Zoo keepers are dedicated, passionate – even obsessed. They are devoted to the animals with which they work...
For one keeper at Paignton Zoo Environmental Park in Devon, each conservation success means so much to her that she gets a permanent reminder. Dr Katy Upton marks her team’s first successful breeding of each rare frog species with an anatomically correct frog tattoo. Katy explained: “I’m very proud of the work we do with these species and I love tattoos of the animals I work with. So far I’ve got two on my right forearm - Raniotmeya summersii - Summers' poison frog - and...
Wild nightingales will be among the guest artists when the Mercury Prize-nominated folk star Sam Lee brings his acclaimed SINGING WITH NIGHTINGALES event to Exeter's The Phoenix arts centre on Wednesday 9 May (8pm) - combining music and story-telling with a live link to woods where the birds are in full courtship sing.
The evening is a concert version of the campfire nights which the roots music promoter, The Nest Collective, has been running at nightingale sites in south east England since 2015 and which are happening again this Spring in Kent and Sussex.
A wild safari in Devon Bugs, butterflies, birds, dragonflies and possibly even some snakes!
Put on your best safari gear and come for a ramble with the Countryside Ranger to explore this beautiful heathland and the amazing creatures that live here.
Come and explore the local nature reserve Join the Axe Vale and District Conservation Society with the Countryside Education Ranger for an afternoon of outdoor fun!
Explore the local nature reserve site, find out about the wildlife that lives here and get creative with natural materials!
East Devon District Council Countryside team is aiming to improve bio-diversity in Honiton.
The play equipment currently in the Honiton Bottom Local Nature Reserve is coming to the end of its serviceable life and is due to be removed over the next few months. This change of focus provides an opportunity for East Devon District Council Countryside Team, who manage the site, to bring about improved habitat for a range of wildlife.
The removal of the play equipment will allow for expanded areas of tree planting, improved wildflower grassland management and the chance to...
Devon Wildlife Trust is inviting families to ‘bee creative in the garden’ at a special wild bee family fun day in Exeter.
On August 3, the charity will be opening the gates to the Cricklepit Mill wildlife garden for a family event that aims to celebrate bumblebees and solitary bees, heroes of the pollinator world.
Children will have the chance to create a range of bee themed craft items, including alder bees to hang in the garden, bee mobiles, badge making and bee jewellery.
Families can also have a go at making bee hotels from bamboo sticks and unique cob brick...
