Devon Wildlife Trust runs over 100 events each year, including walks and talks, open days and a festival. Find out more here.
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Added: 8th May 2012
The Working Wetlands project led by Devon Wildlife Trust (DWT) has this month passed the £5 million mark for the amount of money it has helped local landowners access in grants from the government. The major milestone has been reached after four years of effort in northern Devon working closely with...
Added: 3rd May 2012
A group of conservation organisations are running a special bat activity day this month to highlight the important populations of rare bats that live in the cave systems and surrounding countryside of Buckfastleigh. The William Pengelly Cave Studies Trust (WPCST), Devon Wildlife Trust, Dartmoor National Park and the Devon Bat Group...
Added: 2nd May 2012
Devon Wildlife Trust is next week running its first weekend Milling Day of the year at its Cricklepit Mill home on Exeter’s quayside. The aim of the event is to give people an exclusive look at a grist mill in action right in the heart of the city. The event will...
Added: 26th April 2012
Children from St David’s Primary School recently joined staff from the Devon Wildlife Trust and Exeter City Council at a city centre cemetery to help increase the wildlife potential of the site. St Bartholomew's Cemetery has a wealth of wildlife associated with it including rare lesser horseshoe bats roosting in the...
Added: 23rd April 2012
Devon Wildlife Trust is embarking on a new project in partnership with the Environment Agency to help improve the health of Devon’s river catchments. The pilot project begins its work in East Devon focussing on the river Otter and its tributaries. Over the next twelve months it will assess the overall...
Added: 16th April 2012
Nick Baker will be the star guest at Devon Wildlife Trust’s (DWT) Wildlife Festival which takes place this month. The festival is being staged in the centre of Exeter and forms the focus of the charity’s 50th anniversary celebrations. The Wildlife Festival is a free event aimed at families. It is...
Added: 4th April 2012
Devon Wildlife Trust (DWT) is holding a special fundraising challenge to help raise money for its work protecting wildlife in the county and to mark its 50th Anniversary. The Wild Devon Coastal Walk Challenge is taking place on Sat 26 May and participants will experience some of the most beautiful and...
Added: 4th April 2012
Meet DWT’s Vodafone World of Difference placement, Tracey Draper, who will be working on a paid four month placement helping DWT's Communications team with the Wildlife Festival and 50th celebrations. The Vodafone World of Difference UK programme gives people the chance to work for a UK charity of their choice...
Added: 4th April 2012
South West Water 2012 events support This year South West Water is supporting the Wildlife Festival in Exeter and Wembury Marine Centre’s programme of school talks. This support will help these events be even bigger and better. Tozers LLP charity of the year...
Added: 3rd April 2012
Devon Wildlife Trust is offering a unique opportunity to work alongside professional wildlife cameraman, Tim Shepherd. The course in wildlife film making is set to take place at the Trust’s beautiful Marsland nature reserve in north Devon. The one day course is aimed at beginners in wildlife filming and those who...
Added: 2nd April 2012
Wembury Marine Centre, near Plymouth is about to open its doors again this week for the start of another season of marine education, fun and activities. The Centre has been closed over the winter months and will open again on Friday 6 April. The Easter weekend will see one of the...
Added: 28th March 2012
Devon Wildlife Trust is making the final plans for its Wildlife Festival which takes place in April. One of the county’s premier green events the festival is being staged in the centre of Exeter and forms the focus of the charity’s 50th anniversary celebrations. The Wildlife Festival is a free event...
Added: 23rd March 2012
Well, it’s official at last. Protecting our most important habitats and threatened species is not standing in the way of economic growth. And neither is there any evidence that the European legislation, on which this protection hinges, is gold plated. These are among the principal findings of a government report...
Added: 22nd March 2012
The Working Wetlands project led by Devon Wildlife Trust (DWT) has this month produced a Practical Advice Pack to help support farmers in northern Devon who manage wildlife rich habitats. The pack has been designed so it is easy to keep and refer to and use out in the field. It...
Added: 16th March 2012
Wildlife charities with a combined membership of over a quarter of a million people in the south west have today called on the Chancellor, George Osborne MP, to put the region’s rich and iconic nature at the heart of economic development in the run up to what could be one...
Added: 14th March 2012
Devon Wildlife Trust (DWT) has this month launched its latest fundraising challenge to help raise money for its work protecting wildlife in the county. The Heart of Dartmoor cycle challenge is a new route, similar to one being developed by cycling organisation Sustrans. The 50 mile circular route starts in Ivybridge...
Added: 27th February 2012
Some of North Devon’s most precious countryside is set to receive a significant boost. The North Devon Biosphere Reserve partnership and the Devon Wildlife Trust are delighted to announce £731,367 of grant funding from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs for a flagship Nature Improvement Area project. It...
Added: 20th February 2012
A local wildlife charity is this week re-launching its Wildlife Helpdesk which aims to give advice to people with enquiries about a range of wildlife issues. The Devon Wildlife Trust has opened the doors of the Helpdesk which is being run from its offices in Commercial Road, Exeter, next to the...
Added: 16th February 2012
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Added: 6th February 2012
Four Exeter schools have this week linked up with the Devon Wildlife Trust in a new initiative to encourage closer links between children, learning and wildlife. Pinhoe Primary, Topsham Primary, St James and The Maynard have all signed up to the scheme which will see them promoting wildlife related learning and...