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The Rangers at Northam Burrows are advising visitors and residents to be extra vigilant at this time of year, as the area welcomes an influx of winter birds. As some UK birds such as Swallows and House Martins head off to warmer climates, Northam Burrows welcomes a large influx of Scandinavian and Northern European species escaping the harsher winters found elsewhere.
See the full annoucement here.
The Devon Wildlife Trust are looking for more volunteers to join their North Devon mailing list. If you know anyone that might be interested in coming along to one of our events, please email us at
This article from North Devon Gazette will be of interest to Forum members particularly from an environmental viewpoint, never mind the economical one, in that shipping has a lower carbon footprint than road haulage transport. Paul Brown, the Bideford Harbour Master, mentioned and discussed the benefits of this development in his report to the October 2024 TTEF meeting.
The next Taw Torridge Forum Estuary meeting will take place at 7.00pm Monday 21st October in the Beechfield Centre, Beechfield Road, Fremington EX31 3DD. The agenda is available here. The previous minutes can be downloaded from here.