Dartmoor Preservation Association Information

Hi Volunteers,

As promised:

Dartmoor Preservation Association (DPA) blog which Keith writes for each project.
Check it out!
http://dartmoorpreservation.wordpress.com/

Also check out the progress on the leat on the DPA's website at:

http://www.dartmoorpreservation.com/conservation-work/devonport-leat/144-devonport-leat.html

Looking forward to more work with the DPA next Saturday!

Plymouth Environmental Action will be up on Dartmoor this Saturday 5th November with the Dartmoor Preservation Association. We will be restoring the Devonport Leat to its former glory for all to appreciate our heritage!

Bit of an on/off rainy day, but lot's of litter collected off the beach and a good set of survey results!

Denise and Larissa making Jennycliff look fabulous by removing beach litter


Steph, Emma and James carefully identifying all the species in their quadrat
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Shore Thing survey on Saturday 29th October 2011

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Come and learn about marine life at Jennycliff beach near Plymouth! We will be carrying out a survey of the rocky shore which will include native and non-native or invasive species! We will also be doing a beach clean. The data that we collect will be used by the Marine Biological Association to monitor important species and change on our rocky shores.

See http://www.marlin.ac.uk/shore_thing/ for more information about Shore Thing.

Acorn collection and planting to produce new oak trees!

We had a great time out with Moor Trees at their nursery collecting acorns and then planting them in their beds. We can't wait for them to grow and then plant them out in a few years!


Wow Hayley! You have collected a lot of acorns!!! ...Or did you have some help?? ;-)
PEA Volunteers planting the acorns in the Moor Trees beds at their tree nursery. Good luck acorns! Hope you get to become beautiful old oak trees!!
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Acorn collecting

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Sunday 23rd October 9:30 - 16:30: Plymouth Environmental Action (PEA) are going to South Brent (just outside of Plymouth) where we will be acorn collecting for a local charity called Moor Trees. Acorns will be harvested by us and then they will be dried and kept cool during the winter and then potted up in Autumn next year to produce new oak trees for planting native woodland!

15th October 2011 - Wildlife Garden management

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Next activity: Management of the Wildlife Garden for a local primary school in Plymouth on Saturday 15th October 2011
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Saturday 1st October - Bioblitz at Mount Edgcumbe

Next Saturday 1st October Plymouth Environmental Action is attending the Bioblitz at Mount Edgcumbe Country Park to survey all the animals and plants in the area!

Click on the flyer to see what's going on and how you can get involved.

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October Programme!

Click on programme to view
Ring or email to book a place (spaces limited)

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Hedge Laying on Dartmoor

24th September.

Hedgelaying on a bridle way on Dartmoor with the Dartmoor National Park Authority. 9.30am to 4.30pm.

Please RSVP to book a place (Space is limited) see email address below or contact Esther on the usual number.

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Beach Clean and barbeque at Jennycliff with the Marine Conservation Society

After a thorough litter pick of all the nasty marine rubbish on Jennycliff, we treated ourselves with a good old BTCV-style BBQ on a pretty clean beach :)

Burrator Hay-raking, surveys and Bushcraft with South West Lakes Trust

We had great fun at burrator raking the meadow and learning bushcraft skills in the forest..
We found lots of pretty snails in amongst the grass by the reservoir

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The next event is on...

Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th March

We will be making bird and bat boxes at Cabilla and Redrice Woods with Cornwall Wildlife Trust. We will leave the office at 9:30am

This event is supported by Greenprints.