Templeton Wildlife

Mid Devon Wildlife

Mid Devon Wildlife is a great place to find talks and activities about our local wildlife.

By becoming a member you can access their talks online through zoom

or

for non members you can attend the talks in person.

Aims and Objectives of Mid Devon Wildlife

"The objects of the Society shall be to encourage interest in natural history; to study natural history in its environment; to protect species of wild life and the environment; to promote the exchange of ideas and interests with other natural history societies and conservation bodies and to conduct field study expeditions to places of interest".

Please Click on the link below for more information:

https://www.visitmiddevon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/MDWF_Leaflet_DIGITAL.pdf

 Wildlife Garden Award Scheme. 

Join hundreds of people gardening for wildlife in Devon!

https://www.devonwildlifetrust.org/wildlife-garden-award?utm_source=Projects+%28inc+Wilder+Communities%29&utm_campaign=7d0ec1dd6b-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2024_09_30_01_52_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-a38e523617-388381642

Saving Biodiversity: The Essential Role of County Wildlife Sites - An informative talk on Devon's County Wildlife Sites - what they are, how they are, how they're identified, and their designation process.

Online talk on Thursday 1st May 7.30 p.m. - 9.00 p.m.

Please click on the link below for tickets.

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/saving-biodiversity-the-essential-role-of-county-wildlife-sites-tickets-1299422751429?utm_experiment=test_share_listing&aff=ebdsshios

 "Tiverton's Amazing Swifts"

March Indoor Meeting

Date: Thurs 27th March - Live and Zoom meeting (Zoom is members only)

Time: Doors open 7.00 for prompt 7.30 start (Zoom admission 7.25pm)

Venue: Cherith Hall, Blundell's Road, Tiverton, EX16 4EZ (ample free car parking) MAP

Speaker: Edward Jackson

More information: Long summer evenings wouldn’t be the same without the thrilling sight and sound of Swifts dashing above our homes and streets.  Summer visitors to the UK, our Swifts are overwintering in central Africa and will be back here in early May. However, all is not well. For a variety of reasons Swift numbers across the UK have more than halved in the past 25 years and they are now Endangered. Join Edward Jackson for this wide-ranging illustrated talk on Swifts. You’ll learn about their amazing lives and how we can help look after the colonies in the town and surrounding communities.      

Non-members: £3.50

Beavers are back in Devon!

Beavers are amazing, capable of transforming our rivers and wetlands for the better. Devon Wildlife Trust has led beaver conservation projects in Devon for more than a decade. Our work on the River Otter Beaver Trial (England's first wild beaver re-introduction project), and the work of The Wildlife Trusts elsewhere, has shown that these natural engineers can provide an impressive range of services from storing climate-changing carbon to flood alleviation. We believe it’s a top priority for nature’s recovery to see their return to rivers across the UK and in February 2025, in a milestone decision, the government agreed. 

Allowing all wild beaver populations in England to remain and expand naturally. This includes beaver populations on the Rivers Tamar, Taw and Exe. Beavers on the River Otter already have licence to remain in the wild. 

More beavers will now be allowed under licence for Natural England and every release will need a ten year project plan detailing how beavers will be managed in the wild to reduce any potential conflicts. 

For more information please click on the link below:

https://www.devonwildlifetrust.org/beavers

How to spot river pollution

A useful webite for spotting pollution in our waterways

please click on the link below

https://friendsoftheearth.uk/nature/how-spot-water-pollution

Flea Treatments on our pets.

Please be aware of the harmful effects of commonly used flea treatments to our local wildlife

along with damage to our rivers and their aquatic life.

Please read further information below -

Twenty-four environmental and veterinary organisations –

including

The Progressive Veterinary Association, Veterinary Poisons Information Service, RSPB and The Wildlife Trusts –

have written an 

open letter calling on the UK Government to ban five toxic pesticides from being included in medicines for cats and dogs. 

These include: 

• fipronil 
• permethrin 
• imidacloprid 
• dinotefuran 
• nitenpyram 

• The draft letter emphasises the harm to bees from these chemicals. 
• However locally riverfly populations that are the food supply for fish in the river Dart are being severely harmed from these substances entering the river, largely via domestic septic tank soakaways and garden drainage.
• As the public water supply is ‘piped’ down the Exe from Wimbleball reservoir they end up in the domestic water supply.
• The upper reaches of the river Dart, a key Exe tributary pass through our parish. 
• If other parishioners too would find the time to also address our MP that would be very helpful to this cause.

https://www.kentwildlifetrust.org.uk/blog/flea-treatment-toxic-to-wildlife#:~:text=Not all flea treatments are,interfere with your hormone system.

The Nature Recovery Plan

Templeton is ‘on the door’ of the National Park, as a local parishioner, you might be interested to review the planned proposals -

and possibly contribute to the consultation.

The Exmoor National Park Authority (ENPA) Park Plan will be going out for consultation shortly.

You can see an outline version of it in the December Authority papers - link below -

December-03-2024.pdf (Item 10)

'The Nature Recovery Plan'

is also on the website incorporating these targets into the Partnership Plan.

Please click on link below -

Our Vision for Nature Recovery | Exmoor 

Mid Devon's First Walking Festival

Welcome to Mid Devon’s FIRST Walking Festival… Explore Mid Devon through a series of walks, showcasing some of our best trails and views. Whether it’s our rolling hills, serene lakes or wild rivers, thriving forests or charming villages, our festival has a lot to offer. Look inside: Learn from the experts in our full programme of circular guided walks featuring our heritage and nature while taking in the best views! Use the key below for further information about each walk. Head to our website: Discover linear, independent walks across our National and Country Parks and enjoy exploring moorland, woodland and our sloping countryside. Many of our trails have quality eateries en route, providing you with a great opportunity to experience our local produce.

For more information please go to :

https://www.visitmiddevon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/MDWF_Leaflet_DIGITAL.pdf

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The

'Beautiful Burial Grounds Newsletter'

''Caring for God's Acre'

This gives information and news about events and webinars relating to the amazing natural environment of our burial grounds and what to look out for over the next few months.

Please find attached a link to -

https://www.caringforgodsacre.org.uk/category/beautiful-burial-ground/

Mid Devon Wildlife Scheme

Jess Carter is the Mid Devon wildlife Scheme co ordinator.

There are lots of talks and workshops in the local area.

Please follow the link to access the website.

Throughout this Spring/Summer they are launching the

'Hedgehog Highway Scheme'.

'An event to learn about hedgehogs and launch a community campaign to support the declining local hedgehog populations by encouraging simple nature friendly actions.'

For more information please go to:

https://www.mdw.org.uk/

 

 

Asian Hornets

 

The Asian Hornet is a threat to our native pollinators including honeybees,

we are all asked to look out for this invader.

 

To report a sighting, or to identify a suspect hornet please visit the link below:

 

 

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