Dartmoor Pursuits
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International Space Station
Tonight will be a great night to see it – AND you can avoid watching the news! The space station will be crossing our skies tonight around about 10.09pm. Here is NASA’s alert: Time: Thu May 28 10:09 PM, Visible: 5 min, Max Height: 59°, Appears: 18° above W, Disappears: 11° above ESE If you want future alerts, register with NASA – log on to: Spotthestation@nasa.gov
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Firing on Dartmoor
Before you go haring about in the wide blue yonder…
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Operation OWL
National police campaign raises awareness of birds of prey persecutionDevon & Cornwall Police is joining with other police forces across the country today, Friday 15 May, in a virtual ‘Operation Owl’ day of action to highlight birds of prey persecution, as numbers of reported incidents show no signs of slowing down. Launched in February 2018, Operation Owl is a joint initiative by North Yorkshire Police, the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) and the Royal Society for the Protection of Animals (RSPCA), with the Yorkshire national parks. The initiative set out to raise awareness of raptor persecution, encouraging the public to be vigilant for signs of this criminal…
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Dark Skies
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Dartmoor Society Summer Barbeque
The Dartmoor Society Summer Barbecue, talk and walk will take place on the evening of Friday July 19th.This will be held at Langaford Farm Trust which is at Lettaford and will be an opportunity for anyone to come along and see this lovely farm that is run for wildlife conservation, to experience the walk and talk on a moth/butterfly theme and to enjoy the barbecue.All the details can be found here:https://www.dartmoorsociety.com/events#event125 Caya Edwards
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North Bovey Heritage Festival
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British Life Photographic Awards
If you look closely or are lucky, you may see some familiar images in the media this week, as I have been lucky enough to have three photographs from in and around North Bovey be awarded “Highly Commended” status in the “Rural Life” category of the inaugural “British Life Photography Awards”, a national photographic competition on the subject of, yes, you guessed it, “British Life”. The photos of the Village Maypole and the Beating of the Bounds were from 2012, and the B&W image is of Tom Hunt feeding his sheep over at Wray Barton early last year. If you are quick, you can see the images along with all the…
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News for Dartmoor Cyclists
The final section of a walking and cycling route linking Dartmoor to Plymouth has opened to the public today (Friday 28 November). Read more . . .