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Easter Holiday Craft Activities at RSPB Bowling Green

Event Date: 
30/03/2018 - 2:00pm to 13/04/2018 - 4:00pm
Venue: 
RSPB Bowling Green Marsh, Bowling Green Rd, Topsham EX3 0BG

Friday 30 March to Friday 13 April 2.00 pm-4.00 pm

Price: Some activities will have a small charge payable on the day

Get crafty with us this Easter at The Lookout at Bowling Green Marsh. Fun family activities and quizzes throughout the week.

Booking not required, just drop in.

Some activities will have a small charge payable on the day

How to get to RSPB Bowling Green Marsh nature reserve: Bowling Green Marsh is approximately a 20 minute walk from either Topsham rail station or Topsham's High Street. BY BUS: 57 service (Exeter to Exmouth) to...

CPRE Devon launches competitions to celebrate nature and the countryside

Authored by Sharon Goble
Posted: Tue, 03/20/2018 - 12:24pm

The Devon branch of the Campaign to Protect Rural England is inviting church communities and primary school children from across the county to enter competitions to celebrate some of the things that make Devon so special.

CPRE Devon has launched three separate competitions this spring and hopes to be inundated with entries.

Devon’s Best Churchyard Competition 2018

Historic churches are central to life in Devon’s rural communities and form a unique part of our cherished landscape. In some parishes they are the only places to remain unchanged since Saxon times. This...

Local support ensures Jolly Good Jaunt could be the jolliest yet!

Authored by Hospiscare
Posted: Tue, 10/03/2017 - 4:51pm

The Jolly Good Jaunt on Sunday 29th October will again give walkers the opportunity to take part and raise vital funds for local charity Hospiscare.

The continued success of the Jolly Good Jaunt owes much to the generous support of local businesses and groups including the Deer Park County House Hotel for the splendid venue, the Honiton Agricultural Association for the use of their showground, Denhay Farms, Devon Hog Roast & Tesco`s Honiton for the delicious lunch. Go Outdoors in Exeter are kindly allowing a 10% discount to walkers who produce their registration letter....

Great Trees in the Clyst Valley: New project puts down roots!

An exciting new outdoor programme designed to encourage local people to explore, record and restore the heritage landscape of trees in fields, hedges, parks and orchards across East Devon’s Clyst Valley is now underway following the appointment of a project officer.

Following a successful bid for a £52,100 National Lottery grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF), the Exeter and East Devon Growth Point has recruited Jon Freeman to lead a 2 year ‘programme of discovery’ with volunteers which will include walks, workshops, research and events leading to the creation of tree...

Big Wild Sleepout at RSPB Aylesbeare Nature Reserve

Event Date: 
28/07/2017 - 5:00pm
Venue: 
RSPB Aylesbeare Common, Exmouth Road, Aylesbeare, Devon, EX5 2JS

Join us for an exclusive night under the stars at RSPB Aylesbeare Common. Camping is not usually allowed on Aylesbeare or anywhere on the Pebblebed Heaths in order to protect the important wildlife there.

This is an exclusive opportunity to experience this special place in the company of our friendly knowledgeable wardens. Have fun and get closer to nature while supporting the work of the RSPB.

Just put up your tent and we will do the rest. This event includes guided activities, an evening meal, a cosy campfire, and of course, camping out at Aylesbeare.

On Saturday...

Devon Birds launches photo contest

Authored by Inga Page
Posted: Tue, 06/06/2017 - 3:39pm

Devon Birds is providing a great opportunity for amateur photographers with the launch of a new photo competition this Summer which is open to the general public.

Devon Birds is a charity which supports the study and conservation of wild birds.

Amateur photographers are invited to submit their bird photographs which must have been taken in Devon, and the winning entries will be displayed at Torre Abbey in the autumn.

Prize-winning photographers will be invited to receive their awards at an evening event in Torre Abbey in October. Details on how to enter the...

Bug hunt at Honiton Bottom

Event Date: 
28/08/2017 - 1:00pm to 3:00pm
Venue: 
Honiton Bottom, Battishorne Way, Honiton, EX14 2XD

Find out what lives in the meadows at and stream at Honiton Bottom

Find out what lives in the meadows and stream at Honiton Bottom, with the Countryside rangers.

Wellies recommended.

More info: http://eastdevon.gov.uk/countryside/countryside-events/august-2017/bug-h...

AVDCS family explorer day at Bruckland Lakes

Event Date: 
18/08/2017 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm
Venue: 
Bruckland Farm Reserve, Musbury, Nr Axminster, EX13 8ST

An afternoon of outdoor fun!

Join the Axe Vale and District Conservation Society and the East Devon Education Ranger for an afternoon of outdoor fun!

Explore this site near to Axminster!

Find out about the wildlife that lives there and get creative with natural crafts.

All children must be accompanied by an adult.

More info: http://eastdevon.gov.uk/countryside/countryside-events/august-2017/avdcs...

Rockpool ramble- Exmouth

Event Date: 
09/08/2017 - 1:00pm to 3:00pm
Venue: 
Exmouth sea front, left of the lifeboat station when facing the sea, Queens Drive, EX8 2AY

Explore the mysterious world of Exmouth's rockpools

Explore the mysterious world of Exmouth's rockpools with the Countryside rangers.

Learn where to look and what to look out for.

More info: http://eastdevon.gov.uk/countryside/countryside-events/august-2017/rockp...

Rockpool ramble- Exmouth

Event Date: 
09/08/2017 - 1:00pm to 3:00pm
Venue: 
Exmouth sea front, left of the lifeboat station when facing the sea, Queens Drive, EX8 2AY

Explore the mysterious world of Exmouth's rockpools

Explore the mysterious world of Exmouth's rockpools with the Countryside rangers.

Learn where to look and what to look out for.

More info: http://eastdevon.gov.uk/countryside/countryside-events/august-2017/rockp...

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