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Eldad Reimagined (IA Section)
Meet at 10:45 at the entrance to Plymouth Railway Station, for an 11:00 - 12:30 walk and talk on Brunel’s plans for a grand railway terminus. The leader will be Alan Barclay. In 1843…
Find out more »Poltimore House (Buildings Section)
A visit to Poltimore House. It is designated a Grade II* listed building and was a finalist in the BBC Restoration programme. The Manor of Poltimore was acquired by the Bampfyldes in 1303 and…
Find out more »Field Trip Branscombe & Beer (Geology Section)
Day field trip led by Professor Malcolm Hart to Branscombe (am), and John Scott to Beer caves (pm). Please book by 2nd May.
Find out more »Visit to Sampford Courtenay (History Section)
A visit to Sampford Courtenay and Solland Farm. Sampford Courtenay is most famous historically as a centre for the Prayer Book Rebellion of 1549 and where the rebels made their final stand. The three-page…
Find out more »A ‘Devon Day’ (Buildings Section)
This is a joint event with ExeDFAS. 10.30 Dr Susan Andrew ‘Church Houses in Devon: Community, Continuity and Change’. Built in the late 15th and early 16th centuries to accommodate Church Ales and other…
Find out more »Haytor Quarries and Granite Railway (IA Section)
Note that this event was previously advertised as being on 17 April. We apologise for the error. A 2½ hour walk to be led by Peter Stanier. Meet at the car park below Haytor…
Find out more »West Devon Commons (Botany Section)
A meeting to look for Viola canina, V. lactea and perhaps Carex montana and Platanthera bifolia. Meet at the north end of Plaster Down, SX5146.7295. NON-MEMBERS WELCOME. Bring packed lunch and appropriate footwear. Please…
Find out more »Stover Country Park (Entomology Section)
This is one of the prime Dragonfly sites in Devon and the focus will be on local specialities: Hairy Dragonfly and Downy Emerald. Optional visit to private ponds nearby after lunch to look for…
Find out more »Moth trapping at Warleigh Point (Entomology Section)
Meet at the venue at 9:00pm and see what is attracted to the traps. If the weather looks unsettled please contact the leader by 6:30pm to check the event is still happening. Leader: Barry…
Find out more »Sidbury Manor (Buildings Section)
A visit to Sidbury Manor which was built in 1879, on the site of an earlier 17th century house which burned down. The house was designed by David Brandon, a Scottish architect who had…
Find out more »Mary Tavy Hydroelectric Power Station (IA Section)
A visit to the Mary Tavy Hydroelectric Power Station which is owned and operated by South West Water, where they produce power from water flowing off the western side of Dartmoor. The station, built…
Find out more »The Elephant’s Graveyard (Botany Section)
"The Elephant's Graveyard", Axmouth-Lyme Regis Undercliffs NNR. NOTE EARLIER START TIME. With David Allen & Donald Campbell in search of Purple Gromwell (Lithospermum purpureocaeruleum) and a count of Nottingham Catchfly (Silene nutans) in this…
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