Clik here to view.
Squirrels Lend A Helping Hand With Grass Cutting Duties
Whilst on their lunch break, Plym Valley rangers spotted this grey squirrel stuffing its mouth with grass from the patch outside the estate office. Grey squirrels tend to use such material, along with...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Europe’s smallest bird arrives
Two goldcrests were spotted and heard in woods yesterday afternoon, indicating that autumn has arrived. Plymbridge’s habitat of broadleaf woodland with nearby conifers is perfect for the UK’s smallest...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Winter in the walled garden
If you haven’t been into the walled garden for a couple of years, you will now see a miraculous change. With a small team of regular volunteers, our Green Giants and the Bovey community gardeners, this...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Not too Crabby
For those of you not familiar with Whiddon Deer Park in the Teign Valley, one of it’s many marvellous attributes is this fine old Crab Apple (Malus sylvestris). It was admired by some of the leading...
View ArticleClik here to view.
LET THERE BE LIGHT
Managing land for conservation is a National Trust rangers bread and butter. The general aim is to increase habitat diversity which then leads to wildlife diversity. The photos show a disused quarry...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Seen an elephant fly?
This handsome chap is a elephant hawk moth, so called because the caterpillar has one end that looks like a trunk. The kids at Lydford primary school hatched out ‘squidgy’ last week after 5 moths of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Fritillaries in the Upper Plym
After a wet start to the month, the fine and sunny weather over the past few weeks has encouraged all the butterfly populations of the Plym Valley to take to the wing. Alongside regular sightings of...
View ArticleGo Batty in the Woods
Do you often find yourself asking: What’s the point of bats? Do bats suck blood? Are bats blind? What on earth is echolocation? If the answer is yes, then a night going batty in the woods is just the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Between the devil and the deep blue sea
Pearl Boardered Fritillary This is the time of year when we take stock of the success of the years Pearl-bordered Fritillary all too short fight period. The news is not very good as once again despite...
View ArticleClik here to view.
National Trust Devon Rangers come to Dartmoor
Around 50 of the National Trust’s Rangers in Devon have just met at Fingle Bridge in the Teign Valley for a conference on the Outdoors and Nature. We spent two days in the glorious sunshine and camped...
View Article