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Dead man's fingers
These gruesome sounding creatures are actually a type of coral! They get their name as they branch out into lobes as they grow - making them look like fingers on a hand.
Gardeners urged to help beetles
The UK has more than 4,000 beetle species and, although a handful may eat plants, many are predators, pollinators and decomposers, feeding both the soil and larger garden visitors such as birds…
Wildlife Garden Award
Governments set low bar on phase out of gardeners’ use of peat
The Wildlife Trusts call for immediate ban on all peat sales, peat extraction and peat imports to help address the nature and climate crisis
Devon Wildlife Trust to reward wildlife gardeners
Devon Wildlife Trust is hoping to attract 1,000 people to take up the challenge and make their gardens better places for wildlife.
Peat-free compost a hit with gardeners in Okehampton!
Despite thirty years of campaigning against peat extraction and increased public outcry, peat still accounts for a significant volume of the growing media for amateur and professional horticulture…
Wildflower Volunteer
Help us harvest and collect wildflower seeds and plant and propagate wildflower plants to help restore our natural habitats.
Devil’s fingers fungus
This smelly, strange looking fungus is also referred to as octopus stinkhorn or octopus fungus. Its eye-catching red tentacles splay out like a starfish.
Membership Events Volunteer
Pond Dipping Volunteer
My 6 weeks as a DWT volunteer
'I was lucky enough to have been given the opportunity to take a 6-week sabbatical from my workplace in order to volunteer on a project I felt passionately about. Luckily for me the Devon…