Fly orchid
The fly-shaped flowers of this fascinating plant are attractive to insects - but not the ones you might expect!
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Celebration to spotlight magical and mysterious wildlife of Devon’s seas
- Marine Week to highlight diversity of magical local marine life
- Celebrations to feature rockpool exploring, snorkel safaris and marine theatre
Volunteering for wildlife
Volunteering with Devon Wildlife Trust is a great way to use your skills and experience to make a difference for Devon’s wildlife.
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.
Wildlife Champions
Wildlife Champions creates networks of "Wildlife Councils" within schools where children are empowered to make change
Winter wildlife
Discover and explore wildlife in the winter
Wildlife Gardening
Wildlife friendly gardening encourages birds, bees, butterflies & hedgehogs to your garden. Read more on how to attract wildlife with plants, bug hotels & ponds.
Wildlife Windows
We want everyone to be able to access nature, and some of our wonderful wildlife can be elusive. A new bird feeder camera and footage of some of the amazing wildlife Devon has to offer are now available here and on our YouTube channel.
Devon Wildlife Trust remembers wildlife presenter Bill Oddie
Statement from Devon Wildlife Trust on the news that Bill Oddie has passed away.
Wildlife Patrons
Our Wildlife Patrons Scheme has been introduced to offer you the opportunity to make a bigger difference to nature, whilst enjoying a close a special relationship with the Trust and our work, meeting the people involved and getting behind the scenes.
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Marmalade fly
Our most common hoverfly, the marmalade fly is orange with black bands across its body. It feeds on flowers like tansy, ragwort and cow parsley in gardens, hedgerows, parks and woodlands.