Posts Tagged ‘Conservation’
DPA Joins the Nature2030 Campaign
September 2023 – We are one of the voices alongside Campaign for National Parks, National Trust, RSPB and the Wildlife Trusts calling out for Government to take action to improve the state of nature across England’s protected sites, National Parks and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty. These places are meant to be some of the…
Read MoreDrake’s Leat Bracken Cutting
June 2023 – The first bracken cutting event of the season for the Volunteers on Drake’s Leat last Friday, with ponies as interested spectators! Roborough Earthworks and around 250m of leat cleared in the day, a good effort by all. Photo taken by Ken McGuire
Read MorePudsham Orchid Count
On Wednesday 14th June, the DPA volunteers, assisted by volunteers from Devon Wildlife, carried out the annual count of the 4 types of orchid found in profusion in our meadows at Pudsham. It was encouraging to find that, despite the hot, dry weather, the numbers of Greater Butterfly, Southern Marsh, Heath Spotted and Twayblade orchids…
Read MorePudsham Open Day 2023
Thank you to everyone who attended our open day at Pudsham Hay Meadows on 11th June. The Open Day attracted 39 visitors to see the meadow flowers including a spectacular show of orchids. The oldest visitor was 102 years old! She enjoyed sitting under the awning before heading off to Buckland in the Moor village…
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