The life of the late Lord Clinton, one of Devon’s most important landowners, was celebrated at Exeter Cathedral on Monday (July 15 2024) in a moving and uplifting memorial service attended by around 1,000 people.
We are delighted to announce that our Apprentice Woodsman, Chris Badlam, of the Clinton Woods Team, has successfully passed his Level 2 Forest Operation (Establishment and Maintenance) apprenticeship end point assessment. This marks the successful conclusion of his 18-month apprenticeship training. Congratulations Chris! The Level 2 Forest Operative apprenticeship is designed to develop a well-rounded…
An ambitious landscape-scale project to improve the environment for wildlife and for people has been launched by Clinton Devon Estates after a successful bid for Government funding. Kirstie Ellis has been appointed as Project Manager for “Heaths to Sea: Landscape recovery of the Lower Otter Valley”. Kirstie will lead the two-year development phase of the…
Work on one of the most significant conservation projects in South West England is nearing completion. The Lower Otter Restoration Project (LORP) at Budleigh Salterton, East Devon, is creating 55 hectares of mud flat and saltmarsh by allowing the tide to flow freely in and out of a new inter-tidal area. Two centuries ago, an…
Climate change is one of the biggest challenges of our times and we must all do what we can to reduce carbon emissions linked to human activities. The United Kingdom is committed to decarbonising all sectors of the economy to meet the target of net zero by the year 2050. This means that we need…
The search is on for an innovative farmer with the inspiration and energy to embark on a once-in-a-generation tenancy opportunity in East Devon.
PACCo is a €26m cross-border initiative supported by the European Union’s Interreg V A France Channel England programme that will create a guide for others on how to manage coastlines and estuaries sustainably in the face of climate change. Focussing on two pilot sites; the lower Otter Valley, East Devon, England and the Saâne Valley…
Twelve members of the Clinton Devon Estates team are gearing up for the 2021 Nello Cycle Challenge on the 27th June, raising money for local cancer charity, FORCE (Friends of the Oncology and Radiotherapy Centre, Exeter). The Nello Cycle Challenge is a highlight of the annual cycling calendar in the South West and has raised…
How Devon is leading the way in conserving and improving the natural world By John Varley, CEO, Clinton Devon Estates Imagine for a moment the news agenda without Covid-19… If press and broadcast media weren’t reporting on the global health emergency, would the headlines and column inches be filled with news of the global climate…
The Lower Otter Restoration Project featured at the Gobeshona Conference on Locally Led Adaptation Action, as an example of how Britain is adapting to the climate crisis.