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Working for wildlife

Towards a Wilder Devon

 It is time to put nature into recovery. We need to restore what has been lost and we need to do this on a grand scale. This means being bold: restoring degraded landscapes and seas, recreating wildlife habitat, reintroducing key species that have become locally extinct and properly protecting what we still have. Our projects across Devon help us to deliver our vision of a Wilder Devon. 

Working for nature's recovery on land and sea

We want more, bigger, better connected nature rich areas where natural processes thrive on a grand scale, insects are in abundance and formerly native species flourish once again. 

Planting hedgerows for dormice in the Avon Valley
Working for nature's recovery on land and sea

Avon Valley

The Avon Valley project aims to restore and re-connect precious wildlife habitat.
Two beaver kits and mother on the River Otter, Devon
Bringing back lost wildlife

Bringing back beavers

Reintroducing a keystone species into the wild
Pine marten climbing tree
Bringing back lost wildlife

Bringing back pine martens

After an absence of 150 years, pine martens could be about to return to the South West of England.
Wildcat image by Steward McDonald
Bringing back lost wildlife

Bringing back wildcats

After an absence of more than 100 years we are taking the first crucial steps that could see wildcats return to Devon.
East Dartmoor Landscape
Working for nature's recovery on land and sea

East Dartmoor Landscape Recovery Area

We’ll work with partners, local farmers, landowners and communities to deliver nature recovery on a landscape scale across 5,000 hectares.
Comma butterfly in the meadow at Ash Moor
Working for nature's recovery on land and sea

Northern Devon Natural Solutions

Northern Devon Natural Solutions (NDNS) is a large and ambitious project that aims to improve freshwater and farmland for wildlife.
two women planting tree
Working for nature's recovery on land and sea

Saving Devon's Treescapes

Saving Devon’s Treescapes aims to provide hope in the face of the alarming changes that are already affecting our precious treescapes
single delicate mushroom on woodland floor
Working for nature's recovery on land and sea

Creating rainforests

Rainforests of the British Isles have been largely destroyed over hundreds of years and now cover less than 1% of Britain.
Vealand Farm entrance
Working for nature's recovery on land and sea

Upstream Thinking delivered by Working Wetlands

Working with farmers and landowners to use nature-based solutions to reduce river pollution and enhance wildlife.

Working with people and wildlife

We believe that nature is for everyone and that everyone has a role to play in its recovery. We want to enable individuals and communities of all backgrounds and abilities to connect with nature, and take action for wildlife where they live, learn and work.  

School children at a Wildlife Trust reserve
Working with people to take action for wildlife

Exeter Schools Project

Delivering an inspiring range of forest school and outdoor learning experiences to children in Exeter.

Past Projects

People in a garden
Working with people to take action for wildlife

Conservation Communities

This project worked in 11 parishes between Great Torrington and Hatherleigh to record as much about the natural environment as possible.
Woodah Farm After Green Haying June 2016
Working for nature's recovery on land

Wilder Woodah

Creating an inspiring demonstration centre for nature-based solutions.

Become a member and support our work

The vital work we do for nature depends on the support of people who care about the future of Devon’s wildlife and wild places.

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