FEATURE: CHARITABLE CAUSES, PROMOTION & PARTNERSHIP
A welcome drink for volunteers
The team of Dartmoor Rangers and Second Sunday Volunteers Do your bit and volunteer at Dartmoor
Did you know? Stall Moor stone row, near Cornwood, is the longest in the world at 2.1 miles.
Conservation Work Days Every second Sunday of the month sees volunteers from Plymouth, Exeter, Torbay and surrounding villages and towns congregate on Dartmoor to help Rangers with a planned programme of conservation work. Conservation work days are a
fantastic way of getting out on Dartmoor, meeting like-minded people, developing new skills and helping to look after the moor, as well as learning about Dartmoor’s
industrial and prehistoric archaeology, wildlife habitats and rare species.
Our Volunteer Days “We love all the tasks. Even uncovering Bronze Age cairns in the wind and snow! That's why we keep on coming back.” Jo, Second Sunday Volunteer
The first volunteer day, on 10 January 2016, saw volunteers working with Rangers and ecologists on a site close to the National Park Visitor Centre at Haytor where the bog hoverfly, one of Dartmoor’s rarest insects, has made a home. The bog hoverfly
(Eristalis cryptarum) is an extremely rare hoverfly that in recent years has been found only within a restricted area of Dartmoor. Work was carried out at the site
to benefit the habitat for this fascinating creature. Since then volunteers and Rangers have worked to benefit butterflies in the Becka Brook Valley and carried out a large maintenance project on the Haytor granite tramway, as well as making repairs to the reservoir leat and much, much more.
Come Along If you are interested in coming along, please get in touch with Ranger Bill at
ballen@dartmoor.gov.uk. Booking is essential as tools and equipment need to be organised. Tea/coffee and biscuits are
provided, just bring your own lunch. Strong boots and sun cream as well as waterproofs are always recommended!
Donate for Dartmoor Donate for Dartmoor is Dartmoor National Park’s programme of support for projects across Dartmoor. Please support us through giving time or money and help to look after this amazing place.
Visit:
www.dartmoor.gov.uk/donate
20 Chamber Profile November/December 2018
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