Wolborough Fen
A wet and wild world in miniature.
A wet and wild world in miniature.
A pale member of the violet family sometimes known as ‘milk violet’, the fen violet has a delicate and unassuming appearance. A real specialist of the wetland habitat, this species has seen a…
Devon Wildlife Trust announces that its nature reserves will remain open during lockdown, but the message is people should stay local and observe national lockdown restrictions.
Water-logged and thick with reeds and robust tall-herbs or tussocky sedges, fens are evocative reminders of the extensive wet wildlands that once covered far more of the lowlands than they do…
These tiny habitats, the source of our streams and rivers, are fundamental to the well-being of whole water catchments.
Help us survey important species across some of our reserves.
We're proud to reveal our latest and 58th nature reserve: Ideford Common.
A tall and robust species of sedge, the Great fen-sedge has long leaves with sawtooth edges. It forms dense stands in lowland fens and around lakes.
A much-loved Dartmoor’s nature reserve has undergone vital conservation work which will benefit its precious wildlife.