The wood-decay invertebrates of the Lanhydrock Estate, East Cornwall: a site of high nature conservation value but with no legal protection.

摘要

The Lanhydrock Estate lies within Cornwall's richest area for wood-decay invertebrates - the lower Fowey catchment. It is shown to be of significant nature conservation interest at possibly national level, and certainly regional and county levels. Details are provided of the wood-decay beetles, flies and other invertebrates recorded during the past 20 years. The linkages with site management history and the wider landscape are also explored. It is recommended that the site requires a formal national designation of its high nature conservation values.