Events for Wednesday 26 July 2023 - Wednesday 12 July 2023

Half term family fun strolling alongside the river Coly with splashing tales from the river bank Meet at Chantry Bridge SY 245 942.

Just a reminder for those of you who may be interested in attending our first history talk. We are delighted to have Dr Richard Sandover, archaeologist based at Exeter University. It’s at Colyford Memorial Hall 7 – 9pm. EX24 6QJ (free admission) Ruth Worsley Legacy to Landscape Project Co-ordinator

‘The Great Summer Plant Hunt’, Join the Species Discovery Trust, in search of the Heath Lobelia, an extremely rare plant occurring now in only six locations in the UK. It was first discovered in this county, growing on a heath near Shute by Lord Webb Seymour in 1768. We will also look for other summer […]

What’s on your doorstep? aims to help you discover the mammals on your doorstep; equipping participants with recording skills for surveying for a wide range of mammals including bats, dormice, and badgers. Two linked weekends take place on Saturday 6 and Sunday 7, Saturday 20, Sunday 21 August with attendance at both essential. Families are […]

Landscape Detectives Join Colin Pady, from Colyton Parish History Society for a relaxed gate-leaning amble to see clues in the landscape that reveal the fascinating past of the Pole estate in Colyton parish. Free event. No booking required. Meet at Hill Head Picnic Site, Colyton, SY 244 934.

What’s on your doorstep? aims to help you discover the mammals on your doorstep; equipping participants with recording skills for surveying for a wide range of mammals including bats, dormice, and badgers. Two linked weekends take place on Saturday 6 and Sunday 7, Saturday 20, Sunday 21 August with attendance at both essential. Families are […]

Saving wildflowers 10.30am-4pm. Enhance rare traditional meadows in the old Shute Estate area, by cutting back brambles – practical conservation task on the Legacy to Landscape project. Location given on booking. Booking essential: pete.youngman@eastdevonaonb.org.uk; tel 01404 310012

Wild about Streams 2pm-4pm. Discover the fascinating water loving inhabitants that thrive in the Umborne stream, Colyton. Learn how to survey for them with insect expert Martin Drake. Wear wellies. Follow signs from Green Bridge. Free Legacy to Landscape event. No booking required. legacytolandscape@gmail.com; tel: 01404 310012