Wildlife Warden Podcast – Ep 2

Churchyards bees and bugs

Episode 2 of the Devon Wildlife Warden Podcast – Click here to listen, or here to read.

This episode brings you:

Details of a new national grassroots campaign map which you may wish to use or look at.
The value of churchyards for conservation efforts.
A summary of what our local wildlife wardens have been up to.
Information about Wolborough Fen.
Information about bees, including an interview with local beekeeper, Gary and a closer look at our most endangered bee, the 6 banded nomad bee.
Details of the Westcountry CSI Project.
What you can do to support dwindling populations of house martins.
Information about Buglife’s new campaign – “No insect-inction”.

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Richard Weaving was at the heart of wildlife conservation in Teignbridge for over 25 years, first as the Teignbridge District Council Ranger at Dawlish Warren and later as TDC's Head of Countryside Management. Richard supported us Rangers when we had 'great ideas' - and one of them was starting a small Wildlife Warden Scheme, through which some of our expert Volunteers could share their knowledge out in the countryside. It was a popular and successful scheme, but budgets and the Ranger team shrank, so after a few years, it had to end... Sadly, around 2006 Richard was diagnosed with a particulalry fast-developing form of Parkinsons Disease, and had to retire early. When he died in 2019, his family donated the collection from his Memorial Service to help our new Teignbridge Wildlife Warden Scheme - a wonderful way to remember his many year's of hard work for wildlife! Written by Audrey Compton, Action on Climate in Teignbridge's Wildlife Warden and Ecology Lead - and a TDC Ranger from 1993-2008)