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Wildlife

Evening Bat Walk – Tuesday 24th August 2021 at 8.30pm

Evening Bat Walk – Tuesday 24th August 2021 at 8.30pm

A guided evening bat walk along the banks of the River Tamar in Gunnislake.

Diane CORRIGAN August 6, 2021February 12, 2022 Local Interest, Reader Submitted Post, Upcoming Events, Wildlife Read more

TAVISTOCK to MAGPIE BRIDGE along DRAKE’S TRAIL – Walk and Talk

TAVISTOCK to MAGPIE BRIDGE along DRAKE’S TRAIL – Walk and Talk

During the next two weeks we will be walking along different sections of Drake’s Trail which you are sure to know was named after the famous Elizabethan sea-farer, Sir Francis Drake; this 21 mile cycling and walking route links Tavistock

Diane CORRIGAN August 5, 2019August 5, 2019 Editorial, Local Interest, Local Walks, Reader Submitted Post, Uncategorized, Wildlife Read more

YELVERTON to CLEARBROOK Walk and Talk

YELVERTON to CLEARBROOK Walk and Talk

Once at the scattered village of Yelverton just five miles north of Plymouth we wasted no time signing in and after a brief talk we were off on another of my favourite walks. Somewhere hereabouts Yelverton once had a railway

Diane CORRIGAN August 5, 2019August 5, 2019 Editorial, Local Interest, Local Walks, Reader Submitted Post, Wildlife Read more

DISCOVERY TRAIL, LOPWELL DAM and the MARISTOW ESTATE Walk and Talk

DISCOVERY TRAIL, LOPWELL DAM and the MARISTOW ESTATE Walk and Talk

Once again we will be following part of the Discovery Trail but this time as it travels beside the River Tavy, one of the tributaries of the mighty Tamar. Both sides of this river are in Devon with Lopwell Dam

Diane CORRIGAN August 5, 2019March 10, 2020 Editorial, Local Interest, Local Walks, Reader Submitted Post, Uncategorized, Wildlife Read more

Tamar Valley Bat Walk

Tamar Valley Bat Walk

Friday 24th May at 8.30pm
An evening walk to see and hear the bats living in the Tamar Valley
Book Essential – contact Ross Hanley: 01822 834773
Meet at Car Park at 8.30pm to share lifts to the start of the walk.
Wear appropriate footwear, warm clothing and bring a touch.
Dogs on leads welcome.
No charge but voluntary donations are welcome.

Diane CORRIGAN May 21, 2019May 21, 2019 Local Interest, Local Walks, Reader Submitted Post, Uncategorized, Wildlife Read more

BERE FERRERS to THORN POINT 2019 – Walk and Talk

BERE FERRERS to THORN POINT 2019 – Walk and Talk

Today is Wednesday 1st May or May Day and is celebrated in many different ways throughout the world so before recounting how our walk turned out, I will just describe how here in Britain some people still dance around a maypole that is

Diane CORRIGAN May 3, 2019May 17, 2019 Editorial, Local Walks, Reader Submitted Post, Wildlife Read more

DEER PARK FARM, LUCKETT – Walk

DEER PARK FARM, LUCKETT – Walk

Driving down Luckett Hill on this bright morning, another of my favourite walks lie ahead, but I missed it last year due to a holiday so I was keen to re-acquaint myself with all there is to see. This is

Diane CORRIGAN April 11, 2019April 26, 2019 Editorial, Local Interest, Local Walks, Wildlife Read more

Illustrated Talk on Bats in Our Valley

Illustrated Talk on Bats in Our Valley

The valley around Gunnislake is an important habitat for the endangered UK bat species, the Greater Horseshoe Bat. You can find out about this species, and other bat species in our valley at a free illustrated talk, given by Devon

Diane CORRIGAN March 13, 2019April 26, 2019 Local Interest, Reader Submitted Post, Wildlife Read more

Batty Valley

Batty Valley

In 2017, as a part of the Devon Wildlife Trust Greater Horseshoe Bat Project (“the Bat Project”), and with support from the Tamar Valley AONB Sustainable Development Fund in 2017, Gunnislake Community Matters (“GCM”), put up 14 bat boxes and

Diane CORRIGAN February 27, 2019February 27, 2019 Editorial, Local Interest, Reader Submitted Post, Wildlife Read more

Bat Surveys – This summer

GCM recently put bat boxes up in trees at the bottom of King George V playing field (Bealswood Road).  We have now been invited to take part in a bat survey. Bat Surveys – This summer: “If you’d like to

Diane CORRIGAN August 6, 2018February 8, 2021 Local Interest, Reader Submitted Post, Wildlife Read more
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