Shark hunting on land!
Wednesday 15 February, 10.30am - 12pm, Dawlish Warren Nature Reserve.
FREE activity for 7-11yr olds. A beach walk hunting for mermaid’s purses - the egg case of small sharks and rays! Clean them up to keep whilst learning about them and reporting our findings to the Great Egg-case Hunt! Please wear warm and waterproof clothing.
Meet at the Visitors centre. You may leave your children with us for this activity. No dogs permitted. We thank Dawlish Coasters Running Club for its generous sponsorship of Dawlish Warren Nature Reserve activities.
Simple Stargazing
Monday 13 February, 7-8.30pm, Decoy Country Park
Tuesday 14 February, 7-8.30pm, Dawlish Countryside Park
£3.20 adults £1.60 children 01626 215751 to book and pay by card. Evening event for all the family. Come and take a closer look at the stars through a telescope and learn about their formations. A mug of hot chocolate will help keep you warm as you gaze upward but remember to wear warm clothes and footwear too. Note this event will not go ahead unless the sky is clear. Please check our Facebook page for up to date information. A credit will be provided if the event is cancelled.
Pancakes and green woodworking
Sunday 19 February, 1 - 4pm, Decoy Country Park
FREE for all the family. Come and craft your own spatula from Sycamore and flip your own pancakes.
Bushcraft skills
Monday 23 February, 1 - 3pm, Dawlish Countryside Park.
FREE activity for 7–16yr olds Come along to learn outdoor skills.
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Remarkable rodents
Wednesday 5 April, 10.30am - 12pm, Dawlish Warren Nature Reserve
FREE activity for 7-11yr olds. Find out about tiny mammals living nearby and about the rare water voles living at the nature reserve. Meet at the Visitors centre. You may leave your children with us. No dogs permitted. We thank Dawlish Coasters Running Club for its generous sponsorship of Dawlish Warren Nature Reserve activities.
Easter treasure hunt
Thursday 6 April, 11am - 3pm. Dawlish Warren Nature Reserve
Drop-in activity £1pp. Follow the Treasure Trail around the nature reserve and collect your chocolate egg when you finish! Meet at the Visitors centre. Dogs on leads only.
Join a free and friendly wellbeing walk in Ipplepen on alternate Tuesdays
Meet 10am, Ipplepen Health Centre, Silver St, TQ12 5QA
A walk can do wonders for your mental wellbeing, improving sleep and reducing fatigue, but it’s not just about the feel-good factor.
The group helps you feel socially connected and connected to nature, with conversation along the way. Walking also boosts your immune system, improves heart & lung function, and lowers blood pressure.
Ipplepen walks are between a grade one and grade two walk which means they are suitable for people who are looking to increase their activity levels. They last for approximately 45 to 90 minutes duration and may include some slight slopes, steps and uneven surfaces. If you have any questions about taking part, please call for a chat.
To find out when the next walk takes place, please contact walk leaders Phil (01803 414031 / 07703 392241), Michael (01626 353500 / 07890 395947), Bill (01803 812582) or Mel (01803 812580) or go to Walks for Wellbeing on our website or email greenspaces@teignbridge.gov.uk Parking & public toilets are near the health centre.
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Refurbishment of the park is coming along very well. We’re interested to find out whether you know this park as Ashburton Rd Figure 8 or Figure of 8 park? Let us know: greenspaces@teignbridge.gov.uk.
Temporary closure
Please note that the whole park will be closed for surfacing works to the new pump track on Friday 24 Feb 2023
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A new boardwalk and accessible path at Magazine Pond at is being installed by Idverde, our grounds maintenance contractor and our Countryside Rangers.
Anglers wanting to fish at Decoy Countryside Park can now apply for a permit online.
In the past applications have been paper based with payment by phone.
The new procedure should make it easier for anglers to apply for either a daily or annual permit.
Posters are being displayed at Decoy, containing a QR code which makes it simple for people to link to our website to buy a pass.
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Tree planting time has seen us plant 2500 whips - 1000 more than last year at:
- The Strand, Starcross - 350 (plus two standard trees),
- Eagle Farm, Kingsteignton – 400
- Sandringham Park - 600
- Sandygate Mill, Kingsteignton - 80
- Dawlish Cemetery - 60
- Ashburton Road - 1000
In addition 16 standard trees have been planted with three at Newhay Field in Dawlish, three at Sandygate Mill, one in each of Dawlish and Kingsteignton cemeteries. More standard trees will be planted in the coming weeks at Ashburton Road (2), Shaldon Golf (4) and in Bakers Park (2).
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Our green spaces consist of countryside parks, town parks, SANGS (Suitable Alternative Natural Green Spaces) such as Dawlish Countryside Park, and nature reserves.
They include a wealth of different wildlife habitats – woodlands, heathland, reedbed, wetland, meadows – and in recent years, even corn fields to support Cirl Buntings!
Sites are managed between our grounds maintenance contractors Idverde, and our Countryside Rangers team (supported by dedicated volunteers).
Our green spaces user survey tells us what you think of our sites. The 2022 results told us that 87.19% of visitors find them a welcoming place and 93% feel safe there.
We asked the reasons why people visit a green space and the most popular responses were for exercise, relaxation, dog walking, observing wildlife and meeting friends.
Costing £2.61 per person for green spaces service provision, we asked users if they thought this was good value for money and 92% said they did.
We installed more picnic benches and seating during 2022 in response to requests from the previous years’ feedback.
As a result of 2022, feedback where 78% of visitors said they found signage informative, we will be focussing some of our work on improving it for the 22% that didn’t.
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RSPB February’s Nature’s Calendar
Wolborough C of E Primary School is excited to be resuming its annual Pancake Races on 21 February at the Market Square in Newton Abbot.
Teams of children of all ages will be racing each other in relay and flipping pancakes to find the ultimate pancake flipping champions.
The races will start at 10:30am and will last about an hour - everyone is welcome to come and watch and cheer on your favourite team!
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