St Helena Peaks National Park
@StHelenaPeaksNP
Upscaling endemic habitat restoration for biodiversity, water security, and people under the UK-funded St Helena Cloud Forest Project
Here's a quick run-through of a St Helena Cloud Forest Project StoryMap, where you can #learn all about the amazing #natureconservation efforts underway on St Helena through text, images, videos and more! ๐คฉ Check it out for yourself! ๐ow.ly/8jNu50SPWHg #SHCFP #StoryMap
๐ฟ Thrilled with the ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ฅ ๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง of #endemic ferns in areas cleared for restoration, demonstrating the value of continued invasive maintenance allowing the native seed bank to flourish, upping the population of our CF species๐ณโ๏ธ #SHCFP #PopulationDay


Winter = Cold๐ฅถ but donโt just take our word for it, check out ๐๐๐๐-๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ก๐ recorded by recently upgraded ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ ๐๐๐๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ via rb.gy/pdra7z (Peaks) and rb.gy/2m9h54 (Depot) ๐๐ฆ๏ธ๐ #SHCFP #TuesdayInnovation
Our ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ก๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ boasts incredible #biodiversity, supplies water through #mistcapture, and has rich #historic value ๐ธ๐ญ๐ @SHnationaltrust produced a ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ for the ๐ฌ๐งfunded #SHCFP: ow.ly/qg4E50QTwZT


On #WorldYouthSkillsDay, we would like to share with @followers some photos from an ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐๐จ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ session with Pilling Primary School that took place at the re-opened High Peak walk within the ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ก๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ earlier this year ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ #SHCFP




๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ | Our Water Team have compiled their key findings during Year 4 of the ๐ฌ๐งfunded St Helena Cloud Forest Project in the ๐๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ: sthelenatourism.com/shcfp-climate-โฆ ๐ถโ๐๐๐ ๐๐ก ๐๐ข๐ก ๐ก๐๐๐๐ฆ! #SHCFP

Why not #satisfy your curiosity this #Sunday by learning all about the ๐๐๐ข๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ from our #endemic cloud forest to the ocean through the latest ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฃ๐๐๐ญ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฆ produced by @SaintsDidNext? #SHCFP youtube.com/watch?v=eWXZwBโฆ
๐๐๐ชฒ๐ฆ Enjoyed learning about our flagship inverts for #InsectWeek? Our ๐ฌ๐งfunded project is working to safeguard these extremely rare cloud forest species for the future - ๐กโ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐๐ ๐จ Our ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ is coming soon ;) #SHCFP




The incredibly rare ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐จ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ก๐จ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐ซ, ๐๐๐๐๐ก๐โ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฆ is found exclusively on our False Gumwood trees. Safeguarding this special invert is critical to @SHnationaltrust & @StHelenaGovernment ๐ก๏ธ #SHCFP #InsectWeek

Meet our majestic ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐๐๐ง ๐๐๐ข๐ฅ ๐๐ฉ๐ข๐๐๐ซ, ๐ด๐๐๐ฆ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ท๐ก This #endemic species is gold with a distinctive sail-shaped abdomen! The @SHnationaltrust is learning more about it's movement throughout the Peaks National Park๐ณ #SHCFP #InsectWeek

Building green skills among ๐๐ก ๐ป๐๐๐๐๐'๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ข๐กโ is key to our ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฃ๐๐๐ญ ๐ฆ๐ง๐ led by @SHnationaltrust, Bug Clubs support survey and observation skills, while mentoring activities offers insight into conservation jobs ๐#SHCFP #InsectWeek

How does the #SHCFP learn more about our amazing #insects? ๐ญ For that we commend our partners in @SHnationaltrust whose superstar invert team conduct day/night surveys to keep an up-to-date picture of the movement of these incredible species ๐๐ #InsectWeek


Meet the critically endangered ๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ค๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐จ๐จ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐, ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐๐๐๐๐ข๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ก๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ ๐ก๐ชณ This renowned #endemic nocturnal woodlouse (up to 10mm) is restricted to the high central ridge and glows under ultraviolet light ๐ฃ๐ฆ#SHCFP #InsectWeek


Sorry to 'bug' you๐คญ This ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐๐๐ญ ๐๐๐๐ค we're celebrating our flagship #endemic inverts๐ชฒ while learning how @SHnationaltrust are ๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ and ๐ก๐๐๐โ๐๐๐ under our ๐ฌ๐งfunded ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฃ๐๐๐ญ! #SHCFP #InsectWeek

Excited to share the latest #StHelenaCloudForestProject film by @SaintsDidNext! It tells the story of the journey of a raindrop from our #endemic cloud forest to the ocean, exploring the water cycle and the vital role our cloud forest plays in it: youtube.com/watch?v=eWXZwBโฆ
๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐๐ญ ๐๐๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ข๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก๐ญ: ๐ ๐๐ ๐ก๐๐๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐ฟ๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐ข๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ ๐ฑ Our ๐ฌ๐ง-funded project is #restoring cloud forest habitat to #unlockopportunites for future generations #SHCFP


๐ข Our partners in the MET Station have recently upgraded 2 of the ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ ๐๐๐๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ within the Peaks National Park! ๐ Look out soon when we'll share the ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ก๐๐จ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ค๐ฌ so you can check out this data in real time ๐ #SHCFP




๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ง๐ฏ๐ข๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐ Today we encourage action for the protection of our environment. Let's celebrate the efforts of our community in protecting our #cloudforest habitat through the ๐ฌ๐งfunded ๐๐ญ ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฃ๐๐๐ญ โ๏ธ๐ณ๐ก๏ธ

Itโs ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฒ! On St Helena @FCDOGovUK funding allows us to protect the last natural #cloudforest on British soil for water, wildlife and people on the UKโs 2nd oldest #OverseasTerritory through our ๐๐ญ ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฃ๐๐๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ง๐ค๐ธ๐ญ #SHCFP


โThese ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ and we are the ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ looking after themโ ๐ซถ Another #FeelGoodFriday post to #MeetTheTeam working on the @FCDOGovUK funded St Helena Cloud Forest Project ๐ณโ๏ธ Say hello to Richard ๐๐ #SHCFP

Interested in becoming Connect Saint Helena Ltd's new ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐ก๐ง๐ข๐๐ข๐๐ง for the St Helena Cloud Forest Project? Here's 'A Day in the Life' of former postholder, Robert George: rb.gy/tkgl7v #SHCFP Call 22255 to APPLY!