A Devon Wildlife Trust Nature Reserve
A trip to Scanniclift Copse is to experience the Teign Valley's rich patchwork landscape of hedges and small woods set among fields.
https://www.devonwildlifetrust.org/nature-reserves/scanniclift-copse
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A Devon Wildlife Trust Nature Reserve
At more than 800 years of age, Cricklepit Mill is Exeter's last working watermill. Surrounded by a unique urban wildlife garden, Cricklepit Mill also serves as Devon Wildlife Trust's headquarters.
Cricklepit Mill offers you a place to escape from it all in the very heart of the busy city of Exeter.
The 18th century watermill sits in an extensive wildlife garden. The place has a secretive feel - many long term Exeter residents tell us they never knew it existed!
Explore Exeter from here
The mill is the perfect place to begin to discover Exeter. Start here and then explore on foot or by bike. Exeter's historic Quayside is only five minutes away by foot, while the beautiful Valley Parks are within a pleasant 20 minute stroll.
For the more adventurous a River Exe Wild Walk takes you on a six-mile exploration of the local landscape including Devon Wildlife Trust's Old Sludge Bed and Exe Reed Bed nature reserves.
Cricklepit Mill is the home of Devon Wildlife Trust.
https://www.devonwildlifetrust.org/nature-reserves/cricklepit-mill
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A Devon Wildlife Trust Nature Reserve
This small but wildlife rich meadow provides commanding views across the city.
About the reserve
Whitycombe Valley Park is one of six Exeter Valley Parks managed by Devon Wildlife Trust.
At just one hectare, this small site is worth a visit to see some pristine meadow and a seldom seen view of the city.
https://www.devonwildlifetrust.org/nature-reserves/whitycombe-valley-park
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A Devon Wildlife Trust Nature Reserve
A surprise awaits you in the Redhills part of Exeter. Barley Valley Park allows you to explore 11 hectares of pretty rolling hills and tranquil walks in the setting of a local nature reserve.
About the reserve
Barley Valley Park is one of six Exeter Valley Parks managed by Devon Wildlife Trust.
This western ridge line of the city has splendid rural valleys and offers excellent views of the city.
Barley Valley Park has a patchwork of woods and meadows for you to explore. A network of footpaths and bridleways lead to and from the Valley Park allowing you to extend your visit and explore the farmland fringes of Exeter.
Directions
There are several entrances into Barley Valley Local Nature Reserve that can be found off Higher Barley Mount, at the junction of Bowhay Lane Bridleway and Barley Lane and at the end of Antonine Crescent.
Did you know, a German bomber crashed in the reserve during the bombing raid on Exeter in WW2?
https://www.devonwildlifetrust.org/nature-reserves/barley-valley-park
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A Devon Wildlife Trust Nature Reserve
Devon Wildlife Trust's latest nature reserve. A must for bird watchers. No access at present to the nature reserve but great views of it and its wildlife are available from a public road/path…
https://www.devonwildlifetrust.org/nature-reserves/horsey-island
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A Devon Wildlife Trust Nature Reserve
Woodland walks give way to stunning estuary views on the edge of Plymouth.
https://www.devonwildlifetrust.org/nature-reserves/warleigh-point
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Wembury in South Devon is a magnet for wildlife – its rocky cliffs are home to nesting seabirds and the rocky shore, slate reefs and massive wave-cut platforms provide one of the United Kingdom’s best spots for marine life.
Wembury and the surrounding coastline form a Marine Conservation Area (MCA) and a Special Area of Conservation (SAC). These go some way to shielding it from the human pressures.
Wembury Marine Centre is the ideal place to learn about the surrounding area and its wildlife through interactive displays, tanks, regular Rockpool Safaris and other marine themed events. The Centre also explains the part you can play in keeping Wembury special.
Due to the ongoing issues associated with Covid-19, we regret to inform you that Wembury Marine Centre will remain closed and all events cancelled during the 2020 season. We look forward to welcoming you back in 2021.
http://www.wemburymarinecentre.org/
Wembury Marine Centre Church Road, Wembury PL9 0HP
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A Devon Wildlife Trust Nature Reserve
Discover tranquillity with a gentle circular path through woodland, alongside a stream and an orchard. Climb Stoke Hill for wilder walks through wildflower meadows and tree-studded parkland, to enjoy the views across the city to the Exe Estuary.
About the reserve
Mincinglake Valley Park is one of six Exeter Valley Parks managed by Devon Wildlife Trust.
The park provides easy access for visitors by car. It is a wonderful location for manageable and pleasant stream side and wooded walks, meadows and parkland. Part of the Valley Park was created from a former waste tip, capped in the 1970s! It also caters for those who enjoy some hillier walks too, with long views towards the estuary.
Did you know, Mincinglake comes from the old English words for ‘Nun’s lake’ a reference to the ‘Greater Polsloe Pond’, a lake created when the St. Katherines Priory nuns dammed the stream in the 12th century?
https://www.devonwildlifetrust.org/nature-reserves/mincinglake-valley-park
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A Devon Wildlife Trust Nature Reserve
Part of the massive Dawlish Warren sand spit at the mouth of the River Exe. This reserve is a vital home and migratory stopping off place for thousands of wading birds and wildfowl.
https://www.devonwildlifetrust.org/nature-reserves/dawlish-inner-warren
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A Devon Wildlife Trust Nature Reserve
Paths and boardwalks allow you to get among the reed beds and ponds of this wetland reserve.
About the reserve
We probably could have come up with a better name for this often over-looked nature reserve! But the 'Old Sludge Beds' does at least hint at the history behind the place.
https://www.devonwildlifetrust.org/nature-reserves/old-sludge-beds
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