Wildlife
Birdwatching for Beginners
August 23rd 2010
Natural World: So you want to go birding? The RSPB’s Tony Whitehead gives some hints and tips on taking up birdwatching
Gentle Giants - Basking Sharks Natural World
July 21st 2010
They may be cousins, but the Basking Shark seen off Devon's coastline couldn't be more different from the feared Great White. Words by Bracken Vernon-Jellier. Photos by Neil Hope.
Signs of Summer
May 26th 2010
What signifies the start of summer for you? Is it the first barbecue, the smell of new-mown grass or the arrival of swifts high in our skies? By Steve Hussey, Devon Wildlife Trust
The company of birds in RSPB's Tony Whitehead's Devon Garden
January 5th 2010
The RSPB’s Tony Whitehead describes some of the feathered visitors to his Devon garden
Plymouth Marine Laboratory Voyage
October 22nd 2008
Kelvin Boot joined staff from the Plymouth Marine Laboratory on an ecological survey to investigate life on the seabed off Plymouth.
Devons Thrushes
October 22nd 2008
In Devon we have three species of thrush which are resident all year round, but this number is boosted in autumn by the inward migration of another two species, David Chapman says this makes it the best time of year to get out and see this group o...
Devons Grasshoppers and Crickets
September 1st 2008
David Chapman investigates the intriguing world of Devon's grasshoppers and crickets
Top 12 at Living Coasts
June 30th 2008
Torquay's coastal zoo, Living Coasts has some exciting new developments - from the Penguin Academy to the Mangrove Forest...
The Wildlife of Ashclyst Forest
May 29th 2008
Owned by the National Trust, Ashclyst Forest is renowned for its wide range of butterflies and offers great walking, good bird watching and the chance to practise your mammal-tracking skills.
Wildlife along the Exe Canal
February 21st 2008
A walk along the Exeter Canal can reveal wildlife in droves - even in the most unexpected of places...
The New-look Zoo - Dartmoor Zoological Park
February 20th 2008
Jean Rose gets up close and personal at Dartmoor Zoological Park, but one of her first encounters with the animals wasn't quite what she expected
Kingsteigntons Hackney Marshes
January 24th 2008
Hackney Marshes near Kingsteignton were once used for archery practice in the Middle Ages. This one-time haunt of clay bargemen is now a controlled wetland teeming with wildlife
A Vets World
January 24th 2008
Nigel Taylor, Devon's answer to James Herriot, tells the tale of a wounded collie who grasped modern technology with both paws
Fox and the City
December 20th 2007
Urban foxes are on the increase. David Ireland from the Devon Wildlife Trust considers the reasons
Wild About Woody Bay
November 22nd 2007
In this particular stretch of the Exmoor coast, owned by the National Trust, wildlife is plentiful whatever the time of year, and a stroll along the coast path opens up some of the most spectacular views in the county.
Blackbird Singing in the Dead of Night
October 24th 2007
It may be a common sight hopping across our lawns, but don't let familiarity breed contempt. The blackbird has real charisma and some very unusual habits. In the light evenings of mid-summer, or even where street lights illuminate their breeding a...
Backyard Bistro
September 21st 2007
On 27 October it's Feed the Birds Day. Although the RSPB advises feeding garden birds all year round, with summer nights now behind us and the clocks going back, it's a good time to prepare gardens for the cold months ahead. The winter can ...
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