Falmouth Harbour backs Cornwall’s ‘No Trees No Seas’ Campaign

Cornish environmental campaigners linking coastal woodland restoration to the health of seas and rivers have secured the support of Falmouth Harbour as their environmental charity for 2026.

The ‘No Trees No Seas‘ initiative has been launched by Community Interest Company Plant One Cornwall. The organisation works with businesses, individuals and landowners to create native woodland aimed at restoring river and ocean habitats.

The campaign is based on research by Dr Ben Phillips and Dr Ian Hendy of Portsmouth University together with Sam Manning of The Woodland Trust. Their work demonstrates that restoring woodland can help revive fish stocks, support the recovery of sea grass and kelp, and reverse plankton decline.

The initiative aims to establish 500 hectares of “flowscape” forest along the Cornish coast by identifying key areas for woodland creation.

Two projects are already underway within the Fal catchment area at Trefusis and Gargus Farm. A third site is planned at Penare on Dodman Point, the prominent headland marking the eastern boundary of Falmouth Harbour’s operating and pilotage area.

As a Trust Port, Falmouth Harbour has a statutory duty to protect and enhance its coastal environment while supporting commercial and leisure activity.

By the end of the current planting season in March, Plant One Cornwall and its volunteer partners will have planted 80,000 trees across 22 sites. This represents 65 hectares of new woodland established over five years.

Their work with landowners and farmers is supported by more than 50 organisations.