Rare Hoopoe Spotted at Corscombe
“This rare Hoopoe was spotted yesterday in a garden at Corscombe. It stayed close to the kitchen window sheltering from…
Dawn Chorus Virtual Walk – Part 7
The seventh short video from Chris Walpole, offering a virtual version of the Dawn Chorus Walk …
Dawn Chorus Virtual Walk – Part 6
The sixth short video from Chris Walpole, offering a virtual version of the Dawn Chorus Walk …
Dawn Chorus Virtual Walk – Where’s the Cuckoo?
Another short video in the Dawn Chorus Virtual Walk series from Chris Walpole. This time he’s joining the hunt for the cuckoo …
Dawn Chorus Virtual Walk – Part 4
The fourth short video from Chris Walpole, offering a virtual version of the Dawn Chorus Walk …
Welcome to the Cuckoo!
Heard by Robin Hill at 8.50am today (Friday 17th April) in Skaigh Valley, Belstone, Dartmoor. Cheering news – spring is…
Dawn Chorus Virtual Walk – Part 3
The third short video from Chris Walpole, offering a virtual version of the Dawn Chorus Walk …
Dawn Chorus Virtual Walk – Part 2
The second short video from Chris Walpole, offering a virtual version of the Dawn Chorus Walk …
Dawn Chorus Virtual Walk – Part 1
A short video from Chris Walpole, hopefully the first in a series, offering a virtual version of the Dawn Chorus Walk …
Dartmoor National Park Draft Management Plan
Help shape the future of Dartmoor National Park! The draft National Park Management Plan is a plan for anyone that…
West Coast Swing Dancers Come to Belstone
Back in September a group of dancers from Bideford, Exeter and Bristol came to Belstone to record a dance on…
Croquet at Belstone Cricket Club
The annual croquet game for the Men’s Breakfast Group took place on a lovely sunny September morning this year on…
Memories of Spring …
Relive the brilliant Hummingbirds gig in Belstone Village Hall on 30 March 2019
Grass Snakes in Belstone
A slight movement in the grass, a soft hiss and Bella, our little cocker spaniel, jumps back in surprise. Calling…
Belstone Bashes Balsam Part Two
Last year DNPA Ranger Ian Brooker led a party of intrepid Belstone conservationists into the undergrowth on the steep slopes…
Merlins over Belstone
It was a dramatic afternoon in the skies over Belstone on 2 December. Two Merlin Mk 3 helicopters from 846 …
Traditional Hedgelaying
Need you hedge sorted out? Support one of our website partners – Chris Townshend, traditional hedge layer. Autumn is the…
Moths at Belstone
Butterfly Conservation’s project All the Moor Butterflies aims to save some of the South West’s most threatened butterfly and moth…
Belstone Church News – August 2018
A big thank you to Kate Little for arranging the flowers for the recent Church Flower Festival at All Saints….
Belstone and Sticklepath Church News July 2018
The sun shone on our day of spring-cleaning Belstone Church and the graveyard. We had a fabulous turnout of 18…
Hallwood Fresh Veg – One of Our Website Partners
Support our local farmers and growers Why not have a box of fresh local vegetables delivered to your door in…
Spring Is Definitely Here!
The Cuckoo has arrived in Skaigh Valley, Belstone. Heard loud and clear at 7.45am today -19th April – so…
Belstone and Sticklepath Church News – April 2018
St Mary’s Belstone The early March snow in the Churchyard made a pretty picture. The easterly wind had caused the…
Belstone and Sticklepath Church News – March 2018
St Mary’s Belstone Good news again for our Cash for Khazi project: we have been awarded another £3,000 towards our…
Belstone in the Snow – A Gallery
The first few pictures are in – take a look … Keep sending them in to
Chris Townshend – Traditional Hedgelaying | New Website Partner
Experienced Hedge Layer. Hedgelaying takes place in the winter months and helps provide a wonderful habitat for wildlife. Hedges are a…
Belstone Weather Records 2017
Simon Herbert has been keeping weather records from his garden in Belstone since 2011. We first posted his results at…
Cosmic Snot
At this time of the year it is not uncommon to find lumps of white jelly on the ground, often…
Belstone and Sticklepath Church News – February 2018
St Mary’s Belstone Great news for Cash for Khazi: The National Lottery have awarded £10,000 to the project! We also…
Dormice in Belstone
A dormouse living in the Skaigh valley at Belstone was one of the stars of Hugh’s Wild West (shown on…
White Squirrel in Belstone
For the last month or more a white squirrel has been seen around Belstone. Yesterday I first got the attached…
Brocken Spectre at Belstone Tor
There were some spectacular mist and low cloud effects over the moor and in-country on 23 December last year. I…
Belstone & Sticklepath Church News – January 2018
St Mary’s Belstone So far, this December has been full of great events; from Christingle to the fund raising that…
A 100 Year Spot the Difference – ANSWERS!
Following on from last week’s 100 Year Spot the Difference, using images provided by Chris Walpole: What differences did you…
Belstone History – A 100 Year Spot the Difference!
Following on from Chris Walpole’s popular “Old Belstone” talk in the Village Hall last month, here are a selection of…
Belstone and Sticklepath Church News – December
On 12th November our Remembrance Day Service to commemorate the fallen in past and recent Wars was well attended. Although…