Blog: Wembury Point

January has been a busy month for the South Devon Ranger team. We have been dealing with landslips, blocked pipes, bridge repairs and eroding streams due to the adverse weather we have had recently. The rangers are out and about checking our paths but if you have any concerns about any of the South Devon National Trust land please do contact the rangers on 01548 562344. (more...)

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The National Trust in South Devon manage over 8000 acres of coast and countryside which encompasses a huge variety of habitats. Much of the land looked after by the South Devon ranger team is entered into Natural England’s environmental stewardship scheme and includes many areas which are dedicated sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs). These areas have been recognised for their coastal maritime grasslands and rich biodiveristy, and as such require very particular management to maintain and enhance their conservation value.
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June has been a month of extremes, with blazing sunshine replaced by thoroughly miserable weather for the Jubilee weekend. As ever, we have pressed on through rain and shine with our efforts focused mostly on our schools fortnight and ensuring that the whole property is looking its best for the busy summer season – including the completion of a major project at Wembury Point. (more...)

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After a fantastic start to the season and with the weather finally brightening up, the birds are nesting and frantically feeding young, the wild flowers are flourishing and the National Trust team have been as busy as ever across our Wembury to Bigbury sites. WEMBURY Completing the new entrance to Wembury Point has been amongst the most important of our priorities this month, with the final touches to the new car park being finished off.   We would like to thank everyone for their patience whilst these improvement works have been carried out: all the hard work has paid...

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Strange and beautiful formations in the rocks at Wembury Point have generated interest from the scientific community and locals alike. These patterns look like the fossils of sea creatures such as jellyfish or corals. If so, they could change our whole understanding of the conditions in which these rocks were formed. (more...)

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Whilst it feels as if February has passed in a complete blur for us, when we stop and catch our breath to write these articles it’s always surprising just how much we have achieved. Even by South Devon ranger standards the action has been fast and furious this month with events and school activity weeks in amongst all of our ongoing practical work. (more...)

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200 children, 8 schools, 10 days and 2 National Trust Rangers… Over the past fortnight the National Trust sites of Bolberry Down and Wembury Point were host to our first ever school activity weeks. These weeks have been a new approach to education work for the Trust’s South Devon Countryside team as Ranger Marc Hoskins explains ‘We are consistently in high demand from schools for our Guardianship scheme and it can be difficult to sometimes work with all of those who approach us. With this is mind we sought to change how we work with schools with a fortnight of educational activity spread...

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Where has the time gone?? January has ended, the days are becoming ever so slightly longer and we are allready looking forward to spring and summer!! So much is happening across the estate with education weeks, beach cleans  and lots of contractor work to keep us all active... (more...)

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Well no sooner are we into 2012, and new projects are underway, first and foremost over at Wembury Point. Since our acquisition of the site in 2006 and the original demolition of HMS Cambridge, we have continued to improve the area through various projects.Whether that has been the cutting the vast swathes of gorse and scrub, managing the ponies whose grazing is a valuable part of our conservation management or improving the path network, our work has indeed never ended. (more...)

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This week it’s the National Trust Walking Festival, and in fact our first ever walking festival too!! With walks organised nationwide we want to put the national spotlight on walking opportunities across our coast and countryside and raise the profile of the breadth of our work in the outdoors. In South Devon we manage some dramatic areas of coastline and so on Sunday 30th November, there will be not one, but two walks across our estate, both from 1.30pm -4.30pm. (more...)

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