East Dartmoor Woods
East Dartmoor National Nature Reserve is one of the best places in the country to enjoy the outdoors and to encounter wildlife. The Reserve lies just a stone’s throw from the iconic Haytor Rocks, and straddles both the high open moors and lower wooded valleys of Dartmoor National Park. It comprises three joined but distinct areas: Yarner Wood, Trendlebere Down and the valley of the River Bovey. Nature Reserves safeguard some of Britain’s most important wildlife for present and future generations to cherish and enjoy. East Dartmoor is managed by Natural England in partnership with the Trendlebere Down Commoners Association, the Woodland Trust and Dartmoor National Park Authority. The blogs on this page are from the East Dartmoor Blog and capture the activity that took place during and after the Heritage Lottery Funded Moor than Meets the Eye project. (The East Dartmoor Blog was closed in 2025).

Bovey Valley Woods 2016/17 Review

Saving a Rare Species – White-letter hairstreak

A Tall Order

Saving a Rare Species – The Plight of the Elm

Finding Treasure: Heritage and Wildlife of the Bovey Valley

Replenishing Resources – Carbon Capture in Action

Students Spring into Action

Sun, Trees, Tools and Tall Tales

Hard Work, Soft Hearts: Timber in the Bovey Valley

Bovey Valley Timber: Your Questions Answered

On the lichen trail

Take Shelter in Yarner Wood

Firewood for Good Gleaning

Look Out! Bird Hide Under Construction

Vinnimore Medieval Farmstead – International Rescue

An Open Canopy - The Science of Woodland Restoration

Ground Level Research in the Woods

Pullabrook Larch - News from the Bovey Valley Woods

Gems Set in the Sparkling Bovey Valley – Vinnimore Diary part 2
