Twiddly Bits for Charity . . .
The Bondleigh Barn Band (soon to be another of our website partners) are raising money for an NHS Trust: Last…
Belstone Annual Parish Meeting – July 2020
Devon County Councillor James McInnes attended the meeting and gave an update on Covid-19 and how it is affecting Devon…
Car Boot Sale – Belstone Cricket Ground – 5 September
At last a chance to get rid of all that stuff you sorted out during lockdown. The first two of…
Cricket Returns to Belstone
‘A bumper crowd turned out at Rew Meadow in the sunshine on Sunday 12 July to enjoy Belstone’s first game…
The Tors Inn Comes Out of Lockdown
The Editors were delighted to enjoy some excellent burgers and beer at the Tors last night and bring some great…
Belstone Cricket Club
Great News From Peter Hammond and Chris Walpole . . . Cricket Resumes at Rew Meadow Now that Boris Johnson’s…
Dartmoor Commoners’ Council Election Results
Following the election of 23rd June 2020, the full list of members representing the North Quarter is as follows: …
Belstone Claps For Carers
On this day of the NHS’s 72nd anniversary, it would seem an appropriate occasion to show Chris Walpole’s video compilation…
Dawn Chorus – The Finale
Many thanks to Chris for sending in all these entertaining and informative films over the last few weeks. We hope…
Continuing Dawn Chorus . . .
A double bill of Dawn Chorus films today. First are the cheerful chirps of some house sparrows. Then a comparison…
Dawn Chorus Continued . . .
The latest Chris Walpole Dawn Chorus film features the Chaffinch. A familiar song maybe, but part of the film invites…
Wildlife in Belstone May 2020
Nature Notes by Robin Hill Chris Walpole spotted two red kites circling over the Great Green early yesterday morning and…
Going Cuckoo in Belstone
In last month’s film ‘Where’s the Cuckoo’ our intrepid Belstone birdwatcher failed to hear the bird at all, even with…
May Day Morris 2018 – Cogs & Wheels – Part 2
Thank you, Chris Walpole, for keeping us all entertained with these short films. If you have missed any, you will…
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…
Welcome to the Cuckoo!
Heard by Robin Hill at 8.50am today (Friday 17th April) in Skaigh Valley, Belstone, Dartmoor. Cheering news – spring is…
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…
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 Weather Records 2017
Simon Herbert has been keeping weather records from his garden in Belstone since 2011. We first posted his results at…