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Action for Insects
DWT's CEO, Harry Barton, reflects on the loss of insects globally and why we should care
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Snorkel Safari (Saturday 5 October)
Join our Devon Wildlife Trust snorkel team for an underwater tour of stunning Wembury Bay!
Climate action needs nature. Nature needs climate action. Neither will succeed if we don’t prepare for a changing world
The Wildlife Trusts’ COP26 report says it’s time to tackle the twin crises at speed
Devon Wildlife Trust says ‘Now is the time for bold action…so that nature and climate feed into…
Urgent action needed for insects
A new report, Insect Declines and Why They Matter, commissioned by a group of Wildlife Trusts in the south west has revealed conclusively that drastic declines in insect numbers look set to have…
Shoresearch Volunteer Survey (Friday 18 October)
Join Devon Wildlife Trust’s Wembury Marine Centre for a Shoresearch Survey at Wembury Beach!
Shoresearch Volunteer Survey (Multiple dates April - October)
Join Devon Wildlife Trust’s Wembury Marine Centre for a Shoresearch Survey at Wembury Beach!
Hedge Rules Reinstated
On the 1st March 2024 the UK Government announced new hedgerow rules which mean that farmers cannot cut hedges between 1st of March and 31st of August, and also must leave a 2m buffer around…
Hedge woundwort
The unpleasant, astringent smell of Hedge woundwort makes this medium-sized plant of woodlands, hedgerows and roadside verges stand out from the crowd.
Hedge mustard
Hedge mustard is a tall plant with small, yellow flowers atop tough stems. It likes disturbed ground and grows in hedgerows and roadside verges, and on waste ground.
Hedge bindweed
A climbing plant of woodlands, hedgerows, riverbanks and gardens, Hedge bindweed can become a pest in some places. It has large, trumpet-shaped, white flowers and arrow-shaped leaves.