Granite Elements : July 2016

Tuesday 26 July 2016

Colour pallettes

We had another lovely walk around the quarry at Haytor with Amanda Pellatt, selecting our colour pallettes for July - quite different from June with the bracken being incredibly diverse in range ,I am now itching to go and make some more selections to work from!

Thursday 14 July 2016

Soil Walk

Another fabulous walk , learnt loads and had cake made in the style of different soils we discovered along the walk from Haytor to Yarner Wood. Thank you Rob, Harry and Albert for all your input. and Thanks to Clare and Chris for the cake.

Peat - we got Chocolate Brownies with this!

Shortcake and nuts for River Valley Soil

Tuesday 5 July 2016

Sunday 10 July

Volunteers needed this Sunday to work on historic tramway

Come and join Dartmoor National Park Ranger Simon Lee on Sunday 10 July as he leads a team of volunteers to continue working on the popular Templer Way walking route near Haytor. The day runs from 10:30 until 3:30 and starts at the National Park Visitor Centre, Haytor.

The Templer Way follows the route by which granite was taken from the quarries in the Haytor area during the 1800s on an 18 mile journey toTeignmouth on the south coast.

A granite tramway was used to transport the stone down to Stover Canal from where it was shipped down to the docks at Teignmouth. Large parts of the old tramway still exist, especially in the area near Haytor itself.

Conservation work days are a great way of getting healthy exercise in a fantastic environment and meeting like-minded people as well as helping look after this special place. You will also learn more about Dartmoor’s fascinating history and moorland management.

If you are interested in coming along on one of Simon’s Haytor conservation work days please get in touch by emailing slee@dartmoor.gov.uk or calling 07711 104541. Booking is essential as tools and equipment need to be organised.

For those who come along regularly there will be plenty of variety with practical work being carried out on habitat management and archaeological sites as well as helping keep this iconic Dartmoor location looking good.