The Estate is committed to providing work experience opportunities for young people where possible, giving them the chance to learn more about the work we do and what it takes to run a modern rural business. This summer, we welcomed 17-year-old Kit Sunderland from Okehampton College sixth form, who spent a week with different members…
Clinton Devon Estates’ Head of Forestry and Energy John Wilding has been interviewed on BBC Countryfile about the impact invasive non-native grey squirrels are having on native broadleaf trees in the UK. Grey squirrels have decimated the UK’s red squirrel population, competing for food sources, and spreading the squirrelpox virus which is fatal to reds….
As drought is officially declared in the South West, a network of dams built by beavers in East Devon is showing how the enterprising mammals could help in the fight against climate change. New drone photography has revealed how the beavers’ construction activities have helped to maintain an area of wetland that they’ve created on…
Youngsters who took part in this year’s Kingfisher Award Scheme have been showing off the results of their creativity at a prize giving event at Bicton Arena. They took along project work, inspired by a visit to an East Devon organic farm, to share with a team of judges and guests at the special presentation….
A team of cyclists from Clinton Devon Estates are getting back in the saddle to take part in the 2022 Nello Cycle Challenge.
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.
Identifying farm wildlife and grinding wheat to make flour are just some of the activities Devon schoolchildren have been taking on with the return of a major educational event. Hundreds of pupils descended on Stantyway Farm on the Jurassic Coast near Otterton to take part in the annual Kingfisher Award Scheme. They were hosted by…
Clinton Devon Estates teams have joined thousands of people from across the UK taking part in a tree planting initiative to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. The Queen’s Green Canopy has been created to help the public mark the occasion and create a legacy in honour of Her Majesty. Villages, towns, cities, community groups, schools…
Some of Devon’s rarest plants are to be moved to new sites in the county as work continues on the Lower Otter Restoration Project (LORP). The Lower Otter is currently the only known place in Devon where the divided sedge (Carex divisa) is found and is one of only a few sites in the South…
Lord Clinton has officially reopened a purpose-built grenade range on the East Devon Pebblebed Heaths, which is used by Royal Marine recruits during their basic training. The range at Colaton Raleigh Common has been closed since 2015 due to weather damage and erosion. Extensive refurbishment works have been carried out by the Ministry of Defence…