Fingle Woods

825 acres of woodland managed in partnership by the Woodland Trust and the National Trust

[Fingle Woods @FingleWoods]

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[Pam Ayres MBE @PamAyres]

How sad on this October day
To see our hedges shorn away
Small creatures would have liked to eat,
The hawthorn berries, rose hips sweet,
Blackberries and nuts and sloes,
But through the blades the banquet goes,
Won’t somebody heed our words,
And leave the berries for the birds.

[Fingle Woods @FingleWoods]

A different #Dartmoor #woodland perspective. The most fitting analogy I can give is a #Rugby one for a scrum. Find a tree, touch, pause and engage. There’s so much going on when you spend a bit more time looking closely...

[Fingle Woods @FingleWoods]

On this dreary #Dartmoor afternoon, in these strange times, there is still colour and wonder. Have a good weekend people.

[Fingle Woods @FingleWoods]

The Spires of a #Dartmoor woodland may not stand tall but nonetheless have their own grandeur.

[Fingle Woods @FingleWoods]

Battered, faded, but still the first one I’ve seen this year. Painted Lady #Butterfly, landed on some buddleia whilst we set up for #chagfordshow #Dartmoor

[Fingle Woods @FingleWoods]

Not the rarest, not the showiest but still just a lovely little butterfly . This very obliging Gatekeeper. #Dartmoor #Butterflies #nature

[Fingle Woods @FingleWoods]

‘Tidy house, tidy mind’ isn’t that what they say? It seems that these Wood ants are probably tidier than me. #Dartmoor #nature

[Fingle Woods @FingleWoods]

#Dartmoor skies bisected in blue. The rush hour soon to begin, as thoughts turn to #FridayThoughts and the weekend ahead.

[Fingle Woods @FingleWoods]

@JWentomologist Just one of many reasons we’re asked and ask to keep dogs on leads. Amazing picture and a wonderful wonderful bird. Nothing quite like the sound of a Nightjar at Dusk

[charlie elder @charlieelderTH]

Well, here's a little surprise - a pygmy shrew spotted foraging on the lawn. The daisy behind gives an idea of its tiny size! Apparently they need to eat more than their bodyweight each day to survive #Dartmoor @Mammal_Society @DevonMammalGrp @DevonWildlife @dartmoornpa

[Fingle Woods @FingleWoods]

@OnlyInDevon They left yesterday morning... hopefully we’ll have another group back soon.

[Fingle Woods @FingleWoods]

@OnlyInDevon Wow! I never knew that...

Here’s to the 3 hill forts in the Teign Valley! #Dartmoor And the recently departed ponies that carried out #conservation grazing on the site. #hillfortswednesday

[Andrew Taylor @Rex_Schneider]

Golden-ringed dragonfly #Manaton #Dartmoor @DevonWildlife @southdevonbirds @BDSdragonflies

[Fingle Woods @FingleWoods]

@JWentomologist That should be made criminal! Why oh why are we so obsessed with ‘tidiness’ all I here every weekend is lawn mowers and just despair of the degradation of our verges.

[Geoffrey Cox KC MP @Geoffrey_Cox]

Delighted to meet such a committed and articulate group of constituents here for the #TimeIsNow parliamentary lobby. Thank you for coming.

[Fingle Woods @FingleWoods]

Looking forward to meeting @Geoffrey_Cox later today to lobby him on #ClimateChange and #Nature loss. Representing @nationaltrust @WoodlandTrust and @DartmoorNT #TheTimeisNow we can’t just keep ploughing the same furrows!

[Fingle Woods @FingleWoods]

In the world of #Dartmoor #Nature it appears there is no peace, even for this pair of mating Violet Oil beetles...

[Fingle Woods @FingleWoods]

@GAP_NT I told you they were the future 😉 Bourbons only demotivate people! Great to meet you guys today and hear about all the work you do.

[Fingle Woods @FingleWoods]

@GAP_NT What biscuit came out tops in your poll?