- Home
- /
- Environment
- Tamar Bridge resurfacing to close south cantilever for five months, starting next week 12th April 2021
- Elections 2021: Boris Johnson showers £23.6 million on Truro 7th April 2021
- Fire damages another nature reserve 6th April 2021
- Plans for two huge state-owned solar farms in Cornwall (that’s the state of Norway) 6th April 2021
- Bude raises £1,000 per day to save its storm tower 5th April 2021
- For sale: Grade 1 listed church, in small rural parish, only £65,000 4th April 2021
- G7 Summit: Carbis Bay Hotel’s unauthorised development draws colourful protest 4th April 2021
- G7 Summit: Unauthorised development at Carbis Bay Hotel provokes protest this afternoon 3rd April 2021
- 70 years later: a new Country Code, as Cornwall braces for more beach parties, bonfires and wild campers 1st April 2021
- Cornwall’s holiday accommodation should be registered and licensed, says tourism boss 31st March 2021
- G7 Summit: St Ives Town Council rejects Carbis Bay Hotel development, but work continues without planning permission 26th March 2021
- G7 Summit: St Ives MP tells hotel to restore Carbis Bay to its natural state, once the politicians have gone home 25th March 2021
- Hayle harbour development to make another attempt at planning permission, following UNESCO heritage concerns 24th March 2021
- G7 Summit: “Don’t blame us,” says everyone, as Carbis Bay Hotel continues development without planning permission 22nd March 2021
- G7 Summit: police say no evidence of wildlife crime at Carbis Bay Hotel, but protests continue with plans for a demonstration on 3rd April 21st March 2021
- Carbis Bay Hotel claims its tree-felling and building works are necessary to host G7 summit, as planners prepare to ask some unusual questions 19th March 2021
- Will the new Cornwall Council ban fox hunts from its land? Nearly 7,500 voters are asking the question 16th March 2021
- Height of Tamar Bridge walkway barriers to remain unchanged 14th March 2021
- Bude’s storm tower is in danger of falling into the sea 14th March 2021
- Council sends enforcement team to investigate tree-felling at G7 hotel 10th March 2021
- You must pay your council tax, magistrates tell woman, as the strange case of the hole in the ground in Hayle remains a mystery 10th March 2021
- Cornwall’s Wave Hub asks for more cash in advance of sale to the private sector 9th March 2021
- Hands off the United Downs banger racing track, Sport England tells Cornwall Council 8th March 2021
- Work starts soon on Britain’s first lithium battery factory – 460 miles from Cornwall 7th March 2021
- We’ve approved so many planning applications we can now slow down, says Cornwall Council, just two months before local elections 4th March 2021
- EXCLUSIVE: Could Truro’s £170 million regeneration project still win planning permission before 6th May? 4th March 2021
- Budget boost for Okehampton rail link could benefit North Cornwall 4th March 2021
- Planners refuse permission for St Mellion retirement village 1st March 2021
- The battle for Rame Head: High Court judge reserves judgement in planning case with national implications 25th February 2021
- The High Court tries to understand why Cornwall Council granted planning permission for a large detached house in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty 24th February 2021
- How Cornwall Council voted 7-6 to approve large detached house in Rame Head AONB 24th February 2021
- Cornwall’s planners are in court to defend their single-vote approval of a large detached house in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty 24th February 2021
- Starmer tells the NFU that Britain needs to buy British, but offers little detail about how Labour would do things differently 24th February 2021
- County Hall abandons plans for cycle path through Falmouth beauty spot 22nd February 2021
- Daffodils left to rot as Brexit keeps away the migrant workers needed to pick them 22nd February 2021
- Officials say planning permission for St Mellion retirement village should be refused 18th February 2021
- Cornwall Council’s one-vote approval of planning permission in AONB will be in the High Court next week 17th February 2021
- The cat, the badger and the TB vaccination: it’s all a bit of a mystery 17th February 2021
- Crash, bang, wallop – two worlds collide as world’s first eco-powered rum distillery seeks to replace banger racing 17th February 2021
- The Covid lockdowns have been good for Cornwall’s environment, says new County Hall report, as politicians ponder what “normal” should really mean 17th February 2021
- South Crofty Tin Mine: shares finally start trading on the London stock exchange 16th February 2021
- Fur flies over bid to open a rabbit farm at Mylor Bridge 16th February 2021
- Cornwall’s natural environment under greater pressure than ever, says new report 15th February 2021
- Bodmin plugs in to electric bikes 14th February 2021
- Devon and Cornwall police bring criminal charges over hunting with dogs webinar 14th February 2021
- Tuesday night’s fire destroyed 25% of rare wildlife site 12th February 2021
- EXCLUSIVE: Cornwall Council cabinet member considered “leaning on committee” before planners rejected his £170 million regeneration of Truro 9th February 2021
- MPs debate Europe’s ban on Cornwall’s live shellfish 9th February 2021
- EXCLUSIVE: Knives out for “Teflon Tim” Dwelly, as the cabinet member responsible for the failed regeneration of Truro says “don’t blame me” 8th February 2021
- Harbour harbour plans deferred because of fears over impact on World Heritage status 7th February 2021
- “You’re only supposed to blow the bloody doors off!” – inquest opens into how £170 million regeneration of Truro got wrecked before it even started 7th February 2021
- Blow for Cornwall Council as planners vote 9 – 6 to reject £170 million redevelopment of Truro 4th February 2021
- Put your mask in the bin or face £150 fine, says council 4th February 2021
- Wadebridge Town Council unveils plan to build “affordable” houses – in the parish next door 3rd February 2021
- Planning boss application to convert stables into three-bedroom house puts County Hall’s approach to local development policies under the spotlight 1st February 2021
- Bird flu finally arrives in Cornwall 30th January 2021
- Camborne Community Centre in line for major refurbishment 27th January 2021
- Planners refuse permission to convert St Columb Minor Methodist chapel to housing 27th January 2021
- Ladock housing plans rejected 26th January 2021
- £170 million regeneration of Truro’s Pydar area recommended for approval 25th January 2021
- Wall collapse and landslides follow heavy rain 24th January 2021
- Objectors’ fury at plan to turn Lostwithiel golf course into “cookery campus” 21st January 2021
- Plans published for Lostwithiel centre to study plant science 19th January 2021
- Cornwall Council goes back to free car parking, as Covid-19 home-working leads to congestion on residential roads 15th January 2021
- Planning battle looms over Truro New Town, as rival landowners and developers object to County Hall’s vision 15th January 2021
- Old County Hall is for sale at £3.5 million 14th January 2021
- Cornwall needs to think again about A30 “upgrade” between Carland and Chiverton Cross, say Greens 13th January 2021
- Plans to “regenerate” Truro should reflect councillors’ concerns, says scrutiny committee 13th January 2021
- Penzance, Falmouth and Truro to get more cash for cycling and walking 12th January 2021
- Demolition squad gets ready to bring bulldozers to the heart of Truro 11th January 2021
- Truro New Town’s “energy centre” looks set to win planning approval 28th December 2020
- Eden Project to stay closed until at least 6th January 27th December 2020
- EXCLUSIVE: Cornwall Council finalising its secret sale of the Wave Hub, refusing to say who has bought it or how much they paid 27th December 2020
- Government gives Penzance High Street £10.4 million to help with Covid-19 economic recovery 27th December 2020
- Eden Project to remain closed until after Christmas, following last weekend’s flooding and landslides 23rd December 2020
- Wainhomes applies for planning permission for 540 new houses at Bodmin 23rd December 2020
- EXCLUSIVE: This is what you bought, and how much you paid for it, so that County Hall could build Truro New Town 22nd December 2020
- “It’s as if Brexit has come early” – lamb and shellfish from Cornwall stuck in lorries at Dover because of Covid-19 22nd December 2020
- Eden Project remains closed for assessment of damage caused by landslides 21st December 2020
- Flooding recedes after Friday’s downpour 20th December 2020
- Government U-Turn on “mutant housing algorithm” welcomed by Cornwall’s MPs 17th December 2020
- More than a tonne of dead sheep buried at North Cornwall campsite 17th December 2020
- Boxing Day fox hunts “will comply with Covid rules,” says Countryside Alliance 17th December 2020
- Porthleven harbour development approved 16th December 2020
- Truro New Town – what it means for wildlife 14th December 2020
- Truro New Town: planning application validated and open for comments 14th December 2020
- Another disease map: but this time its bird flu, not Covid-19 13th December 2020
- It’s now for bins, not bodies – this is what became of Cornwall’s emergency Covid-19 mortuary 10th December 2020
- Camelford bypass set to blight the north and west of the town as details emerge of proposed route 10th December 2020
- “Affordable” housing plan rejected 8th December 2020
- North Cornwall MP welcomes grant scheme to encourage angling 8th December 2020
- Bird flu threat to Cornwall’s small-scale poultry keepers 7th December 2020
- Housing plan for Wadebridge Football Club refused permission 6th December 2020
- Carylon Bay development: this is what it should look like 6th December 2020
- Extinction Rebellion banners displayed over Cornwall’s roads in climate change protest 6th December 2020
- EXCLUSIVE: The curious case of the council tax write-off and the hole in the ground in Hayle is set to have its day in court 3rd December 2020
- Under the hammer: the many mansions of Cornwall Council 1st December 2020
- Covid restrictions have led to 16% increase in household waste burned at St Dennis incinerator 30th November 2020
- The devil is in the detail: Cornwall’s farmers close in on life without European subsidies 30th November 2020
- Objections to St Ives holiday complex proposal 30th November 2020
- EXCLUSIVE: How Truro New Town developer made £1.35 million profit just by watching the grass grow 22nd November 2020
- It happens: dog mess on beaches is an issue that just won’t go away 19th November 2020
- St Dennis incinerator roof won’t be fixed until the summer of 2021 19th November 2020
- Approval of planning permission in Rame Head AONB to be challenged at Judicial Review 17th November 2020
- Wanted: ideas for how to spend the Wave Hub’s £300,000 fishing fund 16th November 2020
- Cornwall’s £19 million Saints Trail gets the go-ahead, subject to government ruling on environmental impact 8th November 2020
- Truro New Town: The Masterplan 7th November 2020
- County Hall continues to threaten compulsory purchase of land at Hayle 5th November 2020
- Brexit meets Covid-19: Cornwall’s fishermen prepare for a perfect storm 4th November 2020
- Cornwall’s waste tips will stay open during Lockdown 2 2nd November 2020
- Pheasant to be classed as “nuisance” species as government forces shooting estates to seek licences 2nd November 2020
- Legal challenge to pheasant shooting could change the face of the Cornish countryside 30th October 2020
- EXCLUSIVE: County Hall’s compulsory purchase threat alarms Hayle landowners 30th October 2020
- Council houses will be among the first built at West Carclaze Garden Village 29th October 2020
- Planners to consider major new recreational path between Perranporth and Newquay 29th October 2020
- Council crackdown on business waste 28th October 2020
- From the Mayor’s parlour: why I used my casting vote to reject an immediate development boundary for Truro 27th October 2020
- Why I should be allowed to build a house in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty – by the farmer at the centre of County Hall’s latest planning controversy 27th October 2020
- Truro rejects the idea of an immediate development boundary on the Mayor’s casting vote, after 9-9 deadlock 27th October 2020
- The garden project which is breathing new life into a forgotten corner of St Austell 25th October 2020
- Developers prepare to try again at Broadmoor Farm site, near Carkeel 21st October 2020
- Why we voted against the National Farmers Union on the Agriculture Bill – Cornwall’s MPs put their case 15th October 2020
- Cornish Lithium raises £5.2 million in three days of crowdfunding 15th October 2020
- A tale of two (or three) charters: Property developers don’t trust local plans, Cornwall Council doesn’t trust the government, and why local communities don’t trust County Hall 13th October 2020
- No deal Brexit poses immediate threat to Cornwall’s sheep farmers, says Country Landowners Association 12th October 2020
- Newquay, Falmouth, Truro, St Ives and Penzance are Cornwall’s parking ticket hot spots 11th October 2020
- Cornwall’s Wave Hub is about to become a Wind Hub – and could have a new owner next month 8th October 2020
- Cornwall’s plan for Covid-19 economic recovery is more of the same 6th October 2020
- Poor air quality kills more than 200 people in Cornwall each year, says council 2nd October 2020
- The politics of planning set to dominate next year’s council election manifestos 1st October 2020
- Cornwall’s hot rocks test drilling suspended while scientists investigate earthquakes 1st October 2020
- Cornish fish for Cornish fishermen – but not before 2024 1st October 2020
- Two million holidaymakers have visited Cornwall since Covid-19 lockdown was lifted in July 30th September 2020
- Tregothnan Estates seeks permission for 150 homes near Roche 30th September 2020
- EXCLUSIVE: Hold tight, councillors are in for a bumpy ride as they try to find out why Cormac has applied for a bus operators’ licence 28th September 2020
- Top engineering prizes for Tintagel Castle bridge and Polperro Tidal Gate 28th September 2020
- Cornwall on the dole? Business leaders consider what might be “sustainable” in the Covid-19 future 27th September 2020
- County Hall is gambling on a “fool’s errand” says councillor 23rd September 2020
- Cornwall Council votes 63-3 to protest at proposed bonfire of planning controls 23rd September 2020
- No more strategic planning until bonfire night 21st September 2020
- Cornwall Council poised to lodge “strong objections” to proposed bonfire of planning controls 18th September 2020
- Proposed tourism complex at Camel estuary AONB “will not be a mini-Butlins,” says owner 17th September 2020
- Plan to limit trips to the tip will depend on the outcome of council elections in May 16th September 2020
- Newquay spaceport is “not dead in the water” insists council 16th September 2020
- Shameless – Prince Charles lays down the rules for those who want to live on his new estate at Newquay 15th September 2020
- Is there something fishy going on in Mevagissey? As the European Union’s Common Fisheries Policy sinks below the UK’s horizon, Cornwall’s own fishermen show they have plenty of other ways to fall out with each other 14th September 2020
- Cornwall needs a new “Office for Environmental Protection” as Local Nature Partnership calls for more funding, and authority, to balance economic growth 14th September 2020
- Justice delayed, again, in the strange case of the water pipe in Hayle which all the authorities insist is nothing to do with them 14th September 2020
- EXCLUSIVE: Cornwall Council set to slash funding for Newquay spaceport – is this “the final nail in the coffin?” 10th September 2020
- Just when you thought it was safe to go for a run – another U-turn limits gatherings to 6 (but not til Monday) 9th September 2020
- Once-a-fortnight limit on trips to the tip, as council draws up new rules for household waste recycling centres 9th September 2020
- Planners vote 8-6 to draw the line between town and country in Truro 8th September 2020
- Planners reject hotel-to-flats proposal at Newquay 8th September 2020
- Cornwall Council facing Judicial Review of planners’ one-vote decision to approve large detached house in Rame AONB 8th September 2020
- A brief history of protest and change brightens the beach at Porthtowan 7th September 2020
- Cornwall is the “perfect example” of why planning rules should change, says Robert Jenrick 6th September 2020
- Government U-Turns on public transport message “not helpful” as more than half of passengers stay away 6th September 2020
- Cornwall AONB unit calls for full Environmental Impact Assessment of plans to build Camel Estuary tourism complex 2nd September 2020
- County Hall plans to spend £3.8 million for “trick cyclists” at Newquay 25th August 2020
- Is Tintagel falling out of love with tourism? The future of its once-prized Visitor Centre has divided the village 24th August 2020
- It’s an ill wind that blows nobody any good, but Welsh fortune could be at Cornwall’s expense 24th August 2020
- More than 1,300 petition Cornwall Council to reverse its single-vote planning decision to allow a large four-bedroom house in Rame’s Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty 23rd August 2020
- By a single vote, planners reject their professionals’ advice and approve the building of a large house in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty 23rd August 2020
- Dangerous wild animals, resident in Cornwall, under licence 23rd August 2020
- Details start to emerge of what the “bonfire of planning controls” might mean for Cornwall 21st August 2020
- Nearly 5,000 Cornish badgers are about to be shot and there is nothing the Prime Minister, his wife, or Cornwall Council can do about it 17th August 2020
- Cornwall to pilot new national initiative to help save important wildlife sites 14th August 2020
- Major boost for Cornwall’s offshore wind energy ambitions 11th August 2020
- Rock chemical spill: there is no threat to the community or environment, says Sharp’s 10th August 2020
- Major chemical spillage at Sharp’s Brewery, Rock 10th August 2020
- More than 100 tune in to County Hall’s environment debate 9th August 2020
- No rush to find a new chair for Cornwall’s “strategic” planning committee 9th August 2020
- Relaxation of planning rules “could double house-building in Cornwall” 9th August 2020
- Plans for 250 new homes near Wadebridge 7th August 2020
- Ammonium nitrate licences in Truro and Falmouth come under the microscope, as experts ask how internationally-accepted rules and regulations went so badly wrong in Beirut 6th August 2020
- From Beirut to Falmouth people ask “how much do we know about things that might explode?” 5th August 2020
- Google to lay 3,300 miles of submarine fibre cables from New York to Bude 28th July 2020
- Sits Vac: Chair of Cornwall’s strategic planning committee, worth £1,000 per meeting 28th July 2020
- Tech failure means planning decision might have to be taken again 28th July 2020
- Newquay spaceport awaits its rules and regulations – but still no sign of a rocket that can actually fly 27th July 2020
- The curious case of the “goodwill” council tax write-off will be back in court in September 24th July 2020
- Snob yob holidaymakers leave Polzeath looking “like a war zone” 24th July 2020
- No decision yet on whether County Hall can spend Covid-19 cash on Truro stadium 20th July 2020
- Three wheels good, four wheels bad? Councillors contemplate a future of small, lightweight all-electric taxis 18th July 2020
- Out of Cornwall’s 565,000 population, only 328 people bothered to respond to council’s consultation about proposed “carbon neutral” planning rules 16th July 2020
- Eden Project sheds 150 workers, as Covid-19 impacts on visitor numbers 15th July 2020
- Two more flood defence schemes funded 15th July 2020
- Permission refused for travellers’ site in china clay country 13th July 2020
- Cornwall’s road-building ambitions set to resume, despite Covid-19 enthusiasm for home-working and virtual meetings 12th July 2020
- Planners to consider Gypsy camp in China Clay area next week 10th July 2020
- Boris Johnson’s bonfire of planning controls “a disaster for Cornwall,” say local councillors 5th July 2020
- That Truro New Town land deal: what exactly have taxpayers got for their money? 5th July 2020
- 80,000 holidaymakers are on their way to Cornwall – tourism boss 2nd July 2020
- Covid-19: Cornwall now has a local lockdown plan, but still does not know how it will work 2nd July 2020
- Here it is: the Cornwall & Isles of Scilly Covid-19 Local Outbreak Management Plan 1st July 2020
- Covid-19 and the road less travelled: how working from home has helped Cornwall Council to save 230 trees and reduce car journeys by 42,000 miles per day 1st July 2020
- Controversial Camborne housing plans approved on chairman’s casting vote 29th June 2020
- Charlestown Shipwreck and Heritage Centre gets on-site booze licence 28th June 2020
- Controversial Camborne housing project to be decided tomorrow 28th June 2020
- Another facelift for Redruth, as Historic England awards more cash 23rd June 2020
- Devon and Cornwall Local Resilience Forum to risk assess climate change 17th June 2020
- RNLI lifeguards to patrol six more Cornish beaches from tomorrow 12th June 2020
- All-Party group of MPs calls for “small abattoirs” strategy 10th June 2020
- Cornish Seal Sanctuary says continuing Covid-19 lockdown threatens its future 9th June 2020
- Cornwall Council seeks to reopen public toilets by 15th June 4th June 2020
- Revealed: Why the white elephant glows in dark 2nd June 2020
- Planners back idea for 24 homes – none of them “affordable” – on “ugly and derelict” part of Hayle 2nd June 2020
- Four months after the floods, is Cornwall heading for a drought? 1st June 2020
- Who remembers the climate emergency? Cornwall’s public consultation about how to be carbon-neutral by 2030 has just ended, and this is what the Green Party had to say about it 31st May 2020
- “We’re in the money!” Penzance in line for a multi-million pound windfall, while North and East Cornwall can only wait for crumbs 31st May 2020
- Tory claims that “most” of Cornwall’s beaches will have lifeguard cover criticised as dangerous and irresponsible 30th May 2020
- EXCLUSIVE: Cornwall’s buses should be “80% back to normal” next week, but they won’t be free 29th May 2020
- Coastal tourism “will need taxpayer support for three years” to recover from Covid-19 27th May 2020
- Car parking charges for most people in Cornwall are back from Monday 1st June 23rd May 2020
- What we missed: while Covid-19 kept us at home, it’s been business as usual at County Hall 21st May 2020
- Branson: it’s the final countdown (and this time he might really mean it) as tycoon plans rocket launch this weekend 21st May 2020
- Lifeguards to return to Cornwall’s beaches before the end of May, promises council leader 20th May 2020
- Taking out the trash – while keeping your distance: Cornwall’s tips re-open without fuss 19th May 2020
- On your marks, get set, go! Cornwall’s tips open tomorrow 18th May 2020
- Chocks away, as light aircraft flights resume at Cardinham 18th May 2020
- Only 20 Cornwall councillors agree to “go paperless” despite County Hall’s promise of action on climate change 17th May 2020
- Remember the Covid-19 lockdown? Cornwall Council has had 1,700 complaints, but served only three formal closure notices on holiday accommodation for alleged breaches of the rules 16th May 2020
- Boardmasters cancels as Covid-19 social distancing rule makes festival impossible 15th May 2020
- Cornwall’s MPs vote to block measure which would protect local farmers against cheap US imports 14th May 2020
- Construction work resumes at Hayle harbour 14th May 2020
- Truro City Council re-opens tennis courts to the public 14th May 2020
- Cornwall’s waste tips to open next Tuesday 13th May 2020
- Bodmin waste centre to become 24-hours-a-day recycling operation 13th May 2020
- £10,000 cash handout for dairy farmers to offset impact of Covid-19 8th May 2020
- Cornwall Council to announce next week its plans for re-opening Household Waste Recycling Centres 8th May 2020
- Housebuilders plan to resume work in Cornwall on Monday 7th May 2020
- Give Cornwall a say in how the lockdown is lifted, says Green Party 7th May 2020
- Covid-19: Cornwall gets mixed messages about any “tourist season” this year, as government prepares to make major announcement about what happens next 7th May 2020
- Re-open Cornwall’s household waste tips? We’ll do it dreckly, says council 6th May 2020
- Shipping containers to be used as “temporary” housing in Cornwall during Covid-19 crisis 30th April 2020
- Covid-19 will not change the rules about dogs on Cornwall’s beaches 29th April 2020
- Cornwall’s taxpayers forced to give £50 million “cashback” to second-home owners because of Covid-19 25th April 2020
- Appeal Court verdict in favour of Sun Haven caravan park extension near Newquay 21st April 2020
- Vandals attack historic gun emplacement at Rame Head 21st April 2020
- Covid-19 is about to unleash an explosion in the numbers of Cornish seagulls 16th April 2020
- Bude Sea Pool has sprung a leak, but will have to wait for repairs 15th April 2020
- Cornwall’s beaches vulnerable to plastic pollution, despite protected status, study finds 14th April 2020
- Cornwall is a hotspot for illegal fox hunting, claims League Against Cruel Sports 13th April 2020
- Branson’s countdown: 17 days to get his rocket into orbit 13th April 2020
- Covid-19 triggers new crisis for Cornwall’s dairy farmers 12th April 2020
- Council leader rejects suggestion that lockdown might be eased early in Cornwall, despite huge regional variations in the numbers of Covid-19 cases 10th April 2020
- Covid-19: Extra help for Cornwall’s rough sleepers 9th April 2020
- Cornwall’s housing officials told to find homes for prisoners who cannot stay in jail because of Covid-19 9th April 2020
- Household waste collections are continuing as usual – but put your bins out before 7am 7th April 2020
- Stratton school trail approved 7th April 2020
Cornwall’s wildlife under greater pressure than ever before, warn scientists
Cornwall's wildlife is in deep trouble, according to a report out today. As one of Britain's major agricultural counties, with more than 600,000 acres used for farming, a collection of more than 50 conservation groups today say nature is now on the brink – with one species in 10 threatened with extinction.
The State of Nature report says the "policy-driven" intensification of farming is a significant factor behind the loss of wildlife.
Cornwall facing a “gold rush” of subsidised diesel energy plans
Slowly, Cornwall's landowners are waking up to a new "gold rush" of government subsidy for power stations.
But instead of getting taxpayers' cash for installing renewable energy such as wind turbines or solar panels, the government is encouraging so-called "diesel farms" – small-scale power stations that can support the National Grid in the event of an emergency. The landowners will get paid simply for providing the facility, whether or not the diesel farms are ever needed.
Brown Willy “under offer”
One of the most iconic and rugged parts of Cornwall could soon have a new owner.
Brown Willy on Bodmin Moor, which went on the market only a few weeks ago, is already under offer with the sale ready to be clinched any day.
The tor, which at 420 metres (1,378 feet) above sea level is the highest point in Cornwall, lies within a 1,225-acre plot that includes a granite farmhouse and went on the market last month with a guide price of £2.8 million.
The five bedroom farmhouse, Fernacre, comes with shooting rights for the area's snipe, woodcock, and deer – and a tax-funded dowry of up to £45,000 a year as part of the Environmental Stewardship Scheme.
Fernacre also includes about 200 acres of "improved pasture.”