Protecting our natural environment through our Neighbourhood Plan
To protect our natural environment through our Neighbourhood Plan we have to know
- Which species are here to protect.
- Which species should be here but are not.
To inform our planning we need to get the evidence. To do that we need to go out and survey the Parish, and keep surveying it.
We have already started.
Everyone can help.
- Download the free Obsidentify App at https://observation.org/apps/obsidentify/
- Create an account with Observation.org through the Obsidentify App. Make sure the ‘location’ is enabled for the App.
- Watch a short You Tube Video about the App at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Mknl6i7IxU
- Use the App to start photographing birds, bugs, plants, fungi: in your garden, in the lanes on the footpaths.
The App will usually identify it for you. Then it will upload to our survey where your observation will appear within a day or so. It is easy and it is quick. To see what we have so far take a look at the Dittisham Survey: Click here to see BioBlitz Dittisham (HTML) and in Cornworthy (HTML) and in Blackawton (HTML)
We will soon cover all of the parishes in the South Hams. Hopefully we will soon be able to log some swifts taking up summer residence in the church tower!
To read more about how we can help the environment through the Neighbourhood Plan click this link: ‘How to consider the environment in Neighbourhood Plans‘ (PDF).
To see a map of all the habitats in the Parish here (html) and on the “Layers” button click “Priority Habitats”.
Our lovely K2 phone box on the Level is now owned by the Parish Council. We have a small budget for paint etc as it is need of care. We also need ideas for what it can be repurposed for and a team of volunteer to do the work. You will have seen a few of these around that have been repurposed into book or plant exchanges. You may have better or more interesting ideas.