Devon’s beautiful countryside is the focus of a new calendar of photos taken by BBC Radio Devon listeners that will be raising money for Devon Community Foundation.
Thirteen amazing pictures span the county; from May’s image of deckchairs on the beach at Beer to wild winter storms battering the railway line at Dawlish. The images have been chosen from more than a thousand pictures submitted as part of a competition on BBC Radio Devon raising money for the “Give a Gift” Appeal for Devon Community Foundation. The appeal is celebrating the radio station’s 30th birthday and gives gifts...
As the summer draws to a close our rangers in East Devon are starting to plan the practical habitat management tasks for nature conservation over the winter, including hedge-laying, scrub clearance and coppicing.
They are looking for people to join their team of volunteers who carry out this work. No experience is necessary as full training will be given and all tools are provided. A love for the countryside and ability to work outdoors, sometimes in the rain, is all they ask for.
From October until the end of March there is the opportunity for people to come and volunteer...
The summer holidays got off to a ‘flying’ start for local youngsters when EDDC’s Countryside Team joined other local organisations with a rural theme at the annual Natural Seaton Festival.
The event was organised by the Seaton Visitor Centre Trust to celebrate the geological and ecological wealth of the town.
The first EDDC Countryside event of the weekend was Meet the Bats led by Fiona Mathews, Senior Lecturer in Mammalian Biology at Exeter University. Eleven of our 15 native species of bat have been recorded on the Axe Estuary Wetlands in Seaton, and electronic bat...
East Devon’s own Axe Estuary Wetlands are set to feature on popular BBC One programme Countryfile this weekend.
East Devon District Council’s Countryside team recently welcomed presenters Matt Baker and Julia Bradbury to the Wetlands as they filmed a series of stories about the area.
The programme is set to be broadcast on BBC One on Sunday 17 March at 6:30pm.
During their visit to East Devon on Friday 1 March, cameras caught up with the Axe Estuary Ringing Group, who were ringing birds following cannon netting at dawn; looked at salinity monitoring and control of...
Join us on this Saturday when Andy, the farmer , will take you on a guided walk with a special focus on the old Teign Valley Railway line , which ran through the farm until 1958, and the natural springs which have supplied the parish of Ide.
Leaving from the farm yard promptly at 10am we'll follow the farm trail for a short while before heading over to see the springs, one of Ide's hidden treasures.
Along the way enjoy the sights and sounds of the farm's autumn wildlife, as well as Andy's informative tales from a number fo decades tending the local land.
