The Wildlife Havens team look after 40 nature reserves around the county. Many of these are designated Sites of Special Scientific Interest because of their high nature conservation value. The various reserves cover a wide range of habitats and have a broad number of species for you to watch and enjoy.

Grounded Newsletter

Grounded is the technical bulletin of the Wildlife Havens team. The team comprises three sections and all are involved with front line conservation. In addition to reserve management we have a dedicated land management advisor working in South Hams as well as delivering advice through other projects. Devon Biodiversity Records Centre is hosted by DWT and is the central repository for recording Devon’s wildlife, both terrestrial and marine.

The bulletin focuses on the technical aspects of all of our conservation work. It includes detailed conservation management practices and techniques, technical land management advisory service issues, latest sightings and other data recording subjects.

Grounded - Winter 07/08 - Downloadable pdf file (approx 4mb)
This issue includes features on, Devon’s stick insects, the narrow bordered bee hawk moth, Timing-Porpoise Detector (T-POD) trial in Lyme Bay, Veilstone Moor nature reserve and Monitoring the Landscape Heritage Scheme

Grounded - Winter/Spring 07 - Downloadable pdf file (approx 2mb)
This issue includes features on Bracken management, history of Halwill Junction, Climate Change survey, Marsland nature reserve monitoring and butterflies and climate change.

Grounded - Summer 06 - Downloadable pdf file (approx 400kb)
This issue includes articles on County Wildlife Sites, an update on the marsh fritillary at Vealand Farm and the scarce blackneck moth at Marsland nature reserve.

Grounded - Winter 05 - Downloadable pdf file (approx 400kb)
This issue includes articles on monitoring of reptiles at Bovey Heathfield, creating heathland at Venn Ottery and the return of marsh fritillary butterflies to Vealand Farm.

Grounded - Summer 05 - Downloadable pdf file (approx 1000kb)
This issue includes articles on heathland restoration at Bovey Heathfield, managing culm for the marsh fritillary and Devon cetacean strandings.

Grounded - Winter 04 - Downloadable pdf file. (approx 200kb)
This issue includes articles on Japanese knotweed, pearl bordered fritillary and heathland recreation at Venn Ottery.