Dartmoor Story Events

Thursday, 21 February 2019 at 10:00 - 14:00

Woodland Survival Skills!

Location: Meet at the Woodland Centre, East Dartmoor NNR, Yarner Wood, TQ13 9LJ. Follow the Brown signs from Bovey.

Could you survive a day “lost” on the nature reserve? Imagine your plane has crashed in the wooded wilds of Dartmoor; you need to find somewhere safe to build a shelter, make a fire and cook your rations. Survivors are grouped into teams of around 6 people to undertake these woodland ...

Sunday, 19 May 2019 at 11:00 - 16:30

Spring Woodland Festival: Return of the Flycatcher

Location: Special Event Parking near Yarner House. Follow the event signs from Bovey up the Haytor road. Turn into Yarner House drive. Parking is in a farm field.

At 11am. Help us parade the "King of the Flycatchers" back to his Dartmoor woodland, with colourful artwork made by local school children, in this dramatic celebration. The flycatcher is an iconic species for the nature reserve and our Dartmoor woodlands. These birds have flown thousands of miles...