Community Woodland in memory of Ron Tulley who generously gifted the land at Penderleath to become an open public amenity.
Everyone is invited to meet at Giew Mine car park, Cripplesease at 2pm, please wear suitable footwear.
Ron was a former St Ives Town Councillor and Mayor, he was also instrumental in setting up and helping to run many groups and organisations benefitting the local community.
There will be no volunteer session on Friday 6th March.

14/02/2026

The volunteers at Penderleath Community Woodland did a clear up of Giew Mine car park and the nearby road verges last Friday before making their way across to the site to plant trees and carry out essential maintenance on the emerging woodland and meadows.
We welcome anyone who would like to join us on Friday mornings at 10am meeting at Giew Mine car park.
The tyres are still in the car park if anyone wants them for planting rhubarb or potatoes!

12/02/2026

Don’t forget the Penderleath Community Woodland AGM takes place this evening and everyone is invited to come along,
There will also be a talk on Lichens.

16/01/2026

A great morning at Penderleath with an enthusiastic group of volunteers from Biffa.
They all got stuck in with bramble clearing followed by tree planting. They didn’t even mind a couple of nasty showers 🌧️
Thanks everyone! You’re welcome back anytime 🌳😊🌈

10/01/2026

Great work this morning by our volunteers who came along to replace the shed roof which came off during Thursday night’s storm.

07/01/2026

Penderleath Community Woodland now has a new gateway making entry from Giew Mine car park much easier.
Join us on Friday mornings to continue work on making the site a community asset for everyone to enjoy.
We meet at Giew Mine car park at Cripplesease on the B3311 between Halsetown and Nancledra at 10am.

31/08/2025

27/08/2025

A problem we’re currently tackling at Penderleath as it spreads unchecked in many nearby areas to the detriment of native plants.
Bees may love it but while they’re nectaring on Himalayan Balsam they’re not pollinating the flowers they should be.

It may look pretty, but this plant is destroying river banks and natural habitats for river side animals.

Himalayan balsam introduced to the UK During the 1800s as an attractive ornamental, but it quickly escaped and established itself in the wild.

A plant with no natural predators, it was able to grow freely, colonising in damp ground one of it's favourite areas, causing problems for native plants and animals.

It is now, thankfully illegal to cause it to grow in the wild thanks to Schedule 9 of the Wildlife and countryside Act of 1981.

14/08/2025

Join us at Penderleath Community Woodland every Friday morning 10.00-12 to help maintain the site for the community.
Tasks currently include pulling up the invasive Himalayan Balsam and clearing bracken from the meadow areas.
Meet at Giew Mine Car Park, Cripplesease near Nancledra at 10am 🌳