Posted by Rene de Heer on August 9, 2007 at 8:00 AM
I will be off to Devon for a week and i was wondering whether i should take my equipment with me....or not. Any advise on some good spots for whatever?
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Rene de Heer
Posted by Chris Lloyd on August 9, 2007 at 10:14 AM
Rene,
I only live 10 miles from Okehampton in Lydford.
There is Lydford Gorge which has waterfalls and various plants depending on your interests. There are supposed to be birds of various types there but whether it is a good time of year to see them I don't know.
Other than that, have a look at the Devon Wildlife trust map of reserves to see if anywhere takes your fancy.
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Rene de Heer
I only live 10 miles from Okehampton in Lydford.
There is Lydford Gorge which has waterfalls and various plants depending on your interests. There are supposed to be birds of various types there but whether it is a good time of year to see them I don't know.
Other than that, have a look at the Devon Wildlife trust map of reserves to see if anywhere takes your fancy.
http://www.devonwildlifetrust.org/index.php?section=places:reserves
HTH.
Regards Chris.
The usual spots for Devon are:
Stover Country park - good for swans/ducks/grebes etc
Yarner Wood - usually fantastic feeders but not sure if they are topped up at this time of year
Dartmoor - anywhere really, though I tend to stick around near the River Dart Nature Reserve down near Ashburton.
If you're after anything in particular let me know and I'll see if I know a location...
Mark