VLOG: Emmeline Hardisty explores Upton Towans Nature Reserve

VLOG: Emmeline Hardisty explores Upton Towans Nature Reserve

Six-spot burnet moth caterpillar at Upton Towans nature reserve, Image by Emmeline Hardisty

Did you know… the word ‘towans’ means ‘sand dunes’ in Cornish? There’s so much to see here at this explosives factory turned nature reserve!

Sadly, sand dunes are one of the most threatened habitats in Europe. Yet they provide a home to many rare and specialist species, including the striking silver-studded blue butterfly.

Join our resident vlogger Emmeline Hardisty and Andy Nelson from our Dynamic Dunescapes Cornwall project on a trip to Upton Towans nature reserve on Cornwall’s north coast. What was once an explosives factory in the late 19th century is now brimming with colour and wildlife. Watch the video to see what exciting discoveries were made.

Emmeline’s series of monthly ‘Nature Trail’ videos will showcase the very best that our nature reserves have to offer and the extraordinary wildlife you can find there. Click here for more of Emmeline’s vlogs. 

Emmeline Hardisty explores Upton Towans nature reserve with Cornwall Wildlife Trust's People Engagement Officer for the Dynamic Dunescapes project Andy Nelson