3 December 2022 - Blackdowns
Clayhidon in the foggy, foggy dew
As autumn turns to winter, early morning walkers in the Blackdowns have been rewarded with breathtaking views in the sunshine and swirling fog.
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2 October 2021 - Blackdowns
The soggier the better: Clayhidon field helps keep Exeter drier
Contractors have been at work in Clayhidon turning a four-acre field into a quagmire. Instead of improving the drainage they are ruining it, digging up the old pipes and trying to make sure it floods when it rains.
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23 May 2021 - Blackdowns
Blackdown parishes blast ‘crazy’ broadband decision
Campaigners in Devon and Somerset want better broadband now, not in the future, and say there are only two weeks left to challenge secretive county council bureaucrats.
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6 March 2021 - Blackdowns
Beavers returning to the Culm after 400 years
Beavers have been trying to colonise the River Culm 400 years after they were hunted to extinction in England, says Jake Chant, beaver field officer for Devon Wildlife Trust.
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18 November 2020 - Blackdowns
Could beavers be heading for the Culm?
Beavers and bogs could be returning to wild wetlands in the upper reaches of the River Culm.
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18 March 2020 - Blackdowns
Covid-19 Community Response – Hemyock
The Blackdown Support Group, in conjunction with the Blackdown Practice, Hemyock Parish Council, local Churches and the Blackdown Healthy Living and Activity Centre are seeking to co-ordinate and support community response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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