Against a backdrop of catastrophic national decline, dormice in East Devon’s Local Nature Reserves are doing well.
Earlier this month, The People’s Trust for Endangered Species reported a very bleak picture for dormice in the UK with a 70% decline since the year 2000, and a total loss of the species from 20 English counties since Victorian times. Habitat loss and degradation,...
This April, East Devon District Council (EDDC) has begun its ‘biodiversity starts on your doorstep’ campaign, encouraging residents to support nature by way of their gardens.
John Golding, EDDC’s Director for Housing, Environment and Health said: “UK gardens cover a larger area than all the protected landscapes combined, so this gives us all a chance to play an important role in...
More than 9,000 trees are being planted at County Farms owned by Devon County Council this winter as part of the ongoing Emergency Tree Fund planting.
One of the biggest planting sites is at Bulleigh Elms Farm, near Newton Abbot, where volunteers are currently helping to plant 3,250 trees, co-ordinated by local not-for-profit social enterprise ParkLife South West .
More than 500 young hedge trees have been planted at the Woods Farm site near Sidmouth
Rare butterflies and birds could benefit from hedge restoration work at animal welfare charity The Donkey Sanctuary as part of a wider scheme to improve water quality and reduce flooding across parts of East Devon.
Staff from the sanctuary have planted more the 500 young hedge trees so far to help...
Plymouth University academic and TV geologist Professor Iain Stewart MBE has been revealed as the new president of top local conservation charity Devon Wildlife Trust.
Prof Stewart is only the third person to take on the honorary role since the conservation charity was founded 55 years ago in 1962. His appointment was made after a unanimous decision by
Families can kick off their Easter holidays on Saturday 1 April with free nature spotting and beach activities guided by National Trust Rangers and Devon Wildlife Trust Wardens.
Wembury Spring Fun Day runs from 11am – 4pm at the seaside haven just outside Plymouth and visitors can drop in whenever they like to join the outdoor family activities lined up throughout the day
A woodland which was saved from development has become Devon Wildlife Trust’s 50th nature reserve.
New England Wood covers 50 acres at Lee Mill, half a mile from the A38 and seven miles to the east of Plymouth. Described as a ‘charming, broadleaved woodland’, the new nature reserve also has the River Yealm passing beneath its trees.
Devon Wildlife Trust has spent this autumn conducting a very different kind of harvest.
The charity has been collecting seed from Devon’s ash, hawthorn, blackthorn, holly and other trees at some of its 49 nature reserves as part of a national project to aimed at protecting the UK’s woodlands. Devon Wildlife Trust is a partner in the UK National Tree Seed Project, which has been set up...
Evidence has been growing for a number of years pointing to the health and social benefits to be derived from contact with the natural world for all ages.
However, results from a new YouGov poll, commissioned by The Wildlife Trusts, highlight the discrepancy between what parents think is best for children and what they actually experience. Our new poll shows that:
Seventy hectares of wildlife-rich land close to one of Dartmoor’s most popular recreation sites is set to become a brand new nature reserve thanks to a partnership between Devon Wildlife Trust and the Forestry Commission.
The nature reserve, which is to be called Bellever Moor and Meadow, is owned by the Forestry Commission and is close to the moorland village of Postbridge and the...
