East Devon’s Countryside Education Ranger helps children centres and families to benefit from fun but challenging outdoor play sessions
Countryside Education Ranger Penny Evans has been busy holding a number of outdoor risky play sessions throughout October for groups of preschool children and parents from the Axe Valley Children's Centres. Risky play is about providing opportunities for children to encounter or create uncertainty, unpredictability and potential hazards as part of their play. However, it doesn’t mean putting children in danger or serious harm.
Anyone with an interest in gardening to benefit wildlife is invited to an event on Wednesday 18 February between 10am and 2pm at the Axe Estuary Wetlands, Seaton.
The East Devon District Council Countryside team will be developing their wildlife garden on the nature reserve and are looking for help with practical hands on tasks such as clearing and planting.
Steve Edmonds, Countryside Team Leader (Sites) said: “Our aim is to encourage a wider range of native insects, invertebrates, birds and mammals to the site by making sure they have a good variety of food sources and...
A group of conservation volunteers have teamed up with a local choir to raise funds for a planned new Jurassic Coast visitor centre.
Volunteers from Devon Wildlife Trust’s East Devon Local Group have come together with the musical talents of Axe Valley Community Choir to stage ‘A Midsummer Concert’ on Saturday 14 June, 7.30pm, at Offwell Village Hall, near Honiton. The organisers hope to raise money for Seaton Jurassic, a new visitor centre based at Seaton.
Seaton Jurassic is the new exciting visitor attraction for East Devon that will tell the uniquely powerful story of...
East Devon District Council’s Countryside Team is delighted to welcome Mike Langman, former illustrator for the RSPB, to the Axe Estuary Wetlands on Friday 25 April to lead a training day on Advanced Bird Identification.
Mike has been a full-time bird illustrator since 1992, and his illustrations can be seen on nearly every RSPB reserve. He is also an avid birdwatcher, especially in the Devon area.
The training proved hugely popular when it first took place on the Wetlands last September. Bird lovers from all over the country attended, and were delighted to benefit from...
THIS half-term try learning a new skill and provide a home for birds to nest in your garden.
Join the countryside team on Wednesday, 19 February at the Axe Estuary Wetlands classroom between 10am and 1pm, and build a nest box from one of our easy-to-use kits – available for a range of common garden birds from blue tits to sparrows and starlings.
The Axe Estuary Wetlands officer and the countryside rangers will help you build your nest box and advise you on where to place it for the best results. You will be helping the conservation effort by encouraging biodiversity in your...
It's that time of year again! EDDC’s Countryside team kick off their annual Wet ’n’ Wild Summer Festival at 8pm on Thursday evening 15 August with Meet the Bats.
The Axe Estuary Wetlands is known as an excellent habitat for bats; more than half of our 17 native species of bat have been found there, including the rarest of our natives; the grey long-eared bat.
Visitors will have the opportunity to learn to use an electronic bat detector to identify the different species. The Meet the Bats session will be repeated on Friday evening 16 August at 8pm.
A special workshop at Axe Estuary Wetlands is giving people the opportunity to help protect and conserve Britain's bee population this Easter.
Making Homes for Bees will see East Devon's Countryside team work with participants to construct bee houses for their gardens. It takes pace on Wednesday 3 April from 10am-1pm at Axe Estuary Wetlands in Seaton.
Ghislaine Silvers from East Devon District Council's Countryside team said: "The most important thing that bees do is pollinate – this is necessary for plants to reproduce. Plants are vital to our lives – for clean air, food,...
