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What happens next
Oct 6, 2020
“What happens next is up to every one of us” – Sir David Attenborough’ haunting words as he closed his latest documentary, Extinction: The facts. This was re-enforced by last week’s UN report on biodiversity which concluded: “The health of ecosystems on which we and all other species depend is deteriorating more rapidly than ever. We are eroding the very foundations of our economies, livelihoods, food security, health and quality of life worldwide.” Mike Moser chair of the Nature Improvement Group responds to latest biodiversity news and gives suggestions on what we can do to help. Photo An Exmoor woodland
Collecting seeds
Sep 30, 2020
Many trees are now dropping their seeds and it's a great idea to collect local seeds and grow them on as trees grown from local seed stock are well suited to local conditions i.e the soil, climate and seasonal patterns.
Help our Hedgehogs
Sep 5, 2020
The much-loved hedgehog needs our help. There has been an estimated decline from three million to one million individuals in Britain since the 1950s. This blog contains simple actions that you can take to make a real difference for hedgehogs. Image from Hedgehog Street.
August/September 2020
Sep 1, 2020
Every month we like to give a summary of everything that has happened with the Pledge for Nature project. We love seeing your pictures and hearing about the action you are taking to help nature to thrive! Photo: The beautiful blooming heather brightens up a misty day on Exmoor.
Weare Giffard Community Orchard
Aug 27, 2020
Simeon Day, chair of Orchards Live spent a sunny afternoon in the shade of apple trees talking to Keith Hughes, Chair of the Weare Giffard Community Orchard learning about people power!
Nature Natters, Episodes 6-10
Aug 13, 2020
Short video sessions where we will be meeting members of the community who are helping nature to thrive in the North Devon Biosphere. We will be finding out what projects they are involved in, what they have done for nature in their patch and asking what makes the North Devon Biosphere special to them. We hope you will feel inspired to help nature in your own area, if you have any suggestions for people you would like to hear more from the please let us know!
July/August 2020
Aug 3, 2020
Every month we like to give a summary of everything that has happened with the Pledge for Nature project. We love seeing your pictures and hearing about the actions you are taking to help nature to thrive! Photo: Beautiful wild thyme in flower attracting bees on Braunton Burrows.
Big Butterfly Count
Jul 16, 2020
The Butterfly Conservation's Big Butterfly Count 2020 runs from 17th July to 9th August. Jenny Plackett from the Butterfly Conservation Trust talks about the butterflies that she has been spotting close to home and results of previous years' surveys. To find out more and to get involved in the Big Butterfly Count (one of our July-September Pledge for Nature activities) please visit the Knowledge Base. Photo Common Blue on Tarka Trail
Nature Natters, Episodes 1-5
Jul 9, 2020
Short video sessions where we will be meeting members of the community who are helping nature to thrive in the North Devon Biosphere. We will be finding out what projects they are involved in, what they have done for nature in their patch and asking what makes the North Devon Biosphere special to them. We hope you will feel inspired to help nature in your own area, if you have any suggestions for people you would like to hear more from the please let us know!
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