Exeter

Night time ramble

Event Date: 
31/08/2016 - 9:00am to 10:30am
Venue: 
Younghayes Community Building, Cranbrook, EX5 7DR

Take a walk on the wild side through Cranbrook Park in the dark

See the park and wildlife in a different light!

Wear warm clothes, bring a torch along.

Sturdy footwear.

No dogs.

http://eastdevon.gov.uk/countryside/countryside-events/august-2016/night-time-ramble/

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

Event Date: 
26/08/2016 - 10:00am to 12:00pm
Venue: 
Seaton Wetlands, Colyford to Seaton Road, Seaton, EX12 2SP

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/

Crafts around the campfire

Event Date: 
25/08/2016 - 10:00am to 12:30pm
Venue: 
Honiton Bottom Community Nature Reserve, at the junction of Battishorne Way with Honiton Bottom Road, EX14 2XB

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/

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/

Rockpool ramble in Sidmouth

Event Date: 
22/08/2016 - 2:30pm to 4:30pm
Venue: 
children, wildlife, events

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/

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/

Sporting extravaganza set to dazzle in Exeter

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Thu, 06/16/2016 - 12:04pm

A loud, colourful Rio themed parade will kick off the Devon School Games which are coming to Exeter for the first time in their four year history this Wednesday 29th June.

The Devon Summer School Games will take place across 3 sites: Exeter Arena will host the RIO themed opening ceremony with St Luke’s Science and Sports College hosting all the Inclusion Sports and the Exeter Saracens pitches providing the location for a variety of sporting competition.

The School Games, which are the County Finals and mark the exciting culmination of months of inter-school competitions,...

Show of Hands release single to mark Battle of the Somme Centenary

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Thu, 06/16/2016 - 11:23am

Show of Hands, one of the leading acts in British folk, are to release a single and video to mark the centenary of the first day of WW1’s Battle of the Somme.

BBC award-winning singer songwriter Steve Knightley and multi-instrumentalist Phil Beer will offer one of Knightley’s finest songs, The Gamekeeper as a download single from July 1, tying in with a day-long tribute in their home city of Exeter to the 19240 Allied servicemen lost on the opening day of one of the worst battles in history.

That night, the Devon duo and long-term collaborator Miranda Sykes, will perform a...

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