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November 2026
Devon waste management (S Devon Branch)
A talk by Bobby Hughes, senior waste management officer at Devon County Council. Her talk will discuss global waste problems with a focus on Devon. DA members: £4, non-members: £6.
Find out more »Devon’s Aquaculture: Ropes to Reefs (Tavistock & W Devon Branch)
A talk by Amy Cartwright, Project Officer – Applied Marine Ecosystems Research Unit, University of Plymouth. If managed well, offshore aquaculture could help address some of today’s most pressing challenges, including food security, habitat…
Find out more »Devon Hedges – Managing Them Today (Bideford & N Devon Branch)
A talk by Tom Hynes. Devon hedges are incredibly important for our wildlife, landscape and as a record of the past. This talk will cover hedge management options that benefit wildlife, enrich the landscape…
Find out more »DA Christmas Event: A Seasonal Photographic Record of a Small Contemporary Rural Community on Dartmoor
A presentation by Mike Rego, who will be showing his fine images of the people and place of North Bovey, Dartmoor. Mike notes that most of the community have come to the village from…
Find out more »December 2026
Devon Clockmakers (E Devon Branch)
David Thompson, FSA, FBHI, FAHS is a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers and was Curator of Horology at the British Museum for over 30 years. Turret clocks in church towers, precision timekeepers…
Find out more »Granite grave markers in West Devon (Plymouth Branch)
A talk by Dr Helen Wilson, author, biographer and architectural historian.
Find out more »Arthur Roope Hunt (S Devon Branch)
An illustrated talk by Dr Jenny Bennett about this little-known but very important Victorian geologist, who nearly became president of the Devonshire Association. DA members: £4, non-members: £6.
Find out more »From Bedrock to Beverage (Geology Section)
From Bedrock to Beverage: how geology shapes the taste of wine, whisky and beer An online Zoom lecture from Prof Kevin Hiscock, University of East Anglia. The character of wine, whisky and beer is…
Find out more »HistoryScapes: Estate Histories through the Lives of Ordinary People (Tavistock & W Devon Branch)
A talk by Fabrizio Nevola, Professor of Art History and Visual Culture, Exeter University, about the HistoryScapes project launched in association with the National Trust. A free app takes users on GPS-triggered trails at…
Find out more »January 2027
A Lifetime of Ornithology in Devon and Beyond (E Devon Branch)
A talk by Dr. Humphrey Sitters. Dr Sitters is a former President of the Devon Birdwatching and Preservation Society ( now Devon Birds). In this talk, he will describe his early work on the…
Find out more »Creation, Operation and Decline of the Stover Canal (IA Section)
A talk by John Ellis, local historian on behalf of the Stover Canal Trust. Door open 2.0 pm. Details to follow.
Find out more »AGM 2027 and members’ presentations (Plymouth Branch)
The Branch Annual General Meeting and members' presentations. Members are invited to bring digital images, exhibits, mini-talks, etc (offers to the Secretary in advance please)
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