HS2 - new report reveals the exorbitant cost for nature
A new report published by The Wildlife Trusts today reveals, for the first time, the vast scale of the destruction and impact that HS2 will cause to nature.
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Bellever Moor and Meadows
Tree seed collection banks hopes for future
Devon Wildlife Trust has just made its last deposit to a very special bank.
'Ghost' discovered in Cricklepit Mill garden
What has a pale complexion, a mysterious past, and only moves around at night?
Mary leaves nothing in reserve to complete challenge
A 91-year-old Devon woman has achieved her target of visiting all 50 of a local conservation charity’s nature reserves and walking more than 91 miles in the process.
Sea defences exposed at Dawlish Warren
Recent erosion by the sea has exposed sea defences at Dawlish Warren. Parts of a 400m long 'geotube' installed by the Environment Agency in 2017 have now been exposed. This has taken…
Token effort needed to help trees
Devon Wildlife Trust is asking the public to help it address one of the biggest challenges facing the county’s countryside and its wildlife.
The General Election on the 12th December is a crucial moment for wildlife
We are all witnesses to the current, unprecedented declines in nature. Demand for leadership and action to halt this catastrophe has never been greater.
A recent YouGov poll showed that two…
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…
DWT becomes new owner of North Devon's Horsey Island
• Devon Wildlife Trust purchases Horsey Island, near Braunton
• A ‘significant wildlife haven’ with some very special birdlife
• Purchase made possible with help of local resident
Bats find a new home in East Devon
A brand-new home for bats has seen its first residents move in just days after its completion.