Tree Wardens are volunteers who are united in their love of trees and hedges and want to conserve as many of them as they can within their parish or town.
Wild About Devon wants to celebrate the amazing community groups, councils and individuals who are giving Devon’s wildlife a helping hand.
In November 2024 Dittiscombe Estate & Cottages completed a decarbonisation programme, offered by South Hams District Council.
Bidwell Brook is an important wildlife corridor that flows into the River Dart. The aims of the partnership, made up of Rattery & Dartington Parish Councils and local individuals and organisations, are to improve water quality, conserve and increase biodiversity, reduce flood risk and increase public engagement. Initial activities include citizen science to monitor water quality, engaging with key organisations, and seeking funding for ecological assessment and advice to landowners.
Our goal is to create and restore habitats within the Yealm Catchment, working with professional partners such as Westcountry Rivers Trust, Devon Wildlife Trust, Woodland Trust, AONB, Dartmoor Parks Authority, National Trust.
Community orchard harvest and Apple Day, including apple pressing. We also hold a Wassail in January and story telling in spring.
Devon Wildlife Trust offers awards to gardens that support wildlife
Yealm Estuary Moor aims to improve the health & biodiversity of the River Yealm
Workshops promoting Earth Friendly values around food from the Deer Wood Trust