Posts Tagged ‘highhousewaste’
Rhododendron Clearance at High House Waste
Continuing work in the Southern Mire, 9 volunteers joined workday leader Kate Wareham for our October workday at High House Waste. The day was still and sunny, with a blue sky that wouldn’t have looked out of place on a summer’s day. Following on from gorse clearance and the opening up of paths achieved during…
Read MoreCutting the Southern Mire
Conservation work on DPA owned land at High House Waste has now expanded into the Southern Mire, with our volunteers beginning the task of clearing gorse from the mire margins and cutting new access tracks for people and animals. 13 volunteers, including new faces from Cornwood, spent the day working with both hand tools and…
Read MoreImproving Access at High House Waste
High House Waste is the largest land holding owned by the DPA and it requires year round work to care for the special species and important archaeology on site. Thirteen volunteers joined us for our most recent workday, including Cornwood locals and two brand new faces. The team was also joined by our Ecologist, Albert…
Read MoreBotanists identify White Beaked Sedge at High House Waste
Botanists from the Devonshire Association Botany Section visited our land holding at High House Waste, in search of White Beaked Sedge. With the latin name of Rhynchospora alba, this uncommon plant can be found in well-established patches at this site, particularly in the southern mire. DPA Ecologist Albert Knott led the group of 13 botanists on…
Read MoreRare Butterflies Confirmed at High House Waste
A population of rare Small Pearl Bordered Fritillary butterflies has been confirmed on DPA owned land at High House Waste. Our Ecological Consultant, Albert Knott, spent a day on the land last week surveying for the presence of these butterflies, and was delighted to record substantial activity. As well as seeing fritillary butterflies, he also…
Read MoreCelebrating Volunteer Week: Giving Something Back
Volunteers are at the core of conservation work and land management carried out by the Dartmoor Preservation Association. Many of our skilled team have been volunteering with us for decades, passing on their knowledge to newer recruits and welcoming everyone who wants to give their time to benefit Dartmoor. We carry out work both on…
Read MoreManaging Specialist Woodland Lichens at High House Waste
High House Waste is the largest land holding owned by the Dartmoor Preservation Association, and is made up of a mosaic of important habitats. One of these habitats is the established oak dominated woodland, which spreads up the valley sides of Broadall Lake Stream and the Ford Brook. This Atlantic woodland is home to a…
Read MoreClearing the Sayer-Collins Path
As part of our weekend volunteer workday programme, DPA Conservation Volunteers returned to High House Waste on Sunday the 1st of March. The weather was overcast, but this didn’t dampen the enthusiasm of the team, who set to work clearing invasive gorse from the mire and path close to the Oliver Sayer gate. Oliver Sayer…
Read MoreEcological Land Management at High House Waste
A Magical Maze of Moor, Mire, Woodland and Streams Far from actually being a wasteland, the DPA owned land holding at High House Waste is a valuable area of mixed habitats, including: moorland, mire, woodland and streams. It’s home to special lichens, bryophytes (mosses and liverworts), carnivorous plants, such as Pale Butterwort, and Blue Ground…
Read MoreClearing the Medieval Farmstead
The medieval farmstead and newtake wall, which traces the path of a Bronze Age reave, are being cleared of gorse growth on DPA owned land at High House Waste. One boundary wall had gorse cut back two years ago and this was now due for a re-cut. Other stretches of wall had not previously been…
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