Using Nature in Poetry, llsington, Newton Abbot TQ13 9RG -10-1pm.   How do Edward Thomas and contemporary poets use nature in differing and effective ways? Why do some natural metaphors enable the imagination to soar while others fail to take flight? Join Suzanne Conway to explore and respond to these topics and use work by […]

Join the Barn Owl Trust for a walk around our 26 acre nature reserve to see the winter birds. See the haven we have created for wildlife, with open grassland and woodland alongside the River Ashburn. This unique nature reserve is not normally open to the public. Current walks are socially distanced and lead by […]

Part of the Volunteer Tree Planting Sessions collection Join Moor Trees as we plant new woodland across Dartmoor and South Devon!   Come and join Moor Trees! We need your help, whether for a day, or as a regular volunteer. You could be collecting local seeds, caring for thousands of seedlings in our nurseries or to planting […]

Online Event Climate change is an issue that we are all too familiar with, but what is the impact on our aquatic invertebrates? Climate change is widely recognised as being one of the major long term threats to biodiversity. Freshwater ecosystems are particularly at risk from the impacts of climate change. This talk will explore […]

Join our development manager for a tour of how to fund your group and projects. Pick up tips from a twenty-year career of fundraising. How to prioritise and plan your fundraising​ Identifying appropriate funders​ Writing winning bids​ Storytelling for applications​ Finding funders This is a two-hour evening session running 6pm until 8pm.   This training […]

All-day training - online guided learning Delivered by Zoom: 10:30am - 4:30pm Gain the training you need to lead your practical conservation project. A one-day training session for anyone looking to gain skills and knowledge in leading practical conservation activity Following the day’s training, you will: Understand the key responsibilities of a leader and how […]

Join our development manager for a tour of how to fund your group and projects. Pick up tips from a twenty-year career of fundraising. How to prioritise and plan your fundraising​ Identifying appropriate funders​ Writing winning bids​ Storytelling for applications​ Finding funders This is a two-hour evening session running 6pm until 8pm.   This training […]

Join the Shores of South Devon group for a Shoresearch Survey at Coryton Rocks, Dawlish. Free to SOSD members. Image © David Gearing and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.   Description: Shoresearch is The Wildlife Trusts' national citizen science survey of the intertidal shore, the exciting world of extremes where the sea meets the land. It's […]

Tues 17 Oct 2023 Dartmoor Curlew Recovery Project Speaker: Jon Avon, Project Lead Doors open at 7pm Prompt start at 7.30pm Finish time 9.30pm with refreshment break No booking required but please be aware that some speakers are popular so please arrive in good time.   Image: Stefan Berndtsson