More than 100 volunteers filled a skip full of rubbish collected from the internationally important Exmouth Local Nature Reserve on Saturday 13 May.
And this year there was a notable reduction in the amount of litter found on the Exe Estuary when compared with previous clean-ups.
Organised by the Exe Estuary Management Partnership, which includes local authorities like Devon County Council, Exeter City Council and Teignbridge and East Devon District Councils, the clean-up ensures that the area is ready for summer visitors and wildlife.
Volunteers are needed for an event to help clean up the Exe Estuary.
People are asked to meet at the Imperial Recreation Ground slipway in Exmouth at 2pm on Saturday 13 May, to spend a couple of hours cleaning up the estuary.
Staff from the local McDonald’s will be on hand to offer refreshments prior to the clean.
After a couple of hours of cleaning, Tim and Kelly Barnes, owners of Krispies Fish & Chips, have offered to feed volunteers with a hot supper of Fish & Chips, free of charge! Krispies have just won a national award for their chips – they are...
To ensure the safety of people enjoying the Exe Estuary at the same time as protecting the rare and vulnerable wildlife, people are invited to have their say on a review of activity zones and codes of conduct in and around the Exe Estuary before the 28 April 2017.
People are being invited to share their views about the future use of this beautiful natural resource. The comments received will help to inform new voluntary exclusion zones and codes of conduct that will ensure people and wildlife continue to share and enjoy this special area for years to come.
East Devon nature reserves and countryside sites provide vital homes for migrating birds during the winter season and there’s no better time than the festive season to visit one of these areas and take a look.
The Exe Estuary Local Nature Reserve (LNR) is internationally important for its winter population of wildfowl and waders. The reserve, which is managed by the East Devon District Council Countryside Team, attracts over 20,000 birds to its waters in the winter.
Early in the season flocks of dark bellied brent geese, wigeon and pintail ducks can be seen feeding on the...
The Exe Estuary Management Partnership invites you to meet the people who take care of the Exe Estuary and share your views on the revision of zones of activities
If you are a local resident, business or recreational user and want to understand the different roles of organisations looking after the Exe, come along on 8th December, at 6pm (for a 6.30pm start) at the Coaver Club at County Hall in Exeter.
It will be your chance to ask questions and find out more about the different organisations caring for the Exe Estuary.
Two new Habitat Mitigation Officers have been appointed to give information, advice and guidance to the public across the Exe Estuary, Dawlish Warren and East Devon Pebblebed Heaths. Their role will help provide safe areas for people to enjoy and protect the important bird species these areas support.
Justin Hart and Samantha Euridge are employed by East Devon District Council on behalf of the South East Devon Habitat Regulations Partnership (SEDHRP) of Teignbridge, Exeter and East Devon Councils, which was set up earlier this year to off-set the effects of new developments and...
Marine businesses, fishermen and sailors are to get a new voice about what happens on the Exe Estuary.
Commercial fishermen, ferry operators, mooring authority representatives, pleasure boaters and boat yard owners have come together to form a new watchdog, the Exeter Port Users Group.
This is a result of Harbour authorities, such as Exeter City Council, now having to consult their local communities about what happens on the Estuary.
The new Secretary David Rochester, company director and active boat owner, said at its first meeting in Haven Banks: The City Council...
Hundreds of people turned out to celebrate the food and heritage of the Exe Estuary on Exmouth seafront last weekend.
Last Saturday, September 24, was the first joint Spirit of the Exe and Exmouth Mussel Festival.
The event was organised by the Exmouth Town Council and the Exe Estuary Management Partnership - a group of eight councils and other organisations responsible for managing the Estuary – including Exmouth Town Council.
Seafood lovers reclined on deck chairs and watched live music, street acts and cookery demonstrations while eating food provided by Exmouth...
Dog owners, water users and walkers enjoying the Exmouth Nature Reserve are being urged by the Exe Estuary Managment Partnership to follow a few simple rules to avoid disturbing protected birds this autumn.
Over the next few weeks thousands of birds, including brent geese, wigeon and northern pintail ducks, are expected to make their annual journey from the Arctic to East Devon.
Most of these birds start the autumn on the estuary at Exmouth because the mild climate and ice-free waters provide a good feeding ground.
A festival celebrating the Exe Estuary and its cuisine takes place on Exmouth Seafront this Saturday, 24th September.
This year the Exe Estuary Partnership’s Spirit of the Exe Festival joins forces with the second Exmouth Mussel Festival.
The Exe Estuary Management Partnership is a group of the eight councils and a number of other organisations responsible for managing the Estuary including Devon County Council, Natural England and the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds.
The festival takes place on Exmouth Beach/Esplanade from noon till dusk. On offer will be...
