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www.wildaboutdevon.co.uk | Wildlife in Devon
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Posted on March 20, 2016 - by Denise. Last year, we bought a butterfly garden from InsectLore. For further ideas on things to do to encourage children to appreciate nature, please go to the ‘Nature for Kids’ page at the top of the website. I hope for it to be updated more frequently now they’re a bit older! Posted on January 4, 2015 - by Denise. Red Kites firmly established in Devon. Posted on January 3, 2015 - by Denise. Posted on February 19, 2014 - by Denise. Thanks very much to Leigh Withers, who sen...
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www.wildaboutdevon.co.uk | Events
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Here are some links to organisations that hold wildlife related events in Devon:. Living Coasts, Torquay. Occombe Farm, Paignton. If you know of any other organisation that runs wildlife events in Devon that you would like to share, please e-mail me. Posted on March 20, 2016 - by Denise. Posted on January 4, 2015 - by Denise. Red Kites firmly established in Devon. Creating a wildflower meadow. A user of the website wrote to me to ask for advice on creating a wildlflower meadow, which would of course be f...
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www.wildaboutdevon.co.uk | Archive | Fish
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Archive for the ‘Fish’ Category. Posted on January 23, 2011 - by Denise. Video of a Red-breasted Merganser. This is a great video of a Red-breasted Merganser, kindly sent in by Chris. Watch the video through to the end, because it shows really well how the bird fishes and the length of prey it will tackle! It was at Turf Locks, Exminster on 28th December 2010. To see a larger version. Posted on June 20, 2010 - by Denise. Fact File – Common Blenny. Best places in Devon to see them:. To share your Devon wi...
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www.wildaboutdevon.co.uk | Archive | Reptiles
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Archive for the ‘Reptiles’ Category. Posted on July 20, 2009 - by Denise. Fact File – Slow Worm. Slow-worms are non-venomous, legless lizards, not snakes. There are many ways to distinguish slow worms from snakes. Lizards, such as slow worms, are able to blink, but snakes aren’t. The slow worm doesn’t have a forked tongue and its head is relatively blunt. Best places in Devon to see them:. Best time of year to see them:. April, when they congregate after emerging from hibernation. Female slow worms retai...
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www.wildaboutdevon.co.uk | Archives
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To share your Devon wildlife sighting with us, please complete the 'send your sighting' form on the 'Contact' page. Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Trust. Andrew Cooper's Wildlink. British Hedgehog Preservation Society. BTCV (British Trust for Conservation Volunteers). Devon Biodiversity Records Centre. IYB Competition T and Cs. RSPB Homes for Wildlife Blog. The British Mycological Society. The Devon Hedge Group. Tips on wildlife photography.
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www.wildaboutdevon.co.uk | Archive | Plants & Fungi
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Archive for the ‘Plants and Fungi’ Category. Posted on July 18, 2010 - by Denise. Creating a wildflower meadow. Creating a Wildflower meadow, from Berks, Bucks and Oxon Wildlife Trust. Posted on November 7, 2009 - by Denise. Fact File – Yellow chanterelle. Yellow chanterelle near Heathfield - by C. Godfrey. It is important to get the identification exact, especially if you are going to eat it, because there are similar species that could at the least make you very sick. Best places in Devon to see them:.
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Links - Green Ecology
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Mitigation & Enhancement. Habitat Creation & Contracting. Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management (CIEEM). Devon Biodiversity Records Center (DBRC). Environmental Records Centre for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly (ERCCIS). Somerset Environmental Records Centre (SERC). Dorset Environmental Records Centre (DERC). Green Ecology is a trading name of GE Consulting Services (UK) Ltd registered number 8435536.
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Otter – Devon Mammal Group
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Skip to Main Content. Otters at Colyford Common (Photo from Ian McLean). European otter, Eurasian river otter, common otter, old world otter. Scientific name and classification. Derives from the Old English word. And the Middle English word. It stems from the same root as the words. Cognate words include the Old High German. Otter and the Greek. Derives from the Latin for otter. IUCN status: 2008 classification as Near Threatened. A Species of Principal Importance under the NERC Act 2006. The otter is a ...
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Exeter wild city | Devon Wildlife Trust
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What to see this season. Species A to Z. Where to go this season. Give a gift in your will. Homes for Bats appeal. Help us protect our seas. Get your school involved. How we are funded. Devon Biodiversity Record Centre. The science behind us. Devon Greater Horseshoe Bat Project. Freshwater Pearl Mussel Project. Northern Devon Nature Improvement Area. River Otter Beaver Trial. How we are funded. Devon Biodiversity Record Centre. The science behind us. Why do we need it? Who else are we working with? We ha...
