nature

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/

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

Come for a ramble with our Ranger to explore Seaton Wetlands and learn all about the creatures who call it home.

Bring binoculars/ a camera.

Suggested donation £3 per person.

http://eastdevon.gov.uk/countryside/countryside-events/august-2016/wildlife-safari-seaton-wetlands/

Creative fun for all ages

Use natural materials to make a variety of crafts to take home and cook up some tasty snacks over the campfire.

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

http://eastdevon.gov.uk/countryside/countryside-events/august-2016/crafts-around-the-campfire/

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/

Explore the mysterious world of Sidmouth's rock pools with the Countryside Rangers

Learn where to look and what to look for.

http://eastdevon.gov.uk/countryside/countryside-events/august-2016/rockpool-ramble-in-sidmouth/

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/

Friday 29 July 6.30 am-9 am Price: Adult £7, child £5 (payable on the day)

Booking essential

Set your alarm clock to experience the heath awakening and all the magic unfolding. Join us for BBQ breakfast on the heath afterwards. (Veggie options available.)

Encounter the iconic Dartford warbler , insects, reptiles and other birds.

Booking essential. Click here to book via Eventbrite.

Meet Point: reserve car park at Joney’s Cross, on the A3052 (SY058898). With kind permission of Clinton Devon Estates.

East Devon Heath Week is a week of heathland...

Thursday 28 July 10 am-noon or 2 pm-4 pm Price: Free, donations welcomed.

Booking essential A fascinating and rare opportunity to go behind the scenes of this working quarry with Aggregate Industries, Clinton Devon Estates and the RSPB to discover more about these sites and future plans to recreate heathland habitats once quarrying has ceased.

A choice of times: 10 am-12 noon 2 pm-4 pm Booking essential. Click here to bookvia Eventbrite. Meet point: Blackhill Quarry near Woodbury (SY 028 859), meet in the small car park opposite Blackhill Quarry Entrance.

East Devon...

What better way to feel alive than a night walk in the woods?!

Come for a stroll with us as we learn how to use bat detectors, keep an eye out for hunting owls, and listen for the night time sounds of the many residents of Holyford Woods.

At the end of our walk we'll join up with the local bat group and hopefully see some bats up close.

Wrap up warmly and bring a torch.

http://eastdevon.gov.uk/countryside/countryside-events/august-2016/wild-night-in-the-woods/

Join the Education Ranger for an afternoon of splashing about in the stream

Go stream dipping, build a mini-raft and construct a dam.

http://eastdevon.gov.uk/countryside/countryside-events/august-2016/fun-in-the-stream-august/