Wildlife Warden Podcast – S2 Ep3

The Devon Wildlands Initiative

Season 2, Episode 3 of the Devon Wildlife Warden Podcast – Click here to listen, or here to read.

This episode brings you:

The importance of habitat connectivity, and how the Devon Wildlands initiative is achieving this along the Haldon Ridge through rewilding and traditional land management practices.
ACT’s 4Fs group (food, farming, forestry and fisheries) organised a visit to Embercombe (one of the Devon Wildland initiative’s core sites), and Emily has included several recordings of interesting conversations that happened during the visit. Topics include wildlife bridges, beavers, how to talk to landowners and monitoring wildlife.
Information about several initiatives and upcoming events that are being organised by other organisations.
Update on Wildlife Warden activities.

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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)