The Isles of Scilly Wildlife trust is seeking expert advice over the extent they can work with flower farmers on the Islands.
The wildlife trust (formerly the IOS Environmental Trust) is under licence from the land stewards, the Duchy of Cornwall and this obvious connection to farm leases is thought to be one drive behind the scheme.
Reports say that the organisation is looking at ways to attract funding and work more closely with flower growers on the Islands. Flower growing is still a major industry in Scilly, as the warm climate means that flowers can be cultivated earlier than on farms on the mainland. The industry itself is second only to Tourism within the Islands.
“smalldetail”Inside the new Wildlife Trust information centre, based on the quay and opened by Bill Oddie earlier this year./span
The wildlife trust is responsible for the management of all the land that is leased to it by the Duchy of Cornwall on the inhabited islands, in addition to all the uninhabited islands, islets and rocks. The trusts’ primary commitments are the conservation of the terrestrial and marine wildlife and their habitats, the landscape of the Isles of Scilly and the archaeological and historical remains on the Islands. It is also concerned with the furtherance of public education about the Islands and it promotes and co-ordinates research and information about horticultural based industries within the Islands.