PEA Christmas Party!!
PEA celebrated the end of 2011 with a Winter party Nature walk to Wistmans wood on Dartmoor followed by bird box construction....
We even got some snow!!! And spotted a few reindeer!
Stopped for a little break and had some mince pies on the big granite rocks by the spooky wood... Mike told some scary Dartmoor storys.. about the hounds at Wistmans wood...
We found some pretty 'Yellow Brain' Fungi attached to the gorse and some beautiful lichens hanging from the gnarled oaks of Wistmans...
We even got some snow!!! And spotted a few reindeer!
Stopped for a little break and had some mince pies on the big granite rocks by the spooky wood... Mike told some scary Dartmoor storys.. about the hounds at Wistmans wood...
We found some pretty 'Yellow Brain' Fungi attached to the gorse and some beautiful lichens hanging from the gnarled oaks of Wistmans...
3rd December 2011 Tree Planting at Moor View Park
PEA planted a hedge of holly at Moor View Park in Mutley with the Plymouth Tree partnership! It was a lovely sunny day and we were treated by Jeanne and friends from Moor View Park with a Picnic in the Park for our work! Thankyou Plymouth Tree Partnership and Moor View! :D
Gorse removal with Brentor Commons Association 19/11/11
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PEA are out this Saturday 19th November with the Brentor Commons Association removing gorse from the old Common at Brentor on Dartmoor!
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PEA are out this Saturday 19th November with the Brentor Commons Association removing gorse from the old Common at Brentor on Dartmoor!
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Leat Restoration with the Dartmoor Preservation Association
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Saturday 12th November: PEA will be going out with the Dartmoor Preservation Association again on the Devonport Leat. Hopefully it will be another lovely sunny day!
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Saturday 12th November: PEA will be going out with the Dartmoor Preservation Association again on the Devonport Leat. Hopefully it will be another lovely sunny day!
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Leat Restoration with the DPA (5.11.11)
Seeing it was Bonfire Night, we thought we would have some themed 'firework' fairy cakes.... with tea, of course
Not forgetting the important H&S and tools talk before we start working...
Cutting and sorting the vegetation encroaching on the leat:
The 'Yellow Brain' fungus is spotted amongst the gorse...
The 'Yellow Brain' fungus is spotted amongst the gorse...We stop for a well deserved luch break :D
Then just a little bit more work and all of a sudden...it appears!! There it is! The Leat!!!
Dartmoor Preservation Association Information
Hi Volunteers,
As promised:
Dartmoor Preservation Association (DPA) blog which Keith writes for each project.
Check it out!
http://dartmoorpreservation.wordpress.com/
Also check out the progress on the leat on the DPA's website at:
http://www.dartmoorpreservation.com/conservation-work/devonport-leat/144-devonport-leat.html
Looking forward to more work with the DPA next Saturday!
Bit of an on/off rainy day, but lot's of litter collected off the beach and a good set of survey results!
Denise and Larissa making Jennycliff look fabulous by removing beach litter
Steph, Emma and James carefully identifying all the species in their quadrat
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Shore Thing survey on Saturday 29th October 2011
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Come and learn about marine life at Jennycliff beach near Plymouth! We will be carrying out a survey of the rocky shore which will include native and non-native or invasive species! We will also be doing a beach clean. The data that we collect will be used by the Marine Biological Association to monitor important species and change on our rocky shores.
See http://www.marlin.ac.uk/shore_thing/ for more information about Shore Thing.
Acorn collection and planting to produce new oak trees!
We had a great time out with Moor Trees at their nursery collecting acorns and then planting them in their beds. We can't wait for them to grow and then plant them out in a few years!
Wow Hayley! You have collected a lot of acorns!!! ...Or did you have some help?? ;-)
PEA Volunteers planting the acorns in the Moor Trees beds at their tree nursery. Good luck acorns! Hope you get to become beautiful old oak trees!!
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Wow Hayley! You have collected a lot of acorns!!! ...Or did you have some help?? ;-)
PEA Volunteers planting the acorns in the Moor Trees beds at their tree nursery. Good luck acorns! Hope you get to become beautiful old oak trees!!
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Acorn collecting
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Sunday 23rd October 9:30 - 16:30: Plymouth Environmental Action (PEA) are going to South Brent (just outside of Plymouth) where we will be acorn collecting for a local charity called Moor Trees. Acorns will be harvested by us and then they will be dried and kept cool during the winter and then potted up in Autumn next year to produce new oak trees for planting native woodland!
Sunday 23rd October 9:30 - 16:30: Plymouth Environmental Action (PEA) are going to South Brent (just outside of Plymouth) where we will be acorn collecting for a local charity called Moor Trees. Acorns will be harvested by us and then they will be dried and kept cool during the winter and then potted up in Autumn next year to produce new oak trees for planting native woodland!
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