News from the East Devon District Council Countryside team in February 2025

Team Supports Young People Through Exeter Chiefs Engage Programme

20 Feb 2025
The Team recently welcomed a group of young people to Clyst Meadows for a day of hands-on volunteering.
Exeter Chiefs Representative and four young boys standing in front of a trailer

Countryside Team Programme Achieves 100% Customer Satisfaction

12 Feb 2025
The Wild East Devon events programme has achieved an outstanding 100% customer satisfaction rating.
The Canoe Safari Events Sell Out Year-on-Year

Positive Case of Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) at Seaton Wetlands

11 Feb 2025
The Countryside Team has reported a positive Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) case at Seaton Wetlands, affecting a juvenile gull.
View over Seaton Wetlands

Countryside Team Forms Partnership with able2achieve

05 Feb 2025
A group of adults, with additional needs, took part in conservation work at Trinity Hill as part of a skill-building project.
The Countryside Team and able2achieve working on a practical task at Trinity Hill Local Nature Reserve

Ranger Wins First Place at the Blackdown Hills Hedge Association Competition

04 Mar 2025
Countryside Ranger Ben Morgan-Brown Wins First Place at the Blackdown Hills Hedge Association Competition
Ranger Wins First Place at Hedge Competition

New volunteer Group Launched to Support East Devon’s Countryside

04 Mar 2025
The Countryside Team has launched a new volunteering group in response to the addition of Clyst Meadows.
New volunteer Group Launched

Osprey Nesting Pole Installed at Seaton Wetlands

18 Mar 2025
Countryside Team Install Osprey Nesting Pole in Ambitious Attempt to Encourage Breeding Birds at Seaton Wetlands
Osprey at Seaton Wetlands