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Have you seen a Great spotted woodpecker around the Hartland Peninsula?

Submitted by Hartland Peninsula on Thu, 12/01/2012 - 11:41
Great spotted woodpecker courtesy of Devon Wildlife (Neil Bygrave)

Most of us have heard woodpeckers... but how many of us have seen one? The Great spotted woodpecker can be seen all year round in our woodlands and hedgerows, although they are quite shy and will often play 'hide and seek' with watchers! Up to 23cm they are black and white with a distinctive crimson area under the tail. They live on insects and grubs living in dead trees - pecking and boring for them produces that distinctive drumming sound.

They are not particulary endangered but you can still report sightings to the Devon Biodiversity Records Centre.

For more information, photographs and a video of this lovely bird, see this page of the Devon Wildlife Trust website.

Sat 11th - Sun 12th Feb, Hartland Abbey Snowdrop Weekend

11am - 4pm Hartland Abbey, Hartland, North Devon.

Enjoy a wonderful day out in the snowdrops, some planted many hundreds of years ago. See the early daffodils, camellias, hellebores and spring flowers. This year you can choose to come on either the Saturday or the Sunday for the first time. Please do bring your dogs too; they love all the walks!

Sun 18th Mar, Hartland Abbey Daffodil Day and Mothering Sunday

11am - 4pm  Hartland Abbey, Hartland, North Devon.

Hartland Abbey is holding their Daffodil Day again this year on Mothering Sunday. It will be a lovely chance to come with the family to see the wonderful collection of historic daffodils, many planted 150 years ago. Please do bring your dogs too; they love all the walks!

Hot pasties, light lunches and cream teas available in aid of St. Nectans Church

Sun 22nd - Sun 29th Apr, Hartland Abbey Bluebell Week

Hartland Abbey Blubell Week, Hartland Abbey, Hartland, North Devon.

Hartland Abbey will hold a ‘Bluebell Week’ this year to give everyone a chance to visit on a day of their choice, especially if the weather is variable! The legendary bluebells at Hartland Abbey stretch from the Walled Gardens to the sea. Please do bring your dogs too; they love all the walks!

Hot pasties, light lunches and cream teas available in aid of St. Nectans Church

Fri 27th Apr - Sun 6th May, North Devon & Exmoor Walking Festival

North Devon & Exmoor Walking Festival, various venues, North Devon. A fantastic array of walks of all descriptions celebrating the unparallelled walking in this fabulous part of the world. See the website for info.

Sat 5th - Sun 6th May, Clovelly Folk Festival

 A great weekend of musical fun with folk bands, buskers and Morris dancers. Tickets £15 or Family Ticket £35. See the website for full details.

Sat 26th - Sun 27th May, Clovelly Beer & Cider Festival

Enjoy a range of tasty local brews. These unique local ales and ciders are not industrially manufactured, but created with passion by small North Devon breweries.

So come along and raise a glass to support North Devon's brewers and cider makers. See the website for full details.

Fri 16th - Sun 18th Jun, GoldCoast Oceanfest.

The biggest music and surf festival in the area. Three days of top bands, surf competitions, great food and even better vibe to turn the longest weekend of the year into the best weekend of year.   See www.goldcoastoceanfest.co.uk .

Sun 15th Jul, Clovelly Maritime Festival

This great day out is packed with attractions, including rousing shanty singers, Punch and Judy, maritime themed entertainment, local stalls and more.

Enjoy fresh seafood or a succulent spit roast on the quay and delicious, fresh strawberry and cream teas at the New Inn. In support of the North Devon Hospice. See the website for more.

Sat 4th & Sun 5th Aug, Lifeboat Weekend in aid of the RNLI

Held at Clovelly, North Devon, in aid of the RNLI, this is a popular celebration of the Clovelly Lifeboat, Spirit of Clovelly. The Lifeboat House will be open both days to the public.
On Saturday there'll be a sponsored swim from Bucks Mills to Clovelly. On Sunday enjoy a cross dressing-up race, a tug-of-war and the ever popular slave auction in which young local men are 'sold' to the highest bidder to do their chores for the day. With many local stalls, a cobble race, an auction of pledges, a lifeboat display and a helicopter flypast.

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