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).
Soils go live at East Dartmoor NNR!
The Water of Life
Transforming the Reservoir - Work Completed!
On a Winter's Day
Letting in the Light
Picking the Bones out of an Otter’s Lunch
A Year in Yarner
Long Gone, But Not Forgotten ... Remembering the PiedFlys
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
Riverflies - Life in the Teign River Catchment
Yarner's Butterfly Transect
Wildlife All Nighter
Giving Lower Plants the Upper Hand
Crayfish Check: Initial Investigation for Invasives Shows All Clear
A Lichen Tor
Lichens - Dartmoor's Hidden Gems
