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WILDLIFE & NATURE EVENTS
10 October UK Fungus Day Help celebrate fungi.
britmycolsoc.org.uk
10 October Volunteer conservation – Scrub management Berry Head, Brixham Help carefully cut back the blackthorn growing around the rare Goldilocks Aster growing on the cliffs near Durl head. 10.30am – 3pm.
Southdevon-nl.org.uk
Seasonal notes
●Resist the urge to snip dead seedheads – teasels and grasses etc make good winter fodder for birds.
● Check bonfires for hedgehogs who might be hunkering down for the winter season.
● Embrace the longer night skies and try to reduce light pollution where possible in order not to in- terrupt the natural rhythms of wildlife. Devon Dark Skies Fortnight: 16 October – 1 November
● Deer rutting season typically peaks in October so look out for stags battling it out to find a mate.
● It’s hooting and honking season for owls who are a mainly nocturnal species. Listen out for Taw- ny owls defending their territories with the young going off to find their own space to call home.
Be Wild @ Dartmouth Food Festival – 25 October This local community network will be exploring the question – how much does our food depend on the natural world? Expect hands-on activities and lots more….
Bewild.uk
Arrivals Tousands of birds migrate to the Exe Estuary during the Autumn and Winter months and it’s a great opportunity to join a 3-hour bird watching cruise led by local experts. Grab your binoculars and keep those eyes peeled!
Stuartlinecruises.co.uk
Last chance! Seed gathering season officially ends 21 October. As long as it’s not too wet or too cold this is the perfect time to sow wildlflower seeds. After watering the seeds will germinate and go dormant waiting for the warmer weather in spring before they grow again.
Thetreecouncil.org.uk
28 October Autumn Colours Walk Barn Owl Trust, Ashburton Join this walk around the 26 acre nature reserve to see the wonderful autumn colours in this haven we have created for wildlife, with open grassland and woodland alongside the River Ashburn on the edge of Dartmoor. 2.30pm.
barnowltrust.org.uk
1 November Sea Quest Sunday Wembury Point Join Devon Wildlife Trust on the first Sunday of each month, to learn about Devon’s marine megafauna and how to develop the skills required to effectively ‘sea watch’. 8.30 – 10.30am.
wemburymarinecentre.org
1 November Fantastic Fungi Quest The Sharpham Estate Dr Christian Taylor will introduce to you the Kingdom of Fungi which permeates and connects all other forest life – and without which there would be no forest. 10.30am – 1.30pm.
11 November Winter Bird Walk Barn Owl Trust, Ashburton Join the Barn Owl Trust staff for a morning walk to see the winter birds in this wildlife haven alongside the River Ashburn on the edge of Dartmoor. 10am.
barnowltrust.org.uk
21 - 29 November National Tree Week This is the official start of the winter tree-planting season – get gathering your seeds, nuts and cones and grow a tree.
Treecouncil.org.uk
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