On Wednesday 8th August, a group of 16 dedicated volunteers, led by the Estates Community Engagement and Countryside Learning officer, Kate Ponting, joined forces with contractor Mark Scofield for an inspiring day of conservation work within the Otter Valley. Our team of volunteers ventured into the picturesque setting in Colaton Raleigh to combat the intrusive…
Two new Estate Surveyors have been appointed by Clinton Devon Estates to help manage its commercial and rural interests as it strives towards its 2030 strategy goals. Jess Baker is swapping responsibilities in central London for the Westcountry and joins from Shaftesbury PLC where she worked as Commercial Asset Manager for the company’s portfolios in…
The Estate, which has been home to beavers for the last 10 years, responds to the report on the reintroduction of lost species.
A team of six dedicated cyclists from Clinton Devon Estates are ready to get back in the saddle for the 2023 Nello Cycle Challenge. Taking place on Sunday 25 June, their goal is to raise funds for FORCE – Friends of the Oncology and Radiotherapy Centre, Exeter, a local cancer charity. The Nello, a prominent…
As part of LEAF Open Farm Sunday, Clinton Devon Estate’s Otter Farm recently welcomed over 230 enthusiastic visitors, and we couldn’t have been more delighted. The farm team, volunteers, and even our beloved cows were thrilled by the turnout. This day was not only about showcasing our farm, but it also presented a unique opportunity…
Clinton Devon Estates has selected a thriving organic meat farming business as the new tenants for Dalditch Farm, which stretches across 237 acres of stunning countryside between the Jurassic Coast at Budleigh Salterton and the Pebblebed Heaths National Nature Reserve. Dalditch Farm was for many years a successful dairy farm managed by the Estate’s own…
Ten years after becoming the first business to move into Clinton Devon Estates’ Liverton 2 Business Park, Bradfords Building Supplies has opened its first purpose-built plumbing and heating branch in the newly constructed Hayes Units.
Clinton Devon Estates’ Head of Property and Land, Leigh Rix, has announced his retirement from the role at the end of this year. Since joining the 25,000-acre Estate in 2010 from his previous career with the National Trust, Leigh, who will be 65 in January, has overseen the planning and development of new homes and…
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…
New data gathered by volunteers in East Devon suggests fish populations could thrive as part of the Lower Otter Restoration Project (LORP). Local residents have been taking part in an ongoing ‘citizen science’ project with the East Devon Pebblebed Heaths Conservation Trust and Clinton Devon Estates, helping to carry out fish surveys that form part…