biodiversity

Dartmoor ponies grazing on Dartmoor

Dartmoor conservation charity launches Mouths on the Moor campaign

The Dartmoor Pony Heritage Trust has launched a campaign highlighting the grazing benefits of ponies native to Dartmoor as part of a sustainable regime to restore the overall health of the moor. The charity’s Mouths on the Moor campaign aims to redress the damaging loss of precious heathland plants that are becoming engulfed by purple moor grass and other aggressive species, support Dartmoor’s...

In Pursuit of The Perfect Yew

Devon-based Green Overhead Surf brand is proud to announce a Gnarly new partnership with 9trees.org to help create biodiverse woodlands throughout the UK.

This initiative is part of a wider plan for maintaining a healthy ocean ecosystem and helping preserve local wildlife, allowing them to thrive and reach their full potential.

By planting new saplings and creating biodiverse...

Plaque for last year's winner of Devon's Best Churchyard

The search begins for Devon's Best Churchyard of 2021

During the pandemic, Devon’s residents have appreciated the green spaces around their churches like never before and now Devon CPRE is inviting churches of all denominations to enter this year’s competition to find the ‘Best Churchyard’ in the whole of the county.

Following a year with little to celebrate, Devon CPRE applauds the volunteers helping to maintain and ‘green up’ Devon’s...

Devon's Best Churchyard 2020 winner's plaque in the churchyard at Northam

Northam named Devon’s Best Churchyard of 2020

Local countryside and conservation charity Devon CPRE is delighted to announce that St Margaret’s Church at Northam is the Winner of this year’s Devon’s Best Churchyard Competition. At the weekend a sustainable oak plaque and a cheque for £200 was awarded to representatives of the community of volunteers who help maintain this beautifully biodiverse churchyard on the north Devon coast....

Redrow Homes

Redrow launches new nature-friendly biodiversity strategy in partnership with The Wildlife Trusts

Leading housebuilder Redrow has launched its ‘Nature for People’ biodiversity strategy, established as part of a long-standing partnership with charity The Wildlife Trusts .

The strategy sees the housebuilder commit to objectives under three key themes - Nature Gains, Rewilding Lives and Flourishing Legacy - including:

  • Contributing to existing or potential nature
  • ...

Marjon create orchard to preserve college's biodiversity

An orchard has been created at the University of St Mark & St John following an idea that came from the university’s biodiversity report, written by lecturer Alan Williams. The report highlighted the range of biodiversity at Marjon and its importance to the community.

From bats to badgers and orchids to ox-eye daisies the campus is a haven to a great many species and preserving...