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).
Work to the Reservoir Starts!
At Home in the Woods
Sound and Vision – A New View of the Behaviour of Woodland Bats
Woodland Management with the Bristol Scouts
Crucial Connections – Lichen on Wood Banks
What’s new with Marmaduke and his herd?
A Cut Above the Rest
Shades of Light & Dark
Pullabrook Wood Boundary - Lost in Time?
Giving Lower Plants the Upper Hand
Winter Works in Yarner Wood ...Update on the New Dam
Timber! Tools, Trees and Tall Tales - Saturday 24 March
If you go down to the woods today...
High above the Bovey Valley
Lichens - Dartmoor's Hidden Gems
Five in one, half a dozen in the other!
No Boundaries – Broader Horizons
East Dartmoor’s Mires
Sharing Expertise on Woodland Bats
