Some are small and jumpy; others are large and intimidating – if you’re a humble housefly. Exotic spiders are flourishing in Britain as international trade…
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How council taxes and the budget are pushing owners to de-list second homes in England and Wales
In the first Covid-19 lockdown, Selaine Saxby noticed how empty her village had become. “I live on a close of 30 homes of which only…
View More How council taxes and the budget are pushing owners to de-list second homes in England and WalesAct to save Dartmoor rainforest from sheep, urge campaigners
There are acorns galore and tiny oaks sprouting from tussocky grass beside the gnarled ancient trees of Black-a-Tor Copse on the northern slopes of Dartmoor…
View More Act to save Dartmoor rainforest from sheep, urge campaigners‘It’s like a family bereavement’: Devon village mourns loss of beloved oak tree
Since the 15th century, perhaps even longer, Broad Oak has been part of the Silverton landscape. Residents of the Devon village, one of the oldest…
View More ‘It’s like a family bereavement’: Devon village mourns loss of beloved oak treeLandowner’s supreme court case threatens Dartmoor wild camping victory
The right to wild camp on Dartmoor could be under threat again after the supreme court granted permission for a wealthy landowner to bring a…
View More Landowner’s supreme court case threatens Dartmoor wild camping victoryShe kills to be kind: the mastermind ecologist eliminating invasive predators
In the middle of the night, nine-year-old Elizabeth Bell sprints through the narrow bush tracks of Maud Island, racing toward the nearest ridgeline. The darkness…
View More She kills to be kind: the mastermind ecologist eliminating invasive predators‘Who’d have thought it?’: north Devon named UK’s first world surfing reserve
When an Atlantic swell is up, staff at the Beach cafe at Downend, on the north Devon coast, prepare to be rushed off their feet.…
View More ‘Who’d have thought it?’: north Devon named UK’s first world surfing reserveSalcombe locals priced out by most expensive seaside homes in UK
“Don’t hate me,” said Theo Spink of the view from her office on Tuesday afternoon, “but the sun is shining, there’s a gentle breeze, people…
View More Salcombe locals priced out by most expensive seaside homes in UKThousands march across Dartmoor to demand right to wild camp
More than 3,000 people joined one of the UK’s largest ever countryside access protests on Saturday on the Dartmoor estate of a wealthy landowner who…
View More Thousands march across Dartmoor to demand right to wild campMP who received donation from landowner refuses to criticise Dartmoor camping decision
A Conservative MP who received thousands in a donation from a wealthy landowner who took Dartmoor National Park Authority to court has refused to comment…
View More MP who received donation from landowner refuses to criticise Dartmoor camping decision