Estates Director John Varley and Head of Wildlife and Conservation Dr Sam Bridgewater welcomed Natural England Chair Tony Juniper to the Estate as he launched the government’s consultation on the reintroduction of beavers in England. The 12 week consultation, which launches on Wednesday 25th August, is seeking people’s views on the ‘cautious’ release and management…
Encouraging new entrants into farming and the issues facing the dairy industry are among the topics being tackled in a new podcast, which goes behind-the-scenes at Clinton Devon Estates’ dairy operations for the first time. The series features insights from members of the Clinton Farms team, who give their own unique perspectives on what it’s…
Clinton Devon Estates Director John Varley has been interviewed on BBC Countryfile about the success of the River Otter Beaver Trial. In the piece, which was broadcast on Sunday 8th August, John describes the outcome of the project as “one of the finest examples of beavers in the wild in England.” He also discusses the…
Hundreds of South West school children have learned the importance of farming to us, the environment and our local landscapes – without even leaving their classroom. They’ve taken part in the Kingfisher Award Scheme, an educational event which normally sees around 1,500 youngsters visiting local farms to explore the natural world and help them make…
A hugely popular activities week celebrating the wildlife, history and landscape of East Devon’s new National Nature Reserve, is to go ahead this month. The annual East Devon Heath Week had to be cancelled last year due to the pandemic, but it’s now set to take place on the East Devon Pebblebed Heaths from Sunday…
The East Devon Pebblebed Heaths has received international acclaim after being presented with the much coveted declaration of National Nature Reserve.
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…
Our Head of Wildlife and Conservation, Dr Sam Bridgewater, has been interviewed on BBC Radio Four’s Farming Today programme, about the Lower Otter Restoration Project. Work is getting underway on the £15 million project at Budleigh Salterton, which will reconnect the Otter Estuary with its original floodplain for the first time since 1812. The managed…
Nine years after one of East Devon’s most iconic hilltop plantations was saved from the rapid spread of a deadly tree disease, the green shoots of recovery are signalling the rescue programme’s success. In 2012, 10 hectares of mature Japanese larch trees had to be felled at Otterton Hill near Budleigh Salterton, after the crop…