Buzzard
Listen out for the cat-like, 'kee-yaa' calls of the buzzard as it soars high over farmland and woodland. Once suffering from severe persecution and pesticide poisoning, it has made a…
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Honey buzzard
Rare summer visitors, honey buzzards breed in open woodland where they feed on the nests and larvae of bees and wasps.
Pine Marten Community Grants
The Pine Marten Community Grant offers community and nature groups, schools, businesses and landowners an exciting opportunity to support pine marten recovery in the south west of England.
New England Wood
New England Wood covers 21 hectares (53 acres) of broadleaf woodland at Lee Mill, half a mile from the A38 and seven miles to the east of Plymouth. This tranquil nature reserve also has the River…
The Wildlife Trusts respond to new badger cull licences
The Wildlife Trusts are disappointed and saddened that the Government has issued new licenses to cull badgers in seven areas of England. These cover 33 existing areas, including in Devon, and 7…
Sale of horticultural peat to be banned in move to protect England’s precious peatlands
The sale of peat for use in the amateur gardening sector to be banned by 2024 to protect peatlands and the natural environment.
Measures announced today follow an extensive public…
Project to investigate return of wildcats to South West of England
Project to explore possible return of wildcats to South West of England after a 100 year absence
Devon Wildlife Trust hopes to appoint its first Wildcat Project Officer
Attempt to help…
New plans to reintroduce pine martens to South West England
• New project investigating possibility of return of the native pine marten
• Sites in Exmoor and Dartmoor could see first animals released in 2024
• Reintroduction to South West would…
Conservation leaders warn of ‘Perfect Storm’ threatening England’s wildlife and most special places
• ‘Build baby build’ agenda could speed up nature decline to the point of no return
• Four years on from Environment Act, nature policy is in a much darker place
• Charities…
Beavers in the news
It’s been a noisy week for beavers in the media, but still not a lot of clarity about what their future will be.
Northern Devon Natural Solutions
Northern Devon Natural Solutions (NDNS) is a large and ambitious project that aims to create and restore over 1,000 hectares of nature-friendly habitat covering 360 landholdings to help tackle the climate and ecological emergency.
Free the beaver! New vision for beavers in England and Wales shows how
The Wildlife Trusts say: end enclosures and take action for beavers to be wild.