Belstone – An Unusual Common
Events involving use of Common Land Belstone Common is unusual amongst commons generally because livestock entitled to graze freely on…
A Big Day For Belstone!
Launch of The Archangel’s Way – Saturday 31st July 2021 Three years after the initial idea and one year after…
‘When We Went Wild’ by Isabella Tree
If you are looking for a good read for a child in your life – or even for yourself –…
Belstone Springwatch?
Spring has ‘sprung’ and one would-be mother blue bit is certainly busy preparing her new home in readiness. Thanks to…
Ospreys Over Belstone
I expect many people saw and heard the two strange machines flying over the village this afternoon. Here’s a few…
Snow Moon
Many of us have watched the Snow Moon over the last few days. Chris Walpole took these two photos, on…
Hedgelaying
A good well managed hedge is vitally important, not just to keep livestock in the fields but also as a…
Need Entertainment in Lockdown?
Chris Walpole would like to cheer you up during lockdown by sharing a few of his YouTube videos of some…
Dormice in Skaigh Valley
During lockdown our very own amateur film maker and historian, Chris Walpole, has been sorting out his collection of films…
The Cliff
Why not take a walk from Belstone along the north side of Belstone Cleave towards Sticklepath and you too can,…
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…
Dawn Chorus Virtual Walk – Part 8
The eighth short video from Chris Walpole, offering a virtual version of the Dawn Chorus Walk …
May Day Morris 2018 – Cogs & Wheels
Sit back and enjoy this short film of Cogs & Wheels dancing at Watchet summit as the sun rose on May Day 2018 …
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 …
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…