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A BETTER FUTURE FOR

DEVON’S BIRDS Friday 6 November 2015

9.30am–5.15pm (tea, coffee and registration from 9am)

Exeter Racecourse, Kennford, Exeter, Devon EX6 7XS

A major one-day conference focusing on the current state of Devon’s birds and the conservation measures being taken to create a better future for

many of our declining species. Topics include: key findings from the new Devon Bird Atlas; species recovery programmes; landscape scale

conservation and Dartmoor’s central importance for birds.

The conference is aimed at everyone with an

interest in Devon’s birds, including members of

wildlife organisations, conservationists, land

managers and farmers.

Tickets for the day are limited and expected to

sell out quickly.

The conference is jointly hosted by Devon Birds and the Dartmoor Preservation Association.

Priority booking for members of the Dartmoor

Preservation Association and Devon Birds

opens on 20 August.

General booking opens on 1 September.

Tickets for the day, including all refreshments

and lunch, are priced at:

£25 for members of Devon Birds and DPA

£30 for general public

£20 for full-time students

Book now at

www.devonbirds.org

or use the form overleaf

Nightingale

loss for Devon

Lapwing down 97%

Little Egret

gain for Devon

Wood Warbler

down 73%

Cuckoo down 74%

Curlew down 85%

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Speakers include:

Stephen Moss - one of the UK’s best-known naturalists, a best-selling author and an

award-winning TV and radio producer whose credits include Springwatch and Tweet of

the Day. He is our keynote speaker for the day.

Martin Harper - the RSPB's Conservation Director will talk about the RSPB's

critical work on species recovery, including Cirl Bunting in Devon, habitat

management and the key role of nature reserves.

Harry Barton - Chief Executive of Devon Wildlife Trust. He will talk about the Trust’s

commitment to landscape-scale conservation and how it is benefiting birds across the

county.

Simon Lyster - a board member of Natural England, a former Director General of the

Wildlife Trusts and the current Chairman of World Land Trust. He will talk about the

governance of natural areas and the farmed environment.

John Varley - Chief Executive of Clinton Devon Estates, one of the largest landowners

in the county. John will talk about approaches to land management across a range of

habitats that balance commercial interests with conservation.

Other speakers include: Kevin Bishop, Chief Executive of Dartmoor National Park Authority,

Stella Beavan and Mike Lock, co-authors of the new Devon Bird Atlas, Charles Tyler,

Professor of Environmental Biology at the University of Exeter, John Walters, one of Devon’s

most knowledgeable naturalists and Malcolm Burgess, a leading ornithologist.

A BETTER FUTURE FOR DEVON’S BIRDS

ONE-DAY CONFERENCE * FRIDAY 6TH NOVEMBER 2015 * EXETER RACECOURSE