Urban birds are less afraid of litter than their country cousins according to a new study co-authored by a University of Exeter academic.
The research, which highlights one way in which birds adjust to urban settings and published in the journal Animal Behaviour, shows that corvids - the family of birds which includes crows, ravens and magpies - are more likely to show fear in relation to unfamiliar objects than other birds.
However, if they and other bird species have previously encountered similar objects they are able to overcome some of their fear.
The East Devon Countryside Team Education Rangers are about to start a busy summer spent outdoors.
Over the summer term the rangers will be running more than 50 visits to East Devon District Council's nature reserves, beaches and other sites across the area, and over 30 of these visits are to EDDC’s Seaton Wetlands site. The Education Rangers will also be involved with the busy Countryside events programme run for local residents and tourists across East Devon.
Penny Evans, Education Ranger said: ‘’Being outdoors is beneficial for children who are able to learn through...
Residents living near the Triangle Car Park, just off Heavitree Road, are being asked to give their views on the possible use of the car park as a temporary bus station.
A temporary solution will be needed during the redevelopment of the existing Paris Street bus station. Cllr Phil Bialyk, Lead Councillor for Sport and Health and Wellbeing, said: "It's still early days and nothing has been decided yet, so we're really keen to talk to nearby residents and businesses about how The Triangle might work as a temporary solution whilst the current bus station is being redeveloped. We will...
Book up for Gulliver’s Travels in Connaught Gardens on Sunday (June 5)
Sidmouth’s best loved garden will be the setting for an open air production of Gulliver’s Travels being performed by The Pantaloons theatre company on Sunday June 5.
The production – to be staged in Connaught Gardens - is a funny new adaptation based on the book by Jonathan Swift and begins at 7pm.
Later in the summer on August 10, a family-friendly production of Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales will be staged by The Pantaloons in the Manor Gardens in Exmouth, again beginning at 7pm.
A Trading Standards campaign to help prevent babies and toddlers from being injured at home is being relaunched on 6 June.
Every year in England 60 children are killed, 450,000 attend A&E and 40,000 are admitted to hospital as a result of accidents in the home.
The Buy Wise Be Safe campaign aims to prevent injuries by providing clear advice on ways to make the home safer and what to look out for when buying safety equipment.
Originally developed by Trading Standards South West in 2005, the initiative was delivered across the region using a video pack through...
The RD&E’s Emergency Department and Medical Triage Unit are under severe strain with record levels of people seeking urgent medical attention.
On Tuesday this week (31st May) 391 people attended the Trust – the highest number ever recorded. Attendance in A&E is up year on year by 11% compared to last May placing unprecedented pressure on emergency services.
With record levels of people coming to the A&E department at the RD&E, the public are being asked by doctors to use emergency services only when absolutely necessary.
For the first time in its 41-year history, this year’s prestigious Exeter Craft Festival is being extended to take place over three days on Friday 15 July, Saturday 16 July and Sunday 17 July.
The event, which brings together the wonderful work of some of the most talented craftspeople and artists based in the South West will, once again, be held on Exeter’s beautiful Cathedral Green.
‘The decision to extend the Festival to three days has been driven largely by public demand, as a number of the people who in the past have visited on the Saturday have automatically assumed...
PaddleBoat Theatre Company have packed a very big suitcase full of exciting theatre shows and creative workshops for all the family to enjoy this summer.
Exeter is set to experience its very first family-focused theatre festival on the 4th, 5th and 6th of August, an exciting selection of shows and workshops just waiting to be unpacked and played with during the summer holidays. UnPacked Family Theatre Festival is being curated by Exeter’s very own PaddleBoat Theatre Company, with the Bike Shed Theatre and Exeter Phoenix working together tohost three days of creativity and...
Local mental health charity Mind in Exeter & East Devon are offering 20 places on a free six-week participatory photography course.
As part of the men’s network, this course will take place every Thursday from 16 June until 21 July (1pm-4pm) at the Exeter Community Opportunities (ECO) centre and will provide participants with the opportunity to create photo-stories, photographic themes and a portfolio of imagery.
To deliver the course, Mind in Exeter and East Devon has partnered with Meridian Raw CIC, an Exeter-based social enterprise that specialises in participatory...
As part of national Volunteers’ Week (1-12 June), a lifelong Osmond fan is championing for more people to get involved in supporting Exeter Deaf Academy through volunteering.
Catrina Marsh from Exeter has volunteered for Exeter Deaf Academy for the past year. Exeter Deaf Academy is one of the oldest charities in the city, and the only specialist day and residential Deaf education provider in the South West.
It runs a school and college in a bilingual English and British Sign Language (BSL) environment. Deaf students join the Academy from throughout the UK, and those...
