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Back in March 2019, Will Hawkes, a PhD student at Exeter University’s Penryn campus, gave a superb talk to the Entomology Section on insect migration. It was astonishing stuff. Trillions of insects constantly detectable...
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The pdf file can also be downloaded via this link.
The pdf file can also be downloaded via this link.
The Devonshire Association and particularly its Geology section is keen to support the following appeal from the University of Edinburgh. “The University of Edinburgh is currently trying to acquire the scientific notebooks of the...
If any song is forever Devon, then it is Tom Pearse, or is it Uncle Tom Cobleigh? or Widdicombe Fair? Even if we can’t agree the title or the spelling, we all know of...
To John Betjeman, Launceston was the gateway to North Cornwall, with the Camel to the west, the Tamar to the east, and Bodmin Moor to the west. Of all the towns in the district,...
The Devonian and Carboniferous rocks of southwest England crop out within six juxtaposed east/west trending basins. The Launceston area lies within the Tavy Basin, close to its border with the Culm Basin to the...
The attractive mix of historic buildings in Launceston, representative of all ages and styles of architecture, complement the town’s dramatic natural setting. At the centre, and dominating so many of the vistas, stands the...
Bronze age man left his mark on the Launceston area. The town itself was probably founded by the Saxons around 900 when Bodmin was the main town in Cornwall. Launceston however housed the earliest...