The Beer Men’s Shed project started out a few months ago in a member’s garage with some borrowed tools – but thanks to an amazing community fundraising effort it now has a permanent home in the village and is already making a big impact on people’s lives. Earlier this year, members launched an appeal via…
We’re used to buying fizzy drinks, sweets and crisps from vending machines, but what about fresh milk? Clinton Dairy in East Devon has set up a 24/7 milk vending machine at the popular Otterton Mill visitor centre, less than 2km away, in an effort to reduce food miles, waste, and connect the farm with the…
Beer has been recognised as being a ‘Bat Friendly Community’ through its initiative ‘Bat Friendly Beer’ and representatives of the partnership received the award at Beer Regatta on the 15th August 2019. The Bat Friendly Community Award was set up by the Devon Greater Horseshoe Bat Project to recognise those communities who are working hard to…
Heath Week is once again returning to the East Devon Pebblebed Heaths, from Sunday, July 28th to Saturday, August 3rd, celebrating the heaths’ wildlife, geology, history and recreational use. The popular annual event has over 20 activities for all the family to enjoy, starting with the Heath Week Family Festival Day held near Woodbury Castle on…
‘Milk, Muck and Minibeasts’ was the theme for this year’s Kingfisher Award Scheme, which saw over 240 primary school children from across East Devon take part in the 26th annual event. An earthworm made from a hoover and a radio station for cows were among this year’s creative displays, but it was St Joseph’s Catholic…
A team of four enthusiastic cyclists from Clinton Devon Estates proudly took part in the 20th Nello Cycle Challenge on Sunday 30th June, raising money for local cancer charity, FORCE (Friends of the Oncology and Radiotherapy Centre, Exeter). Starting and finishing in Topsham, the Nello Cycle Challenge offered either a 100-mile route via Exmoor, or a 55-mile…
Clinton Devon Estates is supporting moves towards a cleaner future with proposals for a local reserve power plant at Liverton Business Park, Exmouth. At times of peak electricity usage, power supplied to the National Grid by traditional power stations and renewable energy sites can be insufficient to fully meet demand. Reserve power plants are small,…
The Estate’s 2017/18 Trainee Land Agent Matthew Thompson has received a much-deserved award in recognition of his efforts during his placement year. As part of his BSc degree in Rural Enterprise and Land Management at Harper Adams University in Shropshire, Matthew, who is completing his final exams this June, spent a year with Clinton Devon…
Licenced commercial dog walkers are working with the East Devon Pebblebed Heaths Conservation Trust to encourage responsible dog walking at the 1,100-hectare conservation site. There are 18 professional dog walking companies licensed to use the heaths, each of them walking up to six dogs at a time, the maximum number permitted by both law and…
A Devon landowner has praised a husband and wife for their dedication as River Otter bird wardens for almost 30 years and the role they’ve played in reviving a rare species of bird. Ever since they moved to East Devon from London in 1990, octogenarians Doug and Joan Cullen have volunteered for the Pebblebed Heaths…