Autumn is here and this year’s above average rainfall should provide a stunning display of colour.
Trees respond to their environment, so when and why leaves change colour depends on several factors. For the best display, we need the right mix of weather conditions.
Forestry England explains why leaves change colour in autumn:
East Devon is an outstanding place to be and it’s important to keep it that way. East Devon District Council (EDDC) is working towards becoming carbon neutral by 2040.
To help achieve this, EDDC is preparing a district wide Tree, Hedge and Woodland Strategy and is calling on local residents, community groups, landowners and businesses to share their views.
Across Devon, National Trust places are full of warmth, magic and sparkle as the festive season approaches. Wrap up and embrace the chilly days with a family walk around a country estate, or get into the Christmas spirit with carols, open fires and mince pies. There’s lots on offer this season, from Father Christmas stopping by to festive family trails and Christmas markets to Beautifully...
Landowners and communities in Devon are being reminded they have just over five weeks left to apply for this year’s free tree scheme .
Devon County Council is offering up to 50 free tree packs, each containing 45 native broadleaved trees and other items to support their planting and establishment.
The free tree initiative, which was first launched by the County Council as a...
Storm Antoni left Devon's highways teams with an extensive clear-up operation over the weekend.
Strong winds of up to 50mph kept teams busy with call outs to more than 50 incidents of trees or branches down which were either blocking or partially blocking roads and Councillor Stuart Hughes, Devon County Council Cabinet Member for Highway Management, has thanked staff for their...
Green-fingered volunteers and staff from leading building materials supplier, Aggregate Industries, have planted more than a thousand trees on the site of one of its Devon quarries.
A group of 35 volunteers made up of local residents, members of local environmental group the Uffculme Green Team and staff joined forces at the weekend to plant around 1,100 trees at Hillhead Quarry in...
A scheme that saw 3,000 young hedge plants and trees planted by The Donkey Sanctuary last winter is going from strength to strength with hundreds more being added to the total this year.
The initiative, which began in 2021 to help reduce flooding and improve water quality in East Devon’s Otter Valley, has continued with staff and volunteers planting a mixture of native species to...
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 .
Help plant trees for nature and to make our neighbourhoods green, as a climate-friendly force for good. You can meet a 4-metre high T-Rex called Rexy too!
East Devon District Council (EDDC) has joined forces with Clyst Valley farmer, Henry Gent, to create a new woodland.
On Saturday 11th February, everyone is invited to help plant a variety of trees and shrubs just east of Minerva...
