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
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…
Belstone and Sticklepath Church News
November News Although a while ago now, on 24th September our Harvest Festival was well attended, with the choir performing…
A Year at The Tors!
19th July will mark our first year at the Tors Inn, which has been an absolute joy – although the…
Short Walks in Belstone – June 2017
The third in our monthly series in the Belstone Blog, written and provided by Chris Walpole. Originally published in “Good…
Short Walks in Belstone – May 2017
The second in a new monthly series in the Belstone Blog, written and provided by Chris Walpole. Originally published in…
Short Walks in Belstone – April 2017
This is the first in a new monthly series in the Belstone Blog, written and provided by Chris Walpole. Originally…
Church News – April 2017
We had two baptisms in March. Jack Reddaway and Arlo Moppett were welcomed into the church by their families and…
French Toast and Last Panto in Little Belstone – A Review
We went to the last night of this sell out play from the excellent Belstone Players. The village Hall makes…
Family Friendly Walks with Dartmoor’s Adventurous Animals
[columns] [span6] A new book of walks with local wildlife themes has just been published for family friendly routes around…
Snowdrop Sunday Success
The Belstone and Area Children’s Hospice South West Friends’ Group recently held a very successful Snowdrop Sunday event at Andrews…
Church Cash for Khazi
Well finally, after months of form filling, copious correspondence and lots of waiting, the big day arrived when I heard…
Katrin Grossenbacher – A Visitor’s Views
Where to begin …. maybe I should start with the fact, that it seems crazy to start a journey on…
When did YOU last see a hedgehog?
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