Sadly we often have issues with litter in our woods, sometimes just general litter and sadly people choose to fly tip in our beautiful woods which has a detriment effect on the woodland and all the wildlife within it. Some of our volunteer threat detectors recently...
We have created a survey monkey as your opinion matters to us. Taking a look at the volunteering events going forward, how would you like to see these events run? . In light of asking your opinion we have taken the decision to delay the Bristol,...
After a night of heavy rain, yet another Dartmoor deluge, I’m waiting in the Postbridge car park to meet David Leach. He is the Dartmoor Peatland Restoration Project Officer and, after introductions, we get kitted up for a two-mile trudge in full waterproofs to check...
The rain on the 7th made one or two of us think that Saturday 8th might be one of those rare occasions where we would cancel at the gate but no! The day was dry and increasingly sunny if a little windy. The day before...
Since the early days of the Fingle restoration project the ever-changing plant life has been recorded; monitoring progress towards the conservation goal of bringing life back to the woods. The variety and abundance of plants around the site are used as an indicator of the...
On Saturday 1st June the South West region held their volunteer thank you event during volunteers week at the beautiful National Trust Property Fyne Court, Broomfield, Somerset. The morning was coffee and a catch up with what was going on both regionally and nationally...
May is a month already bustling with weird and wonderful traditional customs celebrating Spring, so was there room in the calendar for a new one? Andy Bailey from Dartmoor’s Moor than meets the eye scheme believes so. On Sunday 19th at 11am, a small crowd started to...
Working quietly in the woods all winter, Tom Williams has been recording the populations of winter birds. To do this survey, it requires an extra layer or two of warm clothing and a well-trained ear for listening to bird song, watching, identifying and logging the...
Another fine day if rather cold. A lot has happened since our last working party, the primroses have disappeared and the bluebells are in full splendour. It is good to see that the hawthorn we rather hacked around (unintentionally) two years ago in our efforts...
Weaving through the narrow lanes on western Dartmoor, I’m heading up a dead-end, single-track road. As I arrive at Lane End, the hard surfacing gives way to open windswept moorland. Oh no! I’ve gone too far! I need to go back and look for a...