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…
The link between earthworms and milk production, what makes farms organic, and the role moths play in pollination are among the many insights gained by 240 East Devon primary school children taking part in this year’s Kingfisher Award Scheme. Now in its 26th year, the educational farming initiative offers young people across Devon, Cornwall, Somerset…
A whopping 40 tonnes of dog poop has been collected across Woodbury Common since a dog walking code of conduct was launched a year ago. The Pebblebed Dog Code highlights simple ways that dog walkers can enjoy the heaths, sharing the space with other visitors and wildlife in a responsible way. Guidance includes: always picking…
Volunteers from across East Devon have joined forces to plant a hedge to create a natural “bat corridor” to help boost populations of rare bats near Beer. As part of a community initiative called Bat Friendly Beer, a group of volunteers from Clinton Devon Estates’ Friends of the Commons group and Devon Greater Horseshoe Bat…
Several young people are starting their careers with one of the Westcountry’s largest land and property management businesses through its commitment to providing apprenticeships and traineeships. For more than a decade, Clinton Devon Estates has worked hard to increase opportunities for young people and currently has five apprentices or trainees working across almost all of…
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…
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…
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…