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Apple day at Elbury

Event Date: 
24/09/2016 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm
Venue: 
Elbury Farm, Cranbrook, EX5 7DR

Come along to Elbury Farm and make apple juice!

Help us gather the apples, chop and press them and make apple juice.

No dogs.

Rough ground, wellies advised.

Parking limited and maybe off road.

http://eastdevon.gov.uk/countryside/countryside-events/september-2016/apple-day-at-elbury/

Family forage

Event Date: 
18/09/2016 - 10:00am to 12:30pm
Venue: 
Holyford Woods, meet at the picnic site at the top of Seaton Down Hill Road, EX12 2TH

Join the Education Ranger for a foraging walk in the woods

Follow the walk with a cook-up, including seasonal wild foods.

Concessions available to EDDC tenants, please contact the Countryside team.

http://eastdevon.gov.uk/countryside/countryside-events/september-2016/family-forage/

Starfish by starlight

Event Date: 
12/09/2016 - 8:00pm to 9:30pm
Venue: 
Exmouth Beach, left of the lifeboat station, Queen's Drive, Exmouth

Join the Rangers for a torch-lit rockpool safari

Watch creatures in their underwater habitat without disturbing their usual behaviours.

Aged 8+

Concessions available to EDDC tenants, please contact the Countryside team.

http://eastdevon.gov.uk/countryside/countryside-events/september-2016/starfish-by-starlight/

Bird watching for children

Event Date: 
29/08/2016 - 10:00am to 12:00pm
Venue: 
Island Hide, Seaton Wetlands, Colyford to Seaton Road, Seaton, EX12 2SP

Join an expert as they introduce you to the art of bird watching

Binoculars available to borrow.

Suggested donation £2 per child.

http://eastdevon.gov.uk/countryside/countryside-events/august-2016/bird-watching-for-children-29th-august/

Wetlands volunteer open day

Event Date: 
27/08/2016 - 9:00am to 4:00pm
Venue: 
Seaton Wetlands, Colyford to Seaton Road, Seaton, EX12 2SP

Explore Seaton Wetlands with the Countryside team and also discover all about the Axe Vale and District Conservation Society

Learn how you can get involved by volunteering; includes Wader-Watch, moth trapping, conservation tasks and flower walks.

http://eastdevon.gov.uk/countryside/countryside-events/august-2016/wetlands-volunteer-open-day/

Wildlife safari - Fire Beacon Hill

Event Date: 
25/08/2016 - 10:00am to 12:00pm
Venue: 
Fire Beacon Hill, Exact location given on booking, NEAREST POSTCODE EX10 0LR

Bugs, butterflies, birds, dragonflies and possibly even some snakes!

Put on your best safari gear and come for a ramble with our Ranger to explore this heathland site and learn all about the creatures who call it home.

Bring binoculars and a camera.

Suggested donation £3 per person.

http://eastdevon.gov.uk/countryside/countryside-events/august-2016/wildlife-safari-fire-beacon-hill-august/

Bug hunt at the Knapp

Event Date: 
19/08/2016 - 1:00pm to 3:00pm
Venue: 
The Knapp Community Nature Reserve, Station Road, Sidmouth, EX10 8NZ

Which bugs live at the Knapp?

Find out what lives in the meadow and woods with the Countryside Rangers.

http://eastdevon.gov.uk/countryside/countryside-events/august-2016/bug-hunt-at-the-knapp/

Fitness and tech event in Exeter

For people interested in fitness and running from beginners to expert in Devon looking for free static gait analysis, expert footwear and recovery advice, special offers and free gifts are invited to a special event at a local sports store.

Intersport Tony Pryce in Exeter will be hosting a fitness and technical focussed event from 6pm until 8pm on Monday, June 13th and will have expert staff offering advice and a free goody bags for attendees.

Karen Chamberlain, Manager of the store located in the Guildhall Shopping Centre, said: “We wanted to host an event that appeals to...

Scything basics: let's make hay!

Event Date: 
17/08/2016 - 10:00am to 3:00pm
Venue: 
Honiton Bottom Community Nature Reserve at the junction of Battishorne Way with Honiton Bottom Road EX14 2XB

Learn how to cut grass and weeds without the need of a noisy fossil fuel burning lawnmower or strimmer

This practical day course will cover how to use and maintain a scythe (a traditional mowing tool) and provide you with the skills and knowledge needed to mow anything from a small lawn to a meadow.

During the course we'll make hay the traditional way to encourage wild flowers in the meadow.

Tea and cake provided, participants must be 12+.

Concessions available for EDDC tenants, please contact the Countryside team.

http://eastdevon.gov.uk/...

Rockpool ramble

Event Date: 
16/08/2016 - 10:00am to 12:00pm
Venue: 
Ladram Bay beach Right hand side of bay when facing the sea Otterton EX9 7BX

Explore the world of Ladram Bay's rock pools with the Countryside Ranger

Learn where to look and what to look for.

Parking charges apply at Ladram Bay holiday park.

http://eastdevon.gov.uk/countryside/countryside-events/august-2016/rockpool-ramble-16th-august/

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