The National Trust, RSPB and The Wildlife Trusts are calling on people across the West Country to put nature at the heart of debate in the run up to May’s General Election and encourage candidates to support nature.
Together the three charities have produced South West Nature 2015 - a new website that details landscapes, wildlife and the issues these face, across all 55 Westminster...
When we stop and think, we all know that nature is good for us – but how often do we stop and think?
Devon Wildlife Trust has launched My Wild Life which encourages us all to stop for a minute to reflect on what wildlife means to us and think about how to make wildlife part of our everyday lives.
If we did this, not only would wildlife benefit, but so would we – because contact...
A new variety of sea anemone has been found off the coast of north Devon. Just 6mm tall, the tiny animal was spotted by retired teacher Robert Durrant in Hele Bay, near Ilfracombe.
But it took an international exchange of emails and photos before the anemone was identified as a new variety. As it lacks a common name, Robert has proposed calling the small, pretty creature the ‘fairy...
Devon Wildlife Trust has announced that one of its most popular and beautiful nature reserves is about to grow.
An extra three hectares of land have been bought by the charity to add to its existing 33 hectare nature reserve of Andrew’s Wood, near Loddiswell, in South Devon.
The purchase was made possible after the Devon Wildlife Trust secured generous support from the Heritage...
A farming and conservation conference being held at The Falcon Hotel in Bude is set to draw delegates from across the UK and France. The Devon Wildlife Trust is hosting the fifth Value of Working Wetlands conference between Tuesday 7 and 10 October. The conference, which showcases the charity’s Working Wetlands project, focuses on farming in wetland environments.
Devon Wildlife Trust and the National Marine Aquarium have teamed up to provide top-class ‘marine-themed’ lessons to students from schools across Plympton and Plymstock.
The aim of the new eductation initiative is to produce a generation of Marine Wildlife Champions, trained to tackle the problems faced by our struggling seas.
100 pupils aged seven to 13 have volunteered from...
Devon Wildlife Trust’s Northern Devon Nature Improvement Area is planning a special week of wildlife inspired science and art events at its Meeth Quarry nature reserve near Great Torrington.
The charity is staging a weekend of free events on Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd March, running from 11am-3pm on both days. People can drop in when they wish or stay all day. The theme for these...
Devon’s wild beauty is one of the county’s greatest assets. Its environment provides us not just with amazing landscapes and wildlife but with food, fuel, pollination, flood control and great recreational and business opportunities. It is therefore important that we know how our environment is faring.
These are some of the major conclusions of a newly released ‘stock-check’ on the...
A Westcountry artist has been appointed to the position of ‘Artist in Residence’ at one of the region’s largest nature reserves.
Peter Baker moved to the north Devon village of Meeth just two years ago. As a life-long artist, Peter soon found himself searching for a new local muse – to act as a focus for his painting and artistic expression. So when Devon Wildlife Trust bought the 150...
One of Dartmoor’s most picturesque and wildlife rich valleys has received a boost with the news that a set of practical improvements are set to go ahead this winter.
Devon Wildlife Trust’s Emsworthy nature reserve sits below Saddle Tor between Widecombe-in-the-Moor and Haytor. Its mix of old dry stone walls, pasture, wet grassland and mire make it a popular spot for walkers, picnickers...
