Community News Release
Issue 25 July 2005
Welcome to the twenty-fifth edition of the Dartmoor National Park Authority’s Community News Release, helping to keep you up to date with the latest issues, developments and work on the ground within the National Park.
If you edit or contribute to any community newsletter/magazine please feel free to use any of the information contained in this News Release. All issues of Community News can be accessed on the Dartmoor National Park Authority website at www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk (click on In the News).
Dartmoor National Park Authority Meetings
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If you have any suggestions for items you would like included in future issues, or if you wish to contribute an item, please contact Mike Nendick, Communications Officer (External Relations), Dartmoor National Park Authority at the address shown above.
This issue of Community News contains articles on:
- Countryside and Rights of Way Act
- National Parks’ Week
- Rangers - Promoting understanding and enjoyment at the High Moorland VisitorCentre
- Heritage Open Days 2005
- Exhibitions at the High Moorland Visitor Centre, Princetown, 2005/06
- Free rural skills training courses
- What have young people ever done for Dartmoor?
- Action for Wildlife
- Dartmoor and Exmoor’s threatened butterflies
- Community News 25 also contains News from the Dartmoor Sustainable Development Fund
Countryside and Rights of Way Act – conclusive maps published
The Countryside Agency has published the conclusive maps for Area 6 (the South West of England) under the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000. These are the final maps showing ‘open country’ – including where there will be a new right of access on foot from 28 August 2005. The maps have been amended following appeals against the earlier provisional maps. The conclusive maps of the Dartmoor area can be viewed at Dartmoor National Park headquarters, Parke, Bovey Tracey, and the High Moorland Visitor Centre, Princetown.
Useful information on the new access rights can be found at www.countrysideaccess.gov.uk
For general enquiries please contact the national Open Access Contact Centre on 0845 100 3298.
New access opportunities under the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000
It is anticipated that approaching 3,000 hectares of land mapped as open country (arising from the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000) will be available for new public access as from 28 August 2005. With public access to Dartmoor’s common land being previously secured through the Dartmoor Commons Act 1985, and to some other areas through a number of access agreements, the walking opportunities on Dartmoor will thus be enhanced. However, it will be important that walkers understand their rights and responsibilities with regard to the different types of access land on the moor.
From mid August look out for the National Park Authority’s new leaflet Walking on Dartmoor to find out more about: the different types of access to the Dartmoor countryside including open and enclosed moorland areas, farmland, woodland and forests;
your safety on Dartmoor;
information on the Countryside Code;
advice for dog owners; and
where you can get further information on enjoying Dartmoor.
For further information and advice on walking opportunities telephone Dartmoor National Park Authority’s High Moorland Visitor Centre, Princetown on (01822) 890414 or visit a National Park Authority Information Centre. Information is also available on the internet at www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk or www.countrysideaccess.gov.uk
Celebrate National Parks’ Week on Dartmoor 22-29 July 2005
Join Dartmoor National Park Authority for a celebration of the special qualities of the United Kingdom’s National Parks. National Parks’ Week runs from 22-29 July 2005 and there is a packed programme of walks, activities and events taking place throughout the week on Dartmoor, for you to enjoy.
Accompany farmer Andy Bradford on a Scenic Farmland and History walk at Brimpts Farm, near Dartmeet, enjoy a high moor hill walk, encounter Dartmoor ponies, join a family navigation activity with the National Park Authority’s Ranger service, or visit prehistoric burials near Princetown. There are also opportunities to visit ancient hill forts and stunning wooded valleys, as well as to learn about the history of Widecombe-in-the-Moor on a stroll with local celebrity, Tony Beard.
The popular leisure retailer, Hawkshead is supporting National Parks’ Week 2005 by providing a little something special for people brushing up on their drawing and painting skills, during a Sketch and Stroll walk on Sunday 24 July, with a 20% money off voucher, redeemable against any Hawkshead purchase, either online, or in any of its stores.
If you are visiting Dartmoor during National Parks’ Week why not call in at one of Dartmoor National Park Authority’s Information Centres located at Princetown, Haytor, Newbridge or Postbridge.
Visitors to Dartmoor National Park Authority’s High Moorland Visitor Centre, Princetown, will be able to see the new exhibition Rangers, which gives an insight into the work of the Authority’s Ranger Service. There will be plenty to see and an exciting new Ranger Ralph children’s quiz. At Postbridge Information Centre an exhibition entitled The Spirit of the Pony celebrates the ponies on Dartmoor, the contribution they make to the cultural heritage of the area, and the enjoyment they give to local residents and to the millions of people that visit Dartmoor National Park each year.
National Parks’ Week is co-ordinated nationally by the Association of National Park Authorities (ANPA) and aims to raise awareness of our National Parks, celebrate their beauty and diversity, and the opportunities they offer for enjoyment of their special qualities by all.
Whether you are here on holiday or are a local resident, Dartmoor National Park Authority’s National Parks’ Week events programme is designed to help you enjoy some of those things that make Dartmoor such a special place.
Many walks in the programme are accessible by public transport. If you travel to one of Dartmoor National Park Authority’s guided walks by public transport and show your ticket to the guide you can walk free of charge. Public transport information is available from Traveline on 0870 608 2 608.
Rangers - Promoting understanding and enjoyment at the High Moorland Visitor Centre
If the life of a National Park Ranger is something that stirs your imagination, a major new exhibition at Dartmoor National Park Authority’s High Moorland Visitor Centre, Princetown, this summer, explains more.
Find out about global connections and how the development of the Ranger Service in the UK as well as on Dartmoor continues to evolve to meet the challenges of the 21st century, and see how Rangers work on a local level to achieve National Park Purposes.
Children can enjoy a special Ranger Ralph 3 dimensional quiz as well as games and colouring fun, find out more about Ranger Ralph’s Club and pick up the summer edition of Ranger Ralph’s Club newsletter.
There are specially organised events and activities for the whole family taking place throughout the summer on Dartmoor including pond dipping, children’s discovery trails and Dartmoor Play Days, with environmental fun and games, promoting understanding and enjoyment of Dartmoor’s special qualities, for the whole family. Details are available in the exhibition, or pick up a copy of the Dartmoor Visitor free information newspaper, visit www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk and click on Guided Walks and Events, or telephone (01822) 890414.
A special display on access shows how the Rangers have been preparing for the opening of new access land under the Countryside and Rights of Way Act, and there are displays on the new Countryside Code, volunteers, countryside management and much more.
Rangers can be seen at Dartmoor National Park Authority’s High Moorland Visitor Centre until Wednesday 7 September 2005. The Centre is open daily, 10 am to 5 pm. Admission to the exhibition is free. The exhibition can also be viewed online
Princetown can be reached by bus from Plymouth, Exeter, Tavistock, Yelverton and Newton Abbot (summer service only). For further information on public transport telephone Traveline on 0870 608 2 608.
Heritage Open Days 2005
This nationwide event co-ordinated by the Civic Trust once more promises some wonderful chances to visit countless amazing historical sites – many of which are not usually open to the public.
Between Thursday 8 and Sunday 11 September 2005 activities to interest and entertain all the family will be on offer throughout the country. On Dartmoor, the National Park Authority has organised some events to celebrate the area’s cultural heritage.
Come along and enjoy archaeology, architecture and cultural heritage in a remarkable landscape.
All Dartmoor National Park Authority’s events are listed on the National Park Authority’s web site www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk
Heritage Open Day events are free of charge. However, numbers are limited so pre- booking is essential for most events. Telephone (01822) 890414 for more information or to book a place.
Exhibitions at the High Moorland Visitor Centre, Princetown, 2005/06
Dartmoor in Contrast - Exhibition of textile art and photographs by Eileen and James Fraser. 9 September – 28 September
Devonport Leat - Photography and text, telling the story of this historic waterway, by Mike Sapiecha. 30 September – 19 October
Rooted in Place – photographic studies of Dartmoor’s Ancient Woodland - A celebration of Dartmoor’s ancient woodland by photographers Kim Aplin and Chris Smith. 21 October – 7 December
Wild Dartmoor - Exhibition of Dartmoor wildlife paintings by regional artists. 9 December – 18 Jan 06
Four Seasons - An exhibition by regional photographers. 20 January 06 – 5 March 06
Free rural skills training courses
For the ninth consecutive year, Dartmoor National Park Authority is running a free, 6-day, dry stone walling training course. The course is comprehensive, covering manual handling and safe lifting, preparation, dry stone walling, stone facing, and finishes with an emergency first aid session. Qualified and experienced local instructors offer excellent tuition, giving a good grounding in the basic skills required.
The course runs on 1 and 2 September 2005 and continues on Monday 5 through to Thursday 8 September 2005. The Authority makes no charge for the course, but places are offered, as a first priority, to those people who live or work on Dartmoor, and who will make use of their skills.
It may seem early to think about next year, but in January 2006 Dartmoor National Park Authority will be running two hedgelaying training courses, in partnership with Devon Rural Skills Trust. Again, priority is given to people who are resident, or work on Dartmoor, and who will make use of their skills.
Previous courses have demonstrated that there is a good deal of interest in rural skills training, so early application is advised. Further information on Dartmoor National Park Authority’s free rural skills training courses is available from Sue Halse, Land Management Officer, Dartmoor National Park Authority, Parke, Bovey Tracey, TQ13 9JQ Tel: (01626).
What have young people ever done for Dartmoor?
Anybody out and about on Dartmoor will be well aware of the continued popularity of Dartmoor with youth and school groups participating in guided walks, expeditioning, studies, and outdoor pursuits. What might not be so apparent is how much is done by young people to help look after the moor. This year alone 324 young people have donated 810 hours to conservation works, organised through the Dartmoor National Park Authority Education and Ranger Services.
Various Devon schools, ranging from older primary to secondary, have requested a conservation work day out from school, or attached a morning’s work to a programme of outdoor activities, while staying at a residential centre. The main purpose of school conservation work groups is educational. Young people need to understand why the work is necessary, and why conservation work so frequently involves bashing, cutting and hacking things. Energy, persistence and skills are needed and these have to be demonstrated, encouraged, and cajoled from the participants. It is remarkable that, for many, it is their first experience of concerted physical effort. What is even more remarkable is that most children take to it with gusto. The projects this year have included leat clearing, path clearing, bracken bruising, clearing archaeological sites, litter picking, gorse clearing, pond clearing, pond digging and more. When a group arrives on site, a careful explanation, instructions and health and safety notes are given. The group then tends to explode into action. First reactions are usually that the task seems impossibly big, and the amount of effective effort seems very small, however, bit by bit, they gain in skill, and gradually an impression is made. By the end of the session the task is done. Actually conservation work is never truly done and completion of the task set is never the main objective, but it is still a surprise how much is achieved. The real joy lies in seeing a young person get the hang of using a spade, seeing a rosy cheeked mud splattered group proudly standing beside a leat they have cleared, allowing a group to contribute, to give back something, to take an active part. What could be more inclusive, better for health and more sustainable then that!
Action for Wildlife: The Dartmoor Biodiversity Project Celebration Event
To celebrate the achievements of the first phase, and launch the second phase, Action for Wildlife organised an event which took place in June 2005. The event was held at Broadaford Farm, Widecombe-in-the-Moor, by kind permission of the Dracup family. Broadaford was an ideal venue, showing superb Dartmoor habitat and examples of work Action for Wildlife has had involvement. These include fencing water courses to enhance salmon spawning habitat and providing access into an area of stunning rhôs pasture.
Guests included those Action for Wildlife has worked with in the past, and hope to work with in the future, including farmers and landowners parish and community representatives, organisations and project and funding partners. Introductory talks were followed by a walk around the farm demonstrating the action that has been taken for biodiversity in the past, and introducing new ideas for the next few years. The emphasis of the day was on showing how Action for Wildlife has helped a wide range of partners enhance Dartmoor’s biodiversity and will continue to do so.
It is hoped that the project will run for a further 3 years to continue to achieve practical biodiversity work across Dartmoor. A new initiative, Dartmoor Natural Networks will begin later this year which will focus on extending, linking and providing stepping stones between important habitats, through wider community involvement.
Other news
Thank you to all those who sent in records of Dormice and Wild Daffodils earlier in the year, a brief report sheet will be available soon. Keep an eye out for hazel nuts during the autumn months and send in any records you find. Survey information packs are available from Action for Wildlife, contact us on (01626) 831027
In mid June a very successful workshop on how to create a Dartmoor haymeadow, was held at Southcombe, Widecombe-in-the-Moor. This was the fourth workshop held by Action for Wildlife and hosted by Dr John Seale. 35 people attended to find out more about a simple technique which has been so successful at Southcombe. Everybody had an enjoyable morning strolling around Dr Seale’s haymeadow, admiring the wide array of wild flowers and superb orchids, and of course, finding out how to create more of this declining habitat.
Dartmoor and Exmoor’s threatened butterflies
A vital scheme to help save Dartmoor and Exmoor’s threatened butterflies has now got under way.
Dartmoor and Exmoor are home to highly important populations of three of Britain’s butterfly species – the High Brown Fritillary, the Marsh Fritillary and Heath Fritillary. All three are under threat.
Earlier this year the Two Moors Threatened Butterfly Project was announced in a bid to reverse the decline.
It is not just in the South West that butterfly populations are under threat. Seven out of ten species in the UK are in decline. This is at a time of growing awareness of the role that butterflies can play as indicators of the general health of the countryside.
The project is led by Butterfly Conservation in partnership with Dartmoor National Park Authority, Exmoor National Park Authority, Defra (RDS), English Nature, the Environment Agency and with both the Dartmoor and Exmoor National Parks’ Sustainable Development Funds.
Butterfly Conservation is the largest insect conservation charity in Europe with over 10,000 members in the UK. Its aim is the conservation of butterflies, moths and their habitats. The Society runs conservation programmes on over 60 threatened species of butterfly and moth, organises national butterfly recording and monitoring schemes, and manages over 25 nature reserves.
News from the Dartmoor Sustainable Development Fund
Dartmoor National Park Authority is currently in negotiation with the South West of England Regional Development Agency (SWERDA) which hopes to be able to top up both the Dartmoor and Exmoor Sustainable Development Funds from its budget. SWERDA believes that the outputs from the Sustainable Development Fund could help them to meet their targets for rural regeneration. A final decision is expected soon.
Originally, the National Parks’ Sustainable Development Fund was established by Defra as an experiment. The idea was that the National Parks could be a test bed for a fund that aimed to support innovative new ideas for better ways of living in, working in, and visiting the country. It is gratifying to see that the first three years of the experiment have been considered so successful that, this year, a similar fund has been established for all of the Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) in England. There are 12 AONBs in South West Region and it is understood that each will be allocated up to £100,000 for this financial year.
In setting up the National Parks’ Sustainable Development Fund, each Authority was given a free hand as to how it would administer its share. The Fund Administrators get together twice a year, to share best practice and to pool information and experience. Dartmoor hosted the last meeting, in February, and the next will be hosted by the Pembroke Coast National Park Authority, the Welsh National Parks having a similar, and long established, scheme and their Authorities having experience of the impact of a fund over a longer period.
At the meeting of the Grant Advisory Panel on 25 April 2005, 11 applications were considered. Of these, three were refused, decisions on two were deferred pending further information and four applications were approved with grants totalling £51,464.
For more information, or to discuss your ideas for potential applications, please contact Peter Joyce, Dartmoor Sustainable Development Fund Officer, on (01626) 832093.
Recently approved by the Grant Advisory Panel:
£4,900 to the Dartmoor Trust - for a pilot project in collaboration with Dartmoor National Park Authority, to test the principle of a virtual tour website, by creating a virtual tour of Higher Uppacott, near Poundsgate. The internet user will be able to interactively explore the longhouse through both the spoken word and contemporary and archive photographs.
£7,707 to the Centre for Contemporary Art and the Natural World - to help establish a centre on a forestry commission site in Haldon forest which will use the arts to explore the underlying causes for society’s unsustainable relationship with the natural world.
£6,700 + £10,200 ring fenced to grant aid the first 12 installations to South West Wood Fuels - for a project aimed at increasing the installed capacity of exemplary modern automated wood fuelled heating systems across Dartmoor by: sourcing and promoting low priced equipment; building the fuel supply chain; creating a network of qualified installers; promoting and publicising wood fuelled heating; and creating “clusters” of users to encourage others.
The project requires £6,700 revenue funding for the above activities and £10,200 to subsidise the first 12 installations at 20%.
£18,000 to Devon County Council - for their Weekends without Wheels project, a partnership between DCC, DNPA Stagecoach and First, to enable people from the Exeter, Plymouth and Torbay conurbations to take a weekend break on Dartmoor, without taking their cars. Phase 1 (2005) will link local urban buses with the pan Dartmoor Sunday Rover scheme. If successful, Stage 2 will extend the Rover to Saturdays – and eventually to Friday / Monday. The aim is to enable people to board an urban bus, buy a single ticket and enjoy all the facilities of the Rover scheme anywhere on Dartmoor.
£3,957 + similar amounts in 2006 and 2007 to Holne Commoners’ Association - for a three year programme of measures to eradicate the, recently introduced, Louping Ill and reduce the ticks that spread it to sheep and cattle on Holne Moor.
Community Noticeboard
This section is included in issues of Community News. It will be available for community groups to request help, raise awareness of successful projects and joint initiatives etc from other groups/parish councils over the moor, such as successful sources of funding, requests/offers of loans of equipment, joint purchasing to benefit from bulk buying etc. Contact Joanna Rumble, Senior Planning Officer (Community), Dartmoor National Park Authority on (01626) 832093.
This issue contains information on:
- Support for Dartmoor Businesses
- Moor Produce.
- High Moor Artists – Nine Days of Art 2005
Support for Dartmoor Businesses
Small businesses play a vital role in sustaining a range of community services, supporting local employment and maintaining economic growth on Dartmoor. The following services offer free support, advice and training for small businesses in the National Park, whether for an established business, a start-up business or just an idea.
Enterprise South Devon
ESD provide free advice and support services to all Small and Medium Enterprises located in Teignbridge, South Hams and Torbay, from sole traders to larger organisations. They also provide advice and assistance to anyone thinking of starting up a new business venture in the area, including those considering investing in a franchise.
Funding from a variety of sources, including the European Social Fund and Business Link, enables us to provide these services completely free of charge. ESD also offer start up/incubator units at Heathfield, Newton Abbot managed by their associate company, Teignbridge Business Centre.
For more information on Enterprise South Devon call 08456 447558,
Website: www.enterprisesouthdevon.co.uk/
Agribip and West Devon Business Information Point
West Devon Business Information Point is the Local Enterprise Agency for West Devon and has been operating from its Okehampton office as a source of information and advice for businesses since 1993. The function of WDBIP is to assist businesses with their development and sustainability, helping to improve their competitiveness, which, in turn, leads to increased profitability and employment.
WDBIP supports business start-ups with one-to-one counselling and on-going mentoring. Other activities include training, grant sourcing, market research, feedback to the Local Authorities and public agencies on the needs of the rural business community, promotion of West Devon as an area to live and work and supporting various business and community groups in the region.
In 1998 WDBIP launched Agri-BIP, which assists agricultural and land based businesses in West Devon that are facing enormous change in the current economic climate. The project aims to ensure that people employed in this sector have the necessary skills and understanding to use their resources to successfully develop their primary production enterprises and off-farm activities. The services offered by WDBIP & Agri-BIP are free, impartial and confidential. The following services are available within Dartmoor National Park.
- AGRI-BIP Training Scheme
- Learn Direct
- Management Skills for Business Competitiveness (Learning Skills Council)
- Rural Enterprise Facilitation Scheme (REFS)
Agribip are also currently offering beginner and intermediate level computer training for farmers including topics such as using a computer, internet and email, word processing, and spreadsheets. These 1 or 2 day courses also offer an additional day covering the application of IT in practical farming situations, for example, use of the British Cattle Movement Service website, preparation of soil management plans, manure management, cash flow templates and many more.
For further information contact WDBIP on Freephone: 0800 592 872, Telephone: (01837) 659059, Fax: (01837) 659314.
Website: www.bipwestdevon.biz
Business Link Devon and Cornwall
Business Link Devon & Cornwall can add something extra to your business or idea. Sound, practical information and advice are on hand, whether you employ one person or 250, whether you're established or thinking about setting up in business. Access to support is always at the pace you choose and the information and advice will be tailored to your needs.
Rural Directory: help support and advice for rural businesses
If you are running a business, or thinking of starting a business, in a rural part of Devon or Cornwall and would appreciate valuable help, advice and support, then this is the place to look. Nearly 100 business support services and initiatives are listed in the directory, all local to Devon and Cornwall. Contacting any of them will cost you nothing and their input may prove invaluable.
Grantnet
Getting grant-funding could really help your business develop and grow. But even experts can find it difficult to keep track of the hundreds of different grant schemes which keep appearing and then disappearing. GRANTNET is a user-friendly service which has been devised to assist organisations in identifying funding sources available for specific projects.
For further information on the above business link services call 0845 600 996 or visit www.blinkdandc.com
For further help on the above, or any other queries please contact Joanna Rumble, Senior Planning Officer (Community), Dartmoor National Park Authority on (01626) 832093.
For Foodies and for Drinkies!
Don't forget Devon Celebration of Food, Devon's own festival of food and drink. The festival runs throughout October and comprises of gastro events such as food tastings, special ‘local food' restaurant menus, 'meet the producer' farm visits, specialist markets and events, to create a month long foodie experience.
Events are steadily rolling in for this year's celebration. From beer festivals, where you can taste the best brews in the county, to farm visits, complete with traditional cooking, there's so much to choose from. You can even get baking yourself to win a prize at one of Devon's beautiful National Trust properties. Look out for all those special events on Dartmoor too, from farm walks, looking at some of the best beef on Dartmoor, to a marrow chilling children’s event!
For more information on Devon Celebration of Food and Drink 2005 look on http://www.devoncelebrationoffood.co.uk or contact Lara Watson on (01271) 859299
A New Flavour to Dartmoor
Fresh for the summer is our updated list of Dartmoor’s food and drink producers. The tried and tasted favourites are now joined by a host of new faces, producing an ever wider selection of wonderful food and drink, all from Dartmoor!
With the summer upon us what could be better for the family BBQ than some Dartmoor beef or lamb, fresh from the hills and ready to bring a true taste of Dartmoor to your table.
B&M Farming, Lovaton Farm Partnership
Lovaton Farm, South Tawton, Okehampton, Devon, EX20 2RA
01647 231649
www.traditionallyrearedmeat.co.uk
Dexter beef is reared in a traditional manner on land in the countryside stewardship scheme. Home bred and fed, home produced feeds. The Gloucester old spot roams freely in paddocks in the summer and straw yards in the winter to produce mouth-watering pork.
Purchase from local shops P.O stores (Spreyton), The Stores (S Zeal) Londis (Exeter rd garage Okehampton), Bridge Stores (Bow, Crediton), Spar (N Tawton). Direct to customers - delivered mail order, £10 postage, free for orders over £70.
Blackaller Honey
Rosemary Cottage, North Bovey, Devon TQ13 8RA
01647 440322
peter@blackaller.fsbusiness.co.uk
Honey and bee products. Purchase from Farmers’ Markets in Crediton, Bovey Tracey, Exeter, Teignmouth and retail outlets
Bottor Rock Farm
Bottor Rock Farm, Hennock, Newton Abbot,
01626 834247
Bottor Rock potatoes (12.5kg or 25kg). Beef in 1/8 mixed packs ready for freezer. Lamb, half or whole lamb, all jointed and bagged ready for freezer.
All produce collected from farm. Some delivery can be arranged. Beef and lamb £5/kg. Potatoes 2004 harvest was £4/25kg.
Browne's Chocolates
Throwleigh, Devon, EX20 2HX
0845 456 0568
Handmade chocolates. Sales to independent retailers throughout the region. No retail outlet here.
Buckfast Organic Bakery
Hamlyn house, Mardle Way, Buckfastleigh,
01364 642279
Vegetarian, organic pies and pasties. Gluten-free savoury pies. Luxury gluten-free cakes. Organic quality flapjacks. Distribution via refrigerated courier or own refrigerated van.
Colston Farm 'Proper Pork'
Colston Farm, Colston Road, Buckfastleigh, TQ11 0LW
01364 643836
Traditionally slowly produced pork and ham from saddleback and Welsh white pigs living a happy and contented life, slaughtered and butchered locally, free local delivery fresh or frozen. No minimum. Buckfastleigh farmers’ market, Ilsington country store, Widecombe PO and store, restaurants and pubs in Buckfastleigh area.
Dartmoor Delectables
Whistle Cottage, The Old Station, Horrabridge, PL20 7RQ
01822 854729
Handmade preserves (jam, marmalade, chutneys, pickles) made in own Dartmoor kitchen. Locally sourced/grown produce used as much as possible. Reviving interest in unusual and old fashioned recipes e.g. marrow and ginger jam, highdumpsydeary jam.
Tavistock country market and Tavistock farmers’ market, as part of a country market co-operative.
Dartmoor Kitchen
Little Ash Farm, Whiddon Down, Okehampton, Devon, EX20 2QG
01647 231130
Award winning pies, puddings and tarts using a mix of organic, local and seasonal ingredients. Pies include Devon steak and potato, roast butternut squash and tomato, game or potato, cheese and onion. The choice of puddings includes prune and almond, apple cake, and fresh berry cheesecake. Tarts include smoked trout, courgette and sweet pepper, and asparagus and goats cheese.
Deliveries to pubs and specialist food shops twice a week. Direct from farm 6 days a week. Home deliveries dependant on order/location.
Deer Force 10
c/o Mardlewood House, Higher Coombe, Scorriton, Buckfastleigh
01364 644420
Organic Venison (soil association)
Riverfood Farm shop or Rodney Cleave butchers in Ashburton
Devonshire Farmhouse Ice Cream Ltd
Kittson View, Higher Murchington Farm, Chagford, TQ13 8HJ
01647 433170
Bottled milk, clotted, double, single, whipping cream, luxury dairy ice cream, sorbets, and diabetic ice cream. Retail, wholesale, home delivery (minimum order £25), mail order clotted cream.
Dunns Dairy
Beacon View Farm, Drewsteignton, Exeter EX6 6PF
01647 231452
Milk, cream, butter, eggs.
On-site farm shop open 7 am -5 pm Monday to Saturday. Supply various shops, hotels etc throughout Devon. Doorstep deliveries with no minimum order.
Haldon Woods Farm
Haldon Woods Farm, Sourton Cross, Okehampton, EX20 4HX. And Binkham, Yelverton, PL20.
01822 854652
Home produced and reared beef, lamb, mutton, pork. 15 varieties of sausages, bacon, gammon steaks, lamb and mint sausages and burgers. Eggs (chicken and duck, when available). Discounted barbecue, camper and freezer packs of meats. All meats sold frozen. Collection from farm and by telephone order, free delivery within 25 miles.
Hogs Bottom Garden Delights.
Unit 5a Westbridge Street, Tavistock, Devon, PL19 HDE
01822 613013
Cordial fruit vinegars, salad dressings, marmalade/chutneys/preserves, assorted cooked pies/quiches. All made from as much local produce as possible.
We sell direct through farmers’ markets. Wholesale to about 50 shops/farm shops/cafés etc. Supply a few local pubs. Will soon be selling online.
Little Ash Farm
Little Ash Farm, Whiddon Down, Okehampton, Devon, EX20 2QG
01647 231130
Organic eggs, salad bags, herbs, vegetables and fruit.
Farm shop, Monday - Saturday 9:00-5:00
Moorland Mist
Mitchelcombe Farm, Holne, Newton Abbot, TQ13 7SP
01364 631528
Dartmoor water supplied in returnable bottles. 250, 330, 750 ml and 1 litre glass bottles with still or sparkling water. 1, 5, 13, 15 & 19 litre HDPE bottles, still water for use with coolers and porcelain crocks.
Home delivery, trade, sales to farm shops, health shops, pubs, hotels and restaurants (minimum order 4 crates). Contract bottling for 'own label' customers
Richard and Caroline Mann
Great Dunstone, Widecombe-in-the-Moor, Newton Abbot, TQ13 7TH
01364 621233
Beef is sold in mixed 1/8ths or freezer packs consisting of: 2 x 8oz rump steaks, 2 x 2-3lb topside, 5 x 0.5kg braising steak, 5 x 0.5kg mince. Lamb is sold in 1/2s or whole. Beefburgers and sausages also available.
Postal order nationwide or minimum order of £30 to be delivered within a 30mile radius of Widecombe.
Sherberton Beef and Lamb
Sherberton Farm, Princetown, Yelverton, PL20 6SF
01364 631276
Home reared beef and lamb supplied fresh or frozen. Beef is supplied at one price per kilo and mixed orders are supplied. The meat comes in freezer friendly packs of a sensible weight, but specific weights can be catered for. Lamb is supplied by the half, jointed. Being hill lambs, halves are not huge and thus suit families or couples.
Deliver locally (radius 30miles) and can collect from farm. Minimum order 5 kilos of mixed cuts.
Well Hung Meat
Tordean Farm, Dean Prior, Buckfastleigh.
0845 230 3131
Award winning (4 soil association food awards in 4 years) beef, lamb, pork, poultry, bacon, sausages by mail order. Monthly meat boxes containing all of the above.
Farm shop, postal/internet, farmers’ markets.
Nine Days of Art - High Moor Route
For nine days in September (10 -18), some of the most interesting and skilled artists working on Dartmoor are throwing open the doors of their studios to visitors. The work of 15 artists can be enjoyed at 8 venues on the high moor where you will find paintings, music, pottery, furniture, prints, ceramics and jewellery to see and to buy.
Details of artists participating in the High Moor Route are given below, with exciting opening events listed - including an evening concert by Carolyn Hillyer and Nigel Shaw. Copies of the High Moor Artists’ Route map enabling you to plan your own day out, enjoying some of the best of Dartmoor art, will be available from Dartmoor National Park Authority Information Centres from early September, and from the venues from 10 September. Look out for the distinctive High Moors Artists logo.
Nine Days of Art is a Devon-wide event. Full catalogues will be available from each of the High Moor venues.
High Moor Artists’ Route – Nine Days of Art – 10 – 18 September 2005
1. Joss Hibbs
Useful pots made from clays and rock minerals gathered from Dartmoor. Wood-fired in an anagama kiln for 50 hours.
Powdermills Pottery, Nr. Postbridge, Dartmoor PL20 6SP
(01822) 880263 joss@powdermillspottery.com www.powdermillspottery.supanet.comLink
On B3212 which crosses Dartmoor East-West. Between Postbridge and Two Bridges. Wheelchair access and parking on site.
10 - 18 September, 10 am-5 pm. Cream teas from 2.30 pm.
10 Sept: Kiln opening 3 pm.
2. Pamela Langford
Acrylic painting on canvas with an added dimension. Abstractions based on organic form, richly coloured and textured with innovative materials.
Powdermills Pottery, Nr. Postbridge, Dartmoor PL20 6SP (01364) 661397
Directions and access as above.
10 - 18 September, 10 am-5 pm.
3. Carolyn Hillyer and Nigel Shaw
Life-size, figurative paintings inspired by ancient Dartmoor and Arctic landscapes, installation inside Neolithic roundhouse, beautiful meadows and gardens with other sculptural works, Arctic birch tea served. Handcrafted deer skin drums and wooden flutes. Music composed by the artists.
Lower Merripit Farm, Postbridge, Dartmoor PL20 6TJ (01822) 880301 info@seventhwavmusic.co.uk www.seventhwavemusic.co.uk
North-east end of Postbridge off B3212. Wheelchair access and parking in field.
Opening Night music concert on 10 September (call for details and tickets) 5 pm -midnight.
11-18 September 2 pm - 6 pm. Flute making demonstrations on some days.
4. Ernie Godden
Painting in mixed media capturing the ever changing light and textures of the environment.
Oak Tree Cottage, The Green, North Bovey, TQ13 8RA (01647) 440434 www.erniegodden.co.uk
Top of the green. No wheelchair access. Ample parking around the green.
10 - 18 September, 11 am - 5 pm.
5. Rob Johns
Beautiful and practical solid wood furniture, finely crafted with great care and exquisite detailing. Puddaven Farm, North Bovey, TQ13 8RJ (01364) 631017From Moretonhampstead take the B3212 towards Princetown. Puddaven Farm is 4 miles on left, opposite turn for Lettaford. Access good, except for step into workshop
10 -18 September, 10 am - 4 pm.
6. Philippa Smith
Paintings, reflecting the colour and energy in the landscape, using acrylics and watercolour on canvas or paper.
Phoenix House, Old Station Road, Horrabridge, Yelverton PL20 7RA
(01822) 852842 philippa@smithphoenix.freeserve.co.uk
Good parking, easy access.
10 -18 September, 10 am - 4 pm
7. Denie Snushell
Paintings and drawings which reflect a lively interest in a wide range of subjects including still life, landscape and animals.
Meavy Cottage, Meavy Lane, Yelverton PL20 6AP (01822) 853478
From Plymouth-Tavistock A386, turn right at shops along Cornwood road.
Turn left to Meavy after 0.25 miles. Fourth house on right. Limited parking.
13 -18 September, 11 am - 5.30 pm
12 Sept: evening preview.
8. Jenny Pery
Jenny Pery works in different printmaking mediums – etching, lino cut, wood engraving, monotype – from drawings made in the landscape and abroad.
Holne Brake, Bovey Tracey TQ13 9LJ (01626) 834172 j.pery@btinternet.com
From Bovey Tracey, take road to Manaton and Haytor. Take right fork for Manaton and Becky Falls, uphill to cattle grid. Entering Dartmoor National Park, turn immediately right into drive over another cattle grid. Access: one step into studio
10-18 September, 11 am - 5 pm. Printing demonstrations.
9. Petra Tilly
Artist/designer exhibiting work in ceramics, also watercolour and oils. Inspiration is drawn from nature, landscape and symbol.
Buckland Hall, Buckland in the Moor TQ13 7HL (01364) 654054
petra@petradesigns.freeserve.co.uk
From Ashburton off A38, follow signs to Buckland in the Moor (approx. 2.5 miles). After passing large village name plate on left, turn first left, and follow parking signs.
10 -18 September, 11 am - 5.30 pm
10. Hilary Ross
The minutiae that constitute the landscape of Dartmoor. Colour, light and texture recorded in two dimensional works of mixed media.
Buckland Hall, Buckland in the Moor TQ13 7HL (01364) 652492 jgjandhil@btopenworld.com Directions as above.
10 -18 September, 11 am - 5.30 pm
11. Wild Women – Tati Dennehy
Quirky ceramic sculptures, celebrating human form and exploring inner worlds of dreams, emotions and instinctual nature, interweaving the sacred and the hilarious.
Wild Women Group, East Lower Lodge, Spitchwick, Poundsgate, TQ13 7NU (01364) 652043
From the Pear Tree junction, off the A38 at Ashburton, take the road signed to Princetown for 4 miles. 300 yards past the second bridge (New Bridge) turn right. Venue is 500 yards on the left. Outside area wheelchair accessible, one step to studio.
10-18 September, 11 am - 5 pm
12. Wild Women – Cea Blyth
Prints and paintings glowing with the soft warm colours of earth pigments.
Wild Women Group, East Lower Lodge, Spitchwick, Poundsgate, TQ13 7NU
(01364) 652088 www.c-blyth.com
Directions and access: as above
10 -18 September, 11 am – 5 pm
13. Wild Women – Pauline Lee
See Pauline Lee’s distinctive and wide ranging ceramic sculpture at source of inspiration. Human vessel, plant and creature forms.
Wild Women Group, East Lower Lodge, Spitchwick, Poundsgate, TQ13 7NU (01364) 631593 paulineleeceramics@hotmail.com Directions and access: as above
10 -18 September, 11 am – 5 pm
14. Wild Women – Avis Murray
Contemporary jewellery and sculptural pieces, combining the elements of various clays, metals and semi-precious stones.
Wild Women Group, East Lower Lodge, Spitchwick, Poundsgate, TQ13 7NU (01364) 652461
Directions and access: as above
10 -18 September, 11 am – 5 pm
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