Why this matters

The Lizard is one of the most special places in the UK — rich in rare plants, wildlife and cultural heritage.

But despite this, nature here is in decline.

Habitats are becoming fragmented. Species that were once common are disappearing. And while important areas are protected, protection alone isn’t enough.

🌱 28% of the Lizard is already designated for nature
🌍 The national goal is 30% by 2030

Can we go further — and do it better, together?

Our vision

A connected, thriving Lizard landscape — rich in wildlife, shaped by people, and alive with possibility.

What we’re doing

We’re bringing people, knowledge and action together to restore nature at a landscape scale.

Our approach looks at two interconnected worlds:

🌿 The Wild Landscape

Expanding and reconnecting heathlands and coastal habitats, creating bigger, better, joined-up spaces for wildlife.

🌾 The Settled Landscape

Working with farmers and landowners to weave nature back into farmland — restoring hedgerows, wetlands, meadows and woodlands.

14 ways to reawaken the Lizard

We’ve identified a series of projects that together could transform nature across the peninsula, including:

• Connecting habitats and wildlife corridors

• Supporting farmers to work with nature

• Restoring heathland, woodlands, rivers and ponds

• Bringing back farmland birds and rare plants

• Protecting and enhancing local wildlife sites

• Exploring rewilding and species reintroductions

• Helping people reconnect with nature

👉 Explore the full project ideas [link to PDF]

This is a community effort

Nature recovery can’t happen in isolation.

We’re working alongside farmers, landowners, organisations, schools and local communities — and we want you to be part of it.

What could you bring?

• Your ideas

• Your land or garden

• Your time or skills

• Your curiosity and care for this place

Get involved

We want to hear from you:

• What are you already doing for nature?

• What should our priorities be?

• What do you want the Lizard to look like in 50 or 100 years?

💚 Join the conversation. Be part of the movement.

Green Lizard Connectors

Help spread the word and spark conversations across the peninsula.

Pick up one of our FREE Green Lizard Connectors badges and become part of a growing network of people standing up for nature.

Learn more

We’ve created a series of detailed documents exploring each aspect of the project in depth.

📄 Dive deeper here:

• [Full Project Overview PDF]

• [Project Ideas & Actions PDF]

• [Supporting Research & Evidence]

Launching 4th May – Celebration of Nature

Be part of the beginning.

Join us as we officially launch Re-awakening the Lizard at our Celebration of Nature event.

👉 [Book tickets / find out more]