nature

Minibeast hunt at Cranbrook

Event Date: 
02/08/2017 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm
Venue: 
Standing Dead Trees, Post Coach Way, Cranbrook

Which bugs live in Cranbrook's green spaces?

Find out what lives in the meadow and stream with the Countryside rangers.

Children must be accompanied by an adult.

No dogs please.

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

Beautiful bugs rubbings trail

Event Date: 
28/07/2017 - 10:00am to 08/09/2017 - 4:00pm
Venue: 
Seaton Wetlands, Colyford Road, Seaton, EX12 2SP

Collect rubbings and find out interesting facts about the world of bugs

Armed with a wax crayon and trail map, collect rubbings and find out interesting facts about the world of bugs.

Small sections of the trail are not suitable for buggies, however, buggies can be left near-by.

Trail starts at the Lookout during the week and the Discovery Hut at weekends (10am to 4pm daily)

More info: http://eastdevon.gov.uk/countryside/countryside-events/july-2017/beautif...

Beautiful bugs rubbings trail

Event Date: 
28/07/2017 - 10:00am to 08/09/2017 - 4:00pm
Venue: 
Seaton Wetlands, Colyford Road, Seaton, EX12 2SP

Collect rubbings and find out interesting facts about the world of bugs

Armed with a wax crayon and trail map, collect rubbings and find out interesting facts about the world of bugs.

Small sections of the trail are not suitable for buggies, however, buggies can be left near-by.

Trail starts at the Lookout during the week and the Discovery Hut at weekends (10am to 4pm daily)

More info: http://eastdevon.gov.uk/countryside/countryside-events/july-2017/beautiful-bugs-rubbings-trail/

Rainbow activity trail

Event Date: 
27/05/2017 - 10:00am to 08/09/2017 - 4:00pm
Venue: 
Seaton Wetlands, Colyford Road, Seaton, EX12 2SP

A trail suitable for pre-school aged children

Follow the colours of the rainbow through Seaton Wetlands and take part in exciting activities at each point along the trail.

Hunt for natural colours and shapes, stop and listen to the sounds of the Nature Reserve, tip-toe over bridges trying not to disturb the Troll beneath.

Engage preschool aged children with their wild surroundings.

Starts at the car park.

Short sections of the trail are not unsuitable for buggies, however, buggies can be left near-by.

The trail can be stopped and restarted at...

Spring flower walk

Event Date: 
06/05/2017 - 10:00am to 12:00pm
Venue: 
Standing Dead Trees, Post Coach Way, Cranbrook

Walk around the Cranbrook countryside with the Ranger

Walk around the Cranbrook countryside with the Ranger, and look for signs of spring.

Well behaved dogs on leads welcome.

Some off path walking.

Free.

More info: http://eastdevon.gov.uk/countryside/countryside-events/may-2017/spring-f...

30 Days Wild family fun day at Mincinglake

Event Date: 
01/06/2017 - 10:00am to 3:00pm
Venue: 
Mincinglake Valley Park, Exeter, EX4 7DT

This June, it’s all about nature - for everybody, everywhere, every day with Devon Wildlife Trust’s annual 30 Days Wild challenge.

People in Devon are being encouraged to enjoy the nature on their doorstep and spend a few minutes or a few hours each day enjoying nature for 30 days.

Kick start 30 Days Wild with Devon Wildlife Trust at Mincinglake Valley park.

Join DWT for a variety of fun activities, crafts and walks to help you explore one of Exeter’s parks and get you started for your 30 days wild. DWT will be giving away 30 Days Wild packs for the 1st 100 to sign...

Birds to help unravel inner working of nature’s most complex societies

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 04/14/2017 - 12:50pm

It is one of the most spectacular sights in nature – the magnificent aerial ballet of ‘murmurations’ taking place as a flock of tens of thousands of birds ebbs and flows across the skyline, moving as one.

Such collective behaviour is a cornerstone of the complex and often mysterious natural world, from miniscule cells interacting in the human body, to co-ordinated displays of insect swarms, fish schools and even the behaviour of crowds of people going about their day- to-day lives.

The riddle of how these often vast numbers of individuals synchronize their movements so...

Life Behind a Lens

Event Date: 
10/05/2017 - 6:00pm to 9:00pm
Venue: 
Deer Park Country House Hotel, Weston, Honiton

If you love watching ground-breaking BBC wildlife programmes, like: The Hunt, South Pacific & Planet Earth, you won't want to miss this...

Get building for bees competition launched

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 03/24/2017 - 2:08pm

Devon Local Nature Partnership has launched its ‘Build for Bees’ competition to inspire the public to provide habitats for pollinators.

It was launched at the Devon Outdoor Learning and Sustainability Conference at Buckfast Abbey as part of the ‘Get Devon Buzzing’ campaign.

Prizes include an exclusive tour of Goren Farm near Honiton, memberships to the Devon Wildlife Trust, Buglife and the Bumblebee Conservation Trust and wildflower seed packs.

A great activity for schools, the competition aims to encourage the public to get outdoors and to take part in practical...

‘Saved’ woodland becomes charity’s 50th wildlife haven

A woodland which was saved from development has become Devon Wildlife Trust’s 50th nature reserve.

New England Wood covers 50 acres at Lee Mill, half a mile from the A38 and seven miles to the east of Plymouth. Described as a ‘charming, broadleaved woodland’, the new nature reserve also has the River Yealm passing beneath its trees.

The wildlife haven is Devon Wildlife Trust’s fiftieth nature reserve and joins a list of some of the county’s most precious and spectacular wild places cared for by the charity. Others include Dart Valley and Emsworthy on Dartmoor, Warleigh...

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