An Exeter University research project exploring the links between environment and health and wellbeing has revealed that the economic value of the East Devon Pebblebed Heaths in relation to human health is worth at least £450,000 a year. The Pebblebed Heaths are recognised as one of the most important conservations sites in Europe, covering around…
An extensive project spanning eight months to restore East Devon’s 2,500-year-old Iron Age hill fort, Woodbury Castle is nearing completion. Woodbury Castle is characterised by its deep earthwork ramparts enclosing a level interior of approximately two hectares studded with deciduous trees, and its setting at the highest point of the East Devon Pebblebed Heaths on…
Conservation experts are working with pet owners to encourage responsible dog walking on some of the South West’s most precious landscapes. Dog walkers visiting the East Devon Pebblebed Heaths are being asked to follow a new code to ensure they are enjoying the area in a way that respects other visitors, animals and wildlife. More…
Leading UK trade retailer Screwfix has opened its first store in Exmouth at Clinton Devon Estates’ Liverton Business Park, creating eight jobs for local people. The business park on Salterton Road was established in the 1990s to improve retail and employment opportunities in the town and to boost the wider regional economy. It is now…
Former quarry is providing 158 acres of space for nature whilst application for 2% of the site will help sustain local economy. Landowner Clinton Devon Estates would like to clarify that a planning application which it has lodged with East Devon District Council to enable the sustainable development of the local economy in the South…
It’s probably best known for being Britain’s smallest rodent, with each individual weighing in at around five grammes. What may be less well known about the harvest mouse – aka Micromys minutus – is that it is listed as a priority conservation species in England. It’s native to the whole of the country from Yorkshire…