South Efford Marsh
One of South Devon's premier bird watching places. A wildlife hide brings you close to the action.
One of South Devon's premier bird watching places. A wildlife hide brings you close to the action.
We're proud to reveal our latest and 58th nature reserve: Ideford Common.
A much-loved Dartmoor’s nature reserve has undergone vital conservation work which will benefit its precious wildlife.
The courtship of the marsh harrier is certainly a sight to behold - wheeling and tumbling through the sky, male and female partners lock talons in mid-air. Look out for this rare bird over…
Look for the deep magenta, star-shaped flowers of Marsh cinquefoil in marshes, bogs, fens and wetlands in the north, west and east of the UK.
As its name suggests, the Marsh violet likes damp spots, such as marshes, bogs and wet woods. It is a low-growing plant with kidney-shaped leaves and pale lilac flowers.
The Marsh helleborine is a beautiful orchid of fens, wet grassland and dune slacks. Growing in profusion in places, look for reddish stems and white-and-pink flowers.
The bright blue, trumpet-shaped flowers of the marsh gentian contrast deeply with the pinks and purples of the wet heaths it inhabits. The New Forest holds a large population of this late-…
Despite its name, the marsh tit actually lives in woodland and parks in England and Wales. It is very similar to the willow tit, but has a glossier black cap and a 'pitchoo' call that…
A hugely popular activities week celebrating the wildlife, history and landscape of East Devon’s new National Nature Reserve, is to go ahead this month.
This is probably the most widespread and commonest of the marsh orchids.
A fire at Dunsford nature reserve, in eastern Dartmoor’s Teign Valley, has prompted Devon Wildlife Trust to remind the public of the threat of wildfires in the countryside during spells of dry…