While we may be enjoying watching the progress of the autumnal colours at Fingle, for centuries this time of year would have been a busy round of foraging, as well as gathering the food and wood that would have helped people, livestock and wildlife make...
A Big thank you to Geoff Foale who has shared his Wildlife Records from Aveton Wood & Woodleigh Wood, by providing an extensive record of his findings, and some stunning photos too. This is what Geoff had to say, and some of his photos Being over...
For thousands of years the prominent position occupied by Wooston Hillfort has played an important role for both wildlife and the human species. Long before the Iron Age settlers, the look of this bulging spur of land has transformed from one era to the next....
Visitors to Duncliffe Wood near Shaftesbury will find a stunning new table to sit and enjoy the view. The Wild Duncliffe picnic table features chainsaw-carved wildlife that you can find in the woods, carved and painted into British sweet chestnut and oak timber. Funded by players...
Looking back to last year, Fingle Woods hosted a Woodland Management Demonstration Week. Unlike this year, there were large groups of people walking together, discussing and learning about the restoration work. After the heat of the summer had receded, the buzz of the woods continued with...
Misty mornings with a slight chill and the smell of damp in the air – the leaves are turning yellow; but what type of Autumn colour will we have this year? As the daylight hours are shortening and it’s getting cooler, deciduous trees and shrubs are...
The dormouse is one of the charismatic species of Fingle Woods that, with attentive investigation, can help us to find the optimum way to restore the various habitats that best suit them. In doing this effectively, we can also benefit many other mammals, birds and...
This August saw the return of Plantlife’s Building Resilience in the South-West project to Bovey Valley woods. In partnership with the Woodland Trust and Natural England, this National Lottery Heritage Fund funded project has seen the valleys historic field boundaries surveyed and managed, to increase their...
Dear South West volunteers We hope this newsletter finds you well and you have managed to stay safe and healthy. 2020 has obviously proved to be a challenge owing to the Covid-19 pandemic, with much of our outdoors and face to face volunteering suspended and many...
Did you know that when we go to sleep another world awakens? When you visit the East Dartmoor National Nature Reserve in the daytime, you can see many different bird species quite easily. Mammals are generally harder to spot because most are nocturnal, meaning they only...