Your Wildlife Sightings
5th July Silver washed fritillary butterfly East Lyn river
5th July Seal and Jelly fish (lots) Lynmouth
2nd July Pod of 8 - 12 Dolphins off of Valley of Rocks
29th June Spotted Woodpecker Barbrook
28th June Woodwarbler, spotted flycatcher & pied flycatcher Summerhouse Hill
25th June Red deer at Foreland Point Countisbury
17th June Seals and a bown hare at Woody Bay
13th June Peregrin,Woodpecker at Sunny Lyn Lynbridge
8th June Painted Lady butterfly and Hummingbird moth
3rd June Peregrine Valley of Rocks
20th May Red start and Fly catcher Valley of Rocks
16th May Cuckoo At Winsford Hill
5th May Seal between Lynmouth harbour and old bathing pool
5th May Early Purple orchids at Whitecross Exford
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Welcome to Exmoor National Park
Situated in the south west of Britain, Exmoor National Park contains an amazing variety of landscapes within its 267 square miles (692 square kilometers). A unique landscape of moorland, woodland, valleys and farmland, shaped by people and nature over thousands of years. Where high cliffs plunge into the Bristol Channel, and cosy pubs and tearooms offer delicious local produce.
Exmoor’s Biodiversity
Hornet Robber Fly
Asilus crabroniformis is one of the largest British Flies. It has a bright yellow abdomen and needs areas of grazed pasture such as the parkland around Dunster to thrive, as animal dung plays an important part in its life cycle. More on this species from the Natural History Museum website
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Upcoming Events
- Art Exhibition of Artworks by Brushford Art Set 13th Jul 2014
- Ancient Oaks and Stunning Views in Eastern Exmoor 26th Jul 2014
- Ralegh's Cross Family Walk 26th Jul 2014
- Art Exhibition 27th Jul 2014
- Porlock Horse Show 27th Jul 2014
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Places of Interest
- Doone Country
The area centred around Badgworthy Water is famed as home of the legendary Doones, a family of seventeenth-century outlaws. Legend placed the Doones in the deserted medieval settlement in Hoccombe Combe, a tributary of Badgworthy. The valley of Blackmore's famous novel Lorna Doone, however, more closely resembled Lank Combe, another tributary. Badgworthy Water marks the boundary between Devon and Somerset and runs through beautiful heathland and an ancient woodland of crooked oaks. One mile along a riverside walk from Malmsmead is the tiny church at Oare where Lorna Doone married Jan Ridd, the hero of the novel.
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