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The following events have been organised for 2010. More details can be found in our Newsletters. Please note that some events are members only and are indicated as such below. Booking forms for future events are available on the website once the current newsletter has been sent out with forms.
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Saturday 4th September, 10:00am – 5:00pm, Nicholls Hall, Lydford
A celebration of Lydford artists and the Widgerys
Speakers will include acclaimed artist Nick Collier on artists inspired by the Lydford area since the 18th century, and Martin Stephens-Hodge on Dartmoor painters father and son William Widgery (1826–1893) and Frederick John Widgery (1861–1942). In the afternoon artist Lucy Turmaine will demonstrate artist’s techniques at a moorland location favoured by the Widgerys (this will involve a rough moorland walk totalling 2–3 miles from High Down), and the event will end with an optional cream tea at the Lydford House Hotel (built for William Widgery).
There will be displays in the Nicholls Hall. Participants will make their own arrangements for lunch. Booking is essential.
£4.00 per person (including coffee) or £5 for non-members, with a chance to book a cream tea separately for an additional £4
Saturday 18th September, 11:00am – 4:00pm, meet at crossroads at Kinsford Gate (SS 739366) north of Heasley Mill, North Molton
Dr David Smith, Mires Restoration Project Officer, Exmoor National Park, has invited members of The Dartmoor Society to visit Exmoor to look at the work they have been doing for four years to ‘rewet’ some 300ha of moorland. This will be a very good opportunity to compare work on Dartmoor with that on Exmoor. A selection of sites will be visited, both restored and some yet to be worked on.
Bring a picnic lunch and clothing suitable for moorland walking, 3–5 miles. Wellington boots recommended. Dogs welcome but must be kept on leads at all times.
No charge but please book so that we have an idea of numbers and can arrange car sharing where possible.
Saturday 23rd October, 9:45am – 5:30pm, Dolphin Hotel, Bovey Tracey & Yarner Wood
Dartmoor’s woodlands are astonishingly varied and include ecological and cultural evidence of thousands of years of natural and human adaptation and use. Indigenous broadleaved valley woodland contrasts with the high moorland coniferous plantations of the 20th century. This day is intended as a celebration of these woodlands and an opportunity to discuss their future as sustainable resources. A field trip to Yarner Wood (England’s first National Nature Reserve) will explore modern management of both the natural and cultural environment.
9.45 am WELCOME
10.00 am Norman Baldock, Principal Ecologist, Dartmoor National Park Authority: ‘The Wildlife of Dartmoor’s Woodlands’
10.30 am Dr Tom Greeves, cultural environmentalist:
‘The Cultural Content of Dartmoor’s Woodlands’
11.00 am Coffee
11.30 am Sustainable Management of Dartmoor’s Woodlands – 5 x Case Studies:
1.15 pm Buffet Lunch
2.00 pm Depart for visit to Yarner Wood (Guide: Simon Lee of Natural England)
4.00 pm Return for cream tea
4.30 pm Discussion
5.30 pm Close
Prior booking essential.
£15.00 per person (£17 for non-members) to include, coffee, buffet lunch and tea, and coach transport to and from Yarner Wood.
