Treraven Marshes
During the 20th Century, much of the salt marsh along the River Camel, which supports diverse bird life, was drained for agricultural land. In 2001, the Gaia Trust acquired the meadow below Treraven Farm in Wadebridge and together with Cornwall Council, embarked in the Camel Valley Wetland Restoration Project. Treraven Marshes were re-flooded in 2007 and a long list of bird species, new to the site, have been recorded since. Cornwall Wildlife Trust have designated the marshes the first new County Wildlife Site in 20 years. There is a bird hide next to the Camel Trail overlooking the marshes.
On walks
- Wadebridge to Polbrock (6.8 mile walk)
Get the iWalkCornwall app
Download the app and use it to explore the walks and to purchase a guided route.
The app will direct you to the start of the walk via satnav.
The app guides you around the walk using GPS, removing any worries about getting lost.
The walk route is described with detailed, regularly-updated, hand-written directions.
Each time there is a new direction to follow, the app will beep to remind you, and will warn you if you go off-route.
A map shows the route, where you are at all times and even which way you are facing.
Each walk is packed with information about the history and nature along the route, from over a decade of research than spans more than 3,000 topics.
Once a walk is downloaded, the app doesn't need a phone or wifi signal during the walk.
The app counts down distance to the next direction and estimates time remaining based on your personal walking speed.
We keep the directions continually updated for changes to the paths/landmarks - the price for a walk includes ongoing free updates.
