Essential cliff safety work is underway at Budleigh Salterton to remove an unstable 15 metre high sandstone pinnacle which has formed following many decades of weather erosion. Contractors working for the landowner Clinton Devon Estates, are using ropes to abseil from the clifftop near Steamer Steps, to enable them to use specialist equipment to carefully…
A core component of the Royal Marines’ close combat training will return to the East Devon Pebblebed Heaths near Exeter this spring. Since the 1950s live grenade throwing has taken place at a purpose-built range on Colaton Raleigh Common by Royal Marines based at the nearby Commando Training Centre (CTC) in Lympstone. Weather damage and…
Lord Clinton performed a ribbon-cutting to mark the official opening of Cavanna Homes’ new show home at Alfred’s Gate in the East Devon village of Newton Poppleford, near Sidmouth. Keith Miller, Managing Director at Cavanna Homes, joined Lord Clinton from Clinton Devon Estates, and members of the project team who have brought the 40 new…
Walkers in Budleigh Salterton will, once again, be able to use the footpath alongside the River Otter from Lime Kiln car park after it reopened ahead of schedule following extensive repairs of a collapsed culvert. In September 2018, the path was washed away when the incoming spring tide breached the river bank surrounding the drainage…
Seven apprentices are kick-starting their careers in construction at Plumb Park in Exmouth, the joint venture new homes development between Clinton Devon Estates and Taylor Wimpey. Ian Perkins, Tom Wright, Joshua Parsons-Daring, Max Turner, Kade Haymen, Matthew Priddle and Conor Moore, aged between 18 and 27, are based at the Exmouth site full-time and are…
The organiser of Budleigh Salterton Farmers’ Market has issued a heartfelt plea to the community to support the monthly event and save it from closure. The market, which champions local produce and artisan producers, is relocating indoors for the first time in its 13-year history in the hope of attracting more stallholders and shoppers in…
The competition season is drawing to an end at the Arena, with the last major event of the year completed. Over the winter months the all-weather arenas will be available to hire with the cross country fences, and there will be single days’ of Dressage and Showjumping competitions this side of Christmas. Following the New…
Devon horse riders have joined forces with conservationists to encourage fellow equestrians to be more aware of nature, wildlife and people when they visit one of Britain’s rare, protected lowland heathlands near Exeter. The East Devon Pebblebed Heaths are recognised as one of Europe’s most important conservations sites covering around 1,100 hectares of linked heaths…
In the fading light of evening along a quiet stretch of a Devon river, a mother beaver and her kits paused to enjoy their willow bark supper just long enough for the intimate moment to be caught on camera. The enigmatic image was taken by acclaimed wildlife photographer Matthew Maran, who had been lying in…
By John Varley. I am delighted to post the first blog on our refreshed website. Firstly, the idea behind our new approach to the site has been to align it with our new 2030 Strategy. We can be seen by many observers as a complex countryside business and often misunderstood. I am keen to ensure…