Exeter’s much-loved green spaces have increased in size over recent months, with the City Council buying up 13 acres of privately owned land for the people of Exeter to enjoy for recreational purposes.
“We love green spaces,” said Cllr David Harvey, Lead Councillor for Place, “and we’re really keen to open them up for public access.”
In the last 18 months, the City Council has acquired a total of 13 acres (3.3 hectares) of land within its valley parks to allow people to enjoy Exeter’s green spaces.
“The valley parks are a great place to unwind, take in nature, walk...
A wildlife charity is inviting the local people of Exeter to go wild and celebrate nature at a family fun day in one of Exeter’s best-known Valley Parks: Mincinglake.
The event marks day 16 in Devon Wildlife Trusts’ month long 30 Days Wild challenge; in which members of the public pledge to complete a ‘random act of wildness’ each day, during the month of June.
With guided wildlife walks, wild crafts, bug hunting, and other wild activities on offer, the charity hopes to re-energise participants and inspire more people to take part.
Hundreds of people in Devon have surveyed their gardens for bats this summer as part of the Devon Greater Horseshoe Bat Project.
The 2017 Devon Bat Survey has been the biggest yet with 600 unique locations surveyed, from Seaton to Plymouth and Salcombe to Combe Martin.
Participants in the survey - which this year runs until the end of October - collect their bat detector and ultrasonic microphone from one of 20 monitoring centres across Devon, including shops, garden centres and community hubs.
Each survey takes place over three nights - so there have been a total...
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...
A conservation charity is offering local green fingered folk the chance to have their patches honoured as a ‘wildlife-friendly garden’.
Devon wildlife Trust is launching its Wildlife Gardening Awards to encourage Exeter people to help the city’s varied and precious wildlife. The scheme is free to enter and open to individuals, private gardeners, schools, housing associations, community groups and businesses based in Exeter. The charity plans to present Wildlife Gardening Award plaques to gardens which are able to achieve six nature friendly criteria from a list of 25 that it has...
East Devon shoppers have been doing their bit for the River Otter beavers through a local store’s fundraising scheme.
Staff at Roberts, Ottery St Mary’s venerable hardware and homeware shop, set up a ‘book and DVD’ stall in the store, with each item available for a £1 donation. And last month they reached the milestone of £1000 raised for the River Otter Beaver Trial, the Devon Wildlife Trust-led project that is monitoring the beaver population and its effects for the next five years.
Nora, Devon Wildlife Trust’s beaver mascot, visited the shop in Ottery to accept the...
One of Exeter’s best patches for wildlife will be open to the public this Sunday for a special open garden event near the quay.
On June 25, Devon Wildlife Trust’s Cricklepit Mill gardens will be open from 11am – 3pm. Join the Cricklepit Garden Group for exclusive tours around the garden, fun nature trails and bug hunting.
Located close to the city’s historic quayside, Cricklepit Mill serves as the Exeter headquarters to Devon Wildlife Trust and boasts of an impressive wildlife garden, often described as an urban oasis in the heart of the city.
Devon Wildlife Trust is giving people to explore Exeter’s last working watermill at the charity’s annual National Mills Weekend family event.
On Sunday 14 May visitors will be given the opportunity to witness the historic mill in action, as volunteer millers start the water wheel turning and grind grain into flour. Cricklepit Mill, based near Exeter Quay, serves as Devon Wildlife Trust’s headquarters and is recognised as an important part of the city’s history, with over 800 years of milling heritage and Exeter’s only functioning watermill. The Devon Wildlife Trust event will take...
In celebration of The Wildlife Trusts ‘Wild About Gardens’ campaign, Devon Wildlife Trust will be hosting a wild bee family fun day!
Join us in the Cricklepit garden for a range of exciting activities, crafts and fun as part of the Wild About Gardens campaign - bee creative in the garden! £3 per child
For more information visit http://www.devonwildlifetrust.org/events/2017/03/07/wild-bee-family-fun-...
Contact: Devon Wildlife Trust contactus@devonwildlifetrust.org or call 01392 279244
Join Devon Wildlife Trust and discover the wonderful wildlife at the charities headquarters, Cricklepit Mill. Often described as an ‘urban oasis’ in the heart of the city, DWT want to invite the public to explore their RHS award-winning wildlife garden.
DWT’s garden group volunteers will be on hand to offer garden tours and give helpful advice on how to turn your garden into a wildlife haven. Children can enjoy nature trails, bug hunting and wild crafts in the garden. DWT will also be selling wildlife friendly plants for you to take home and add to your garden. Refreshments will...
