Events and activities

Come and enjoy an activity on Dartmoor with the Rangers as part of the Ranger Ralph Club!

The Ranger Ralph Club is open to all children between the ages of 5-12 years and is ideal for the young nature enthusiast in your family.

Ranger Ralph meets on a regular basis and each activity is safely led by a Dartmoor National Park Ranger. The club runs up to twelve outdoor events per year. These are all free to attend once you are a member.

How to join the Ranger Ralph club

If you live locally, or are coming to Dartmoor when an event is on, why not book and join in. Remember to bring your membership card!

Booking is essential for these activities as numbers are limited. These events are for Ranger Ralph Club members only.

Saturday 27 September – 13.30 – 15.30 (2hrs)
Ranger Ralph to the Rescue
Join the Dartmoor Search & Rescue Ashburton volunteers to learn about the various types of equipment and kit that they use when they are called out to help someone who is lost or injured out on the moor.
There will be `hands on` demonstrations involving stretcher carrying, rope use, first aid and water rescue. You can also experience sitting in a range of their rescue vehicles, plus wearing and testing other equipment.

Refreshments suitable for children and adults will be available with a donation to the charity.

Meet at St Boniface House, Ashburton, TQ13 7JL. GR (SX 746 677),
What3Words:///speedily.bronzer.glance which is on the old road between Pear Tree Cross at Ashburton and Dart Bridge, Buckfast.
Bookings taken from 8 September.

Saturday 1 November, 16.30 – 19.00
Ranger Ralph Bat Walk –
Join us for a guided walk around the grounds of the Parke estate, use bat detectors to listen in to different bat calls and identify the different habitats that bat species prefer.
Make your own crafty bat and spooky lantern to take home.
Fancy dress welcomed but optional. Let's get spooky.
Please also bring warm layers, waterproof coat, headtorch or handheld torch, and sturdy footwear.

Meet at Parke, National Trust, Bovey Tracey TQ13 9JQ. (SX 805786)what 3words:///hillsides.farms.clipboard
Car park free to National Trust members and Blue Badge holders, or £3 for 2 hours and £5 for all day.
Bookings taken from 13 October.

Please book by telephoning 01626 831080. Please note that we are often out on the moors so may not answer immediately but do leave a message and we will get back to you on our return. Alternatively, you can send an email to education@dartmoor.gov.uk

Bookings are only taken from three weeks before each event. If, for any reason ,you find you cannot make the event, please call and cancel. This will give other people the opportunity to book.

Sorry, but we do not allow dogs on our events.