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Wilder learning
Devon Wildlife Trust's education team work to embed natural learning across schools and in communities to inspire the next generation of wildlife champions
Learning About Trees
Learn about trees
New poll reveals people think children need more time learning in nature
The Wildlife Trusts and young people call for more outdoor wild time at school
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.
My classroom
For Issy, wildlife is all about learning. It’s her enormous outdoor classroom.
River Otter Beaver Trial news
On Valentines Day 2020, while couples across the country were celebrating the passing of another year together, something momentous quietly happened in east Devon. The five year River Otter…
Bad news for bees: Government reverses ban on bee-killing neonicotinoids
The Government has bowed to pressure from the National Farmers Union and agreed to authorise the use of the highly damaging neonicotinoid thiamethoxam for the treatment of sugar beet seed in 2021…
MPs receive nature ‘news from the future’ on April Fool’s Day
Environment, conservation, animal welfare and access charities challenge Government to set a State of Nature target to make the hopeful headlines come true.
Mammals
Learning about mammals from home
New report shows UK nature bearing brunt of chaotic climate
The Wildlife Trusts warn: Government is shockingly underprepared
Wilder Diaries: The South Devon estate where nature is leading the way
When Ruth and John Saunders took over Dittiscombe in South Devon back in 1998, they inherited 20 acres of land that had been heavily farmed. The soil was tired, hedgerows neglected, and wildlife…