The Finding Nature’s Footprints project and our partners are working to train people in species identification, wildlife monitoring, and nature recovery techniques across the North Devon Coast National Landscape. The project’s events will be posted on the main National Landscape events page.
Volunteering Opportunities in North Devon:
| Organization | Contact | Meeting Place | Time |
| Home Farm Marsh, Yelland | Steve Skirth, 07530 003076, Website | Fremington Quay | Wednesday 9am or Thursdays |
| Braunton Countryside Centre | 01271 817171, info@brauntoncountrysidecentre.org, Website | Sandy Lane Carpark – Braunton Burrows, Swanpool Marsh, or at the Centre | Events throughout year |
| Friends of Hillsborough, Ilfracombe | Rob Schick, bobschick319@gmail.com, “Friends Of Hillsborough – Ilfracombe” Facebook | Larkstone Carpark, by golf kiosk | 3rd Wednesday of each month, 10am |
| Yeo Valley | 01271 388326, parks@northdevon.gov.uk, Friends of Yeo Valley Facebook | Entrance to reserve Silverwood Heights | 2nd Sunday of each month, 9am |
| Cairn Conservation Carers | Ley Holloway, leyholloway@gmail.com “Cairn Conservation Carers” Facebook | The Roundhouse, Ilfracombe | Sundays 9am |
| National Trust | northdevon@nationaltrust.org.uk, Fraiser Goodfellow,fraser.goodfellow1@nationaltrust.org.uk, Website | Across North Devon | Events throughout year |
| Devon Wildlife Trust | 01392 279244, volunteering@devonwildlifetrust.org, Website | Across North Devon, Taw & Torridge District | Events throughout year, weekdays |
| Devon Environment Foundation | Amanda Keetley +44 7795 514 968, amanda@devonenvironment.org, Website | Across Devon | Events throughout year |
| Little Green Town – Community Gardening in Bideford | Lizz Dobinson lizz@naturescurators.co.uk, Website | Several areas in Bideford | Sundays, Tuesdays |
| Ilfracombe U3A Natural World Group | info@ilfracombecoastu3a.co.uk “Ilfracombe Coast U3A” Facebook | Ilfracombe, & Combe Martin | Events throughout year |
| Hartland Nature Society | “Hartland’s Nature” Facebook | Across Hartland, e.g., Quay, Vale woodland, on National Trust land | Events throughout year |
| Northam Burrows Country Park | Michael Day, northam.burrows@torridge.gov.uk, 01237479708, Website | Northam Burrows Centre | Events throughout year |
| Finding Nature’s Footprints | Jamie Owen – Project Assistant jamie.owen@devon.gov.uk, Home Page | Across North Devon’s Coast | Events throughout year |
Northam Burrows Country Park lies at the western edge of the Taw Torridge Estuary. 253 hectares of grassy coastal plain, a large salt marsh, sand dunes, natural grasslands, this Site of Significant Scientific Interest (SSSI) is a beautiful area that is very important for nature. As a partner on the project, we work alongside Northam Burrows and their rangers to train volunteers and survey wildlife. Our most recent activities there have been skylark surveys, owl pellet dissection, harvest mouse nest searches, and inter-tidal rock-pooling.
The National Trust are carrying out an 8-year project to create species-rich grassland habitat across 70 miles of the North Devon countryside, between Torridge and West Exmoor. Another National Trust project aims to restore significant areas of wetland habitat across North Devon, often by removing man-made drainage and returning channelised rivers to their natural form. We also collaborate with The National Trust to organise training and surveying opportunities across their land.
North Devon Grasslands Project – Click here
The North Devon River-lands Project – Click here
North Devon Voluntary Service
The North Devon Voluntary Services is an independent charity based in Barnstaple that provides support and specialist advice to voluntary organisations and social enterprises in the local area. Their mission is to strengthen and champion the work of local organizations by representing, developing and supporting voluntary and community action.
They host the Devon Connect website, which is Devon’s online community hub. We will be posting all of our future events here so be sure to check it regularly for updates and sign-up to receive notification or email reminders.
To find even more action projects from all across Devon, head to the Devon Local Nature Partnership’s platform called Wild About Devon and view their Community Action Group Map!
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Upcoming Events
Take a look at our Eventbrite page to find out about upcoming workshops and surveys!