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We're still on the lookout for people who want to be a part of our wildlife warden scheme, which we launched at the end of last month. The aim of the scheme is to bring our communities, environmental groups, town and parish councils and other bodies together to create opportunities to protect, aid and increase wildlife in each of West Devon’s parishes.
Our new wildlife warden co-ordinator will train and lead our volunteer wildlife wardens on practical tasks and conservation efforts that benefits wildlife, improves habitats and carefully monitors West Devon's ecology as it currently stands.
We’ve also created the scheme to help meet our priority of creating a 10% biodiversity net gain in the habitats of Council-owned wood and green open spaces by next year.
If you would like to find out more, please email us on wildlifewardens@swdevon.gov.uk
Watch our videos on volunteering and for more details on the scheme:
Get more out of your recycling each week by looking through our checklist of what you can and can't recycle in your boxes, white sack and food caddy.
Watch our video explaining what material goes in each container.
You may be surprised about some of the things you can put in your containers for kerbside collection.
Things to put in your white sack:
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Plastic recycling
- Bottles, tubs, pots, trays, punnets, etc
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Metal recycling
- Cans, tins, aerosols, aluminium foil & trays, lids, etc
Things to put in Recycling Box 1:
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Paper
- Magazines, brochures & catalogues, white paper, telephone directories, envelopes (including those with windows), books, shredded paper (loosely tied in a bag)
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Glass bottles and jars
- Bottles & jars of any colour, including non-food glass containers
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Cartons
Things to put in Recycling Box 2:
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Cardboard
- Cardboard boxes, corrugated cardboard, online delivery boxes & cardboard envelopes, greeting cards (with no glitter on them), brown paper
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Batteries & printer cartridges
- All household batteries including 'button' batteries, battery packs from household tools, laptops and phones, all household printer cartridges
- All batteries should be placed inside a small, clear, tied bag
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Clothes
- Trousers, skirts, jumpers, cardigans, coats, jackets, shirts & t-shirts
Things to put in your food caddy:
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Food!
- Any cooked and uncooked food waste.
- Use the smaller caddy in your kitchen.
- You can line your caddy with any bag, such as cereal bags, bread bags, salad bags and so on. Alternatively you can line your caddy with newspaper or leave the food loose.
- Lining your caddy will help to keep it clean and help stop it from smelling. A bag or liner also makes it easier for our waste crews to collect your food waste.
- Each week, transfer the waste to the larger caddies.
- If you put the handle forward the lid will lock to help keep the contents secure.
To find out more, visit our website.
Pension Credit tops up pension income and can help with day-to-day living costs.
Anyone over State Pension age may be eligible to claim Pension Credit, even if they own their home or have savings.
People can check their eligibility at gov.uk/pension-credit or by calling 0800 99 1234.
People who claim Pension Credit may also be able to get:
If you'd like to find out more about pension credit, you can come and meet our staff at:
- Okehampton Library on 19 November, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Are you looking for a flexible role in a supportive and open culture? Join the Council! We have a number of exciting roles available for the right person.
Click the button below to see our current vacancies.
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