A ground-breaking project to help the lower Otter Valley adapt to climate change and create an internationally important wildlife reserve has been submitted to planners. If approved, the Lower Otter Restoration Project (LORP) will reconnect the River Otter to its historic floodplain and return the lower Otter Valley to a more natural condition. The scheme…
The discovery of discarded tins, plastic, glass and even a container of engine oil on the Otter Estuary in East Devon, has prompted calls for visitors to take their rubbish home with them and help protect the environment.
Visitors to Woodbury Common near Exeter, and the wider East Devon Pebblebed Heaths (EDPH), now have until the end of September to submit favourite photographs to ‘The Heaths and Me’ project, to illustrate what’s so special about the area. The Pebblebed Heaths Conservation Trust, the charity which manages the site on behalf of Clinton Devon…
An Exeter primary school which has earned an international reputation for its innovative use of technology, has brought life on the farm into the homes of its pupils with a virtual challenge. The Kingfisher Award Scheme is an annual educational event which sees hundreds of school children visiting local farms to explore the natural world….
A ceremony has been held to mark the 80th anniversary of the opening of an RAF observation post on the East Devon coast, which played a major role in World War Two weapons testing and training. Brandy Head was part of the Exeter-based Gunnery Research Unit and is located on the South West Coast Path…
As lockdown restrictions are eased, the importance of having access to open spaces has never been more apparent, and now a unique photography project is aiming to tap into people’s new or long-held associations with the East Devon Pebblebed Heaths. During the Covid-19 crisis, the heaths have seen record numbers of visitors benefiting from the…
Clinton Devon Estates has contributed to a major new national report commissioned by the Wildlife Trusts, which focuses on the rapid drop in insect numbers in the UK. The document, ‘Reversing the Decline of Insects’, was commissioned as part of the Trust’s Action for Insects campaign. The Estate was invited to take part to discuss…
Clinton Devon Estates has thanked residents in Seaton for their swift actions in extinguishing a small fire which broke out in local woodland this morning, which it’s believed was started by a discarded cigarette. With the ground exceptionally dry as a result of the recent hot weather, The Estate has warned the fire could have…
As coronavirus changes life as we know it, residents in the East Devon village of Beer have been proving how their unbreakable community spirit is helping them to cope with the crisis. With an army of volunteer street co-ordinators, dozens of sewing fans creating scrub bags for NHS workers, and an allotment that’s supporting the…
Following the temporary closure of its monthly Budleigh Salterton Farmers Market due to the coronavirus crisis, Clinton Devon Estates has launched a home delivery service so the community can still buy its award winning Clinton Venison. Regular customers have been snapping up the range of venison sausages, burgers, roasting joints and steaks, which are popular…