East Devon District Council's Countryside team is delighted to be awarded £850 from the Devon County Council Locality Budget – this will fund the lease of its Tramper (off-road mobility scooter) at Seaton Wetlands for the coming year.
Councillor Jim Knight, who approved the grant, said: “It gives me great pleasure in supporting the Countryside team in their endeavours to make sure that people with a disability can access our lovely Seaton Wetlands, and what better way than to sponsor a tramper vehicle for the forthcoming season. I am confident that this off-road mobility scooter...
Back by popular demand - another birdwatching event for children
East Devon District Council's Countryside team is delighted that the highly experienced birdwatcher Ian Waite has agreed to lead another ‘Birdwatching for Children’ event for us during February half term, following its huge popularity last October. “It’s great to encourage an interest in wildlife in children at an early age,” said Ian. “It can often develop into a lifelong passion and it’s something you can enjoy wherever you go.”
Space is limited, so booking is essential for this event, which will take place...
Anyone with an interest in gardening to benefit wildlife is invited to an event on Wednesday 18 February between 10am and 2pm at the Axe Estuary Wetlands, Seaton.
The East Devon District Council Countryside team will be developing their wildlife garden on the nature reserve and are looking for help with practical hands on tasks such as clearing and planting.
Steve Edmonds, Countryside Team Leader (Sites) said: “Our aim is to encourage a wider range of native insects, invertebrates, birds and mammals to the site by making sure they have a good variety of food sources and...
One of the commonest complaints heard in the 21st century world of work is that people now have to take their work home with them. But a team member from a leading Devon environmental charity has now taken this modern phenomenon to a new level.
Kate Langdon has spent the last eight years working for Devon Wildlife Trust - the charity which looks after 50 nature reserves and which works for the county’s precious wildlife and landscapes.
Kate is part of Devon Wildlife Trust’s Working Wetlands team. Part of the team’s work has been restoring wildlife flower meadows in north-...
THIS half-term try learning a new skill and provide a home for birds to nest in your garden.
Join the countryside team on Wednesday, 19 February at the Axe Estuary Wetlands classroom between 10am and 1pm, and build a nest box from one of our easy-to-use kits – available for a range of common garden birds from blue tits to sparrows and starlings.
The Axe Estuary Wetlands officer and the countryside rangers will help you build your nest box and advise you on where to place it for the best results. You will be helping the conservation effort by encouraging biodiversity in your...
South West Water's innovative Upstream Thinking project to restore wetlands and control future treatment costs has won another prestigious national award.
The prestigious Living Wetlands Award from The Chartered Institution of Water and Environment Management (CIWEM) recognises multi-functional projects that demonstrate the sustainable use of wetland habitats.
The award continues a winning streak for the pioneering project which last year won the Environment Award at the Utility Industry Achievement Awards, Partnership Achievement of the Year at the Water Industry...
A special workshop at Axe Estuary Wetlands is giving people the opportunity to help protect and conserve Britain's bee population this Easter.
Making Homes for Bees will see East Devon's Countryside team work with participants to construct bee houses for their gardens. It takes pace on Wednesday 3 April from 10am-1pm at Axe Estuary Wetlands in Seaton.
Ghislaine Silvers from East Devon District Council's Countryside team said: "The most important thing that bees do is pollinate – this is necessary for plants to reproduce. Plants are vital to our lives – for clean air, food,...
East Devon District Council (EDDC) is about to launch a new teaching and learning pack for schools, which focuses on the River Axe.
EDDC Education Ranger Meg Knowles and Primary Curriculum Advisor David Weatherly are leading a teacher training day on the Axe Estuary Wetlands on Monday 15 April.
The government has made it clear that the new slimmed-down national curriculum will only identify ‘’the essentials of human knowledge and understanding’’, providing more professional space for schools to design their own (broad and balanced) curriculum using their local environment...
South West Water has won a UK utility industry 'Oscar' for its flagship environmental programme to protect tap water quality for generations to come in the region.
'Upstream Thinking' won the Environment Award at the 2012 Utility Industry Achievement Awards held at the Grosvenor House hotel in Park Lane, London.
Working together with a range of organisations including the Westcountry Rivers Trust, Dartmoor and Exmoor National Parks, Devon and Cornwall Wildlife Trusts, the Environment Agency and Natural England, Upstream Thinking has helped restore thousands of acres of...
University of Exeter scientist Dr Fiona Mathews has discovered one of Britain’s rarest mammals living in East Devon. Members of the public were treated to a surprise close encounter with the Grey long-eared bat, believed to be one of only 1,000 individuals in the country, at an event organised by East Devon District Council’s Countryside Service at the Axe Estuary Wetlands.
The bat evening was part of a regular Wet and Wild Weekend – a celebration of the wildlife of the Axe Estuary Wetlands attracting nearly 500 people. Dr Mathews and fellow bat-enthusiast Adrian Bayley...
