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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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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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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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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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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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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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Posted on March 20, 2016 - by Denise. Last year, we bought a butterfly garden from InsectLore. It comes with a netting foldable cage and a cup containing 5 tiny Painted Lady caterpillars. The cup contains all the food they need to grow to be big enough to become chrysalids. The, the children carefully transferred them (each with their own name) into the […]. Posted on January 4, 2015 - by Denise. Red Kites firmly established in Devon. Creating a wildflower meadow. Fact File – Yellow chanterelle. Canthare...
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Last year, we bought a butterfly garden from InsectLore. Looking at the underside of snails. Regular users of this site will have noticed that the frequency of my posts dropped significantly just over two and a half years ago. This was about the time my daughter Isabella was born and I became a very busy person! And even my daughter has the potential of suffering from that because she equally appreciates the iPad! I have strategically placed the birdfeeders in a place that we could see from the dining ta...
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www.wildaboutdevon.co.uk | Archive | Invertebrates
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Archive for the ‘Invertebrates’ Category. Posted on October 9, 2013 - by Denise. Has anybody else noticed the huge number of spiders around at the moment? Photograph: S. Vowden for the International Year of Biodiversity photography competition. Posted on September 13, 2013 - by Denise. A Strange Bug in South Brent! I recently received an e-mail from Ali and Chris entitled “Strange Bug in South Brent! 8221; This is why I love this website! I was fascinated to open their attached photographs. I’m loo...
