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In the mysterious woods near Dartmeet
you can find this small, tunnel-like cave where the pixies live.
There has been many sightings her, especially on moonlit nights of pixies frolicking round a fairy ring.
Photo © Rob Wildwood, author of Magical Places of Britain, a stunning full-colour guide to the folklore of Britain's most magical sacred sites in nature - www.themagicalplaces.com
With a peculiar appearance imparted to it by its formation in three continuous cascades this waterfall christened "Devon Falls" pours down to the valley beneath not a long distance away from its brother the "St. Clairs".
Dancing for climate action in the heart of Devon.
Today 24th October is the global Day of Climate Action co-ordinated by
350.org, involving a 181 countries and 5200 actions worldwide. Devon put on
at least 12 events, one of the most colourful and well attended took place
in the beautiful surroundings of the Teign Valley.
Children from three local primary schools (Hennock, Dunsford and
Doddiscomsleigh) dressed in pink, red and orange T-shirts danced on a lush
green parish field ending up in a 350 formation. It was a simple dance
executed with the commitment and verve adult dancers would have been proud
of. Impressively, the children understood that the importance of the 350
lies in the necessity of bringing carbon levels in the atmosphere down from
390 to 350 parts per million.
Ann Daniels, Devon Polar explorer, who opened the event, updated the
audience with the latest findings from the Catlin Arctic Survey. She said
that the Arctic Sea would lose its summer ice in ten years and we would all
witness the changes.
She addressed the children directly, telling them they were the future.
“People are more important than leaders, there are more of us and what we do
can make a real difference. When I see people coming together for an event
like this, I feel optimistic.”
The dance theme was continued by Kalash ATS, a troupe of vividly adorned
belly dancers who performed in front of a beautiful 350 banner made by the
children of Doddiscombsleigh School. The afternoon finished with a rip
roaring performance by Jackie Juno, comedienne and poet from Bovey Tracey.
This was the first major event put on by Greener Teign, a climate action
group formed in July.
Devon.
Club House & Waiting Room.
Opened 1923. One of the first private aerodromes in UK.
Pre WW2: Teignmouth Air Trophy Races; Sir Alan Cobham's Air Circus; Visits by HRH Prince of Wales; GWR Air Services - Cardiff - Haldon - Plymouth.
WW2: Commissioned HMS Heron ll (satellite of HMS Heron, RNAS Yeovilton).
Post WW2: Not used, reverted to heathland. Currently managed by National Trust.
www.royalnavyresearcharchive.org.uk/FAA-Bases/Haldon.htm#...
The story is told that a young farm worker from Rowbrook Farm by the Dart Valley heard a voice calling repeatedly across the river crying “Jan Coo”. He and other labourers heard the shouts and went to investigate on several occasions, but, except for once, the voice never responded when they shouted back. One dark night however came the call “Jan Coo” again and the boy set off down the valley to cross the river and search for the source of the voice. He never returned to the farm that night and no body was ever found, hence it was believed that the pixies had stolen him away.
Photo © Rob Wildwood, author of Magical Places of Britain, a photographic guide to the folklore of Britain's natural sacred sites - www.themagicalplaces.com
The Devon Air Ambulance landed in Cliff Field Gardens this morning. Luckily it wasn't needed.
The 2011 Seaton Devon Air Ambulance week last year raised £6,000 for DAAT. This year the 2012 Seaton Devon Air Ambulance Week runs from 30th July to the 5th August raising money for the DAAT to keep this essential service flying..
Once a stop on the Great Northern Railway, the small prairie town was founded in the early 1900's. Today, three grain elevators, a church, a few homes, and several old buildings and abandoned homes are all that remain of the old town. The post office closed in 1975.
Known as the Hi-Line, the Great Northern Railway built their railroad across the plains of northern Montana in the late 1800's. Every 8 or 10 miles or so, they built a siding and a station. Homesteaders, many arriving by rail, claimed land and built the towns around the stations that existed along the route. Most of the towns were founded in the early 1900's. The towns prospered into the 1920's, but for a number of reasons they began to decline in the 1930's. There were some ups and downs, but generally populations have declined since the 1960's. Today, some of the towns along the Hi-Line are essentially ghost towns with others heading in that direction.
These large (10 cm), black slugs (Arion ater – Arionidae) slither around the North Devon coast, especially in damp weather. Note the slime plug on its tail.
U.K.: Devon, Foreland Point, 20 May 2008.
Budleigh Salterton lies within the East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Salterton is derived from the days when the main industry of the area was salt-panning - in those days the town was known as Ottermouth. Taken April 2010.
Preserved Devon General DR817 (VDV 817) is parked in the new Exeter Bus Station on 19th July 2021.
An AEC Regent V with Metro Cammell Orion bodywork, part of the Devon General Omnibus Trust Collection.