The biodiversity around the Reserve isn't limited to the bigger inhabitants. If you look closely when you are walking around you'll see a...

The volunteers are working on a number of projects around the Reserve, one of which is to put up a number of bat boxes around the site to...

The volunteers are a clever bunch - whether it's medicinal herbs, forest schooling, tree care, horticulture, bee keeping, local history,...

One of the bigger special conservation projects that the volunteers, lead by Chris, have been working on is to improve the ponds and...

Looking for somewhere new to walk in the reserve? Here's all you need to know about designated paths... Public access The site is a...

Types of honeybee There are three types of honeybee in a hive. Most of them are sterile females, the ‘workers’. Worker bees do all the...

The volunteers follow a seasonal workplan, with each of the different habitats within the Reserve having its own tasks. The workplan is a...

Everyone thought the British Black Bee had died out completely. Beekeepers replaced them with paler bees, the result of an extensive...

Main features of the mine ​Trelyon Consols includes a series of mine shafts: New Shaft (to 80 fathoms below adit), Parry’s Shaft (to 30...

Boundary stones in Steeple Wood One of the more unusual aspects of this area is the very large number of boundary stones. The...

Female solitary bees make their nests in a variety of places, such as hollow plant stems or tunnels in the ground. About two-thirds of...

Victorian tin and copper miners The early history of the mine is not known, but in 1849 ‘Trelyon Consolidated Mines’ was formed, an...

Don't know your Killas from your Stope? Here's all you need to know about historic mining terms but were too afraid to ask! LODE: The...

A beehive intended for honey production usually consists of a stack of stout wooden boxes, approximately 45cm square. The lowest box,...