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Tresco Island
Wood blewit
The lilac-blue wood blewit grows in woodland and parkland. It is edible and gathering wild food can be fun, but it's best to do it with an expert - pop along to a Wildlife Trust event to try…
Elder
Elder is an opportunistic shrub of woods, hedges, scrub, waste and cultivated ground. Its flowers and berries are edible, but it's best to gather wild food with an expert - try it at a…
Bramble
The bramble is the thorny shrub of hedges, woods and scrub that gives us delicious blackberries in autumn. Gathering wild food can be fun, but it's best to do it with an expert - come along…
Hairy bitter-cress
Hairy bitter-cress is an edible weed of rocky places, walls, gardens and cultivated ground. Gathering wild food can be fun, but it's best to do it with an expert - come along to a Wildlife…
Wild strawberry
The Wild strawberry produces miniature, edible versions of the juicy red fruits we so enjoy. Gathering wild food can be fun, but it's best to do it with an expert - come along to a Wildlife…
Water mint
Water mint grows in damp places and has aromatic leaves that can be used to flavour food and drink. Gathering wild food can be fun, but it's best to do it with an expert - come to a Wildlife…
Pentle Bay to Round Island
Pentle Bay, off the east side of Tresco, forms part of a larger SSSI complex including several offshore islands like Merrick Island and Round Island. We manage the offshore islands, whilst Pentle…
Events
Find your local Wildlife Trust event and get stuck in to wild activities, talks, walks and much more.
St Helen's
This small group of uninhabited islands including St Helen’s, Northwethel and Foreman’s Island are partially sheltered by Tresco and St Martin’s, but the rocky islet of Men-a-Vaur to the north is…
Teän
Nestled between Tresco to the west and St Martin’s to the east, Teän is a beautiful uninhabited island composed of a series of granite tors. The highest, Great Hill, rises to over 40m above sea…