Soil: The world beneath your feet

This is the next Granite Elements Walk on Wednesday 13 July

Creative Walk around Haytor

Thank goodness the rain cleared and the sun came out by the end of the walk around the Quarry and along the newly cleared Granite Tramway (we were all very impressed by all the hard work that has gone into that)
It was led by Amanda Pellatt and there was so much to experience, awakening all our senses throughout the afternoon. We are so lucky to live here !!

Newly cleared Granite Tramway

Haytor Quarry

Great Walk on the Granite Tramway

We had a great walk on Friday with Barry Green and Albert Knott the magical duo full of so much information about Rural Skills and how that heritage affects the landscape, the fauna and flora and us humans. 

Looking forward to the next walk now ! 

Art Walk on 20 June

Granite Elements Stand

A lovely day on Sunday for engaging with the outdoors at The Dartmoor Wildlife Festival at Yarner Wood. Viv and volunteers from the Heritage Centre ran a stand about Granite Elements, to help inform people about the Granite tramway. and the opportunities to engage with it. 

Cleaning the granite tramway

There has been some lovely days recently - Sunday was one of them when Volunteers went up to Haytor with DNP to clean a bit more of the tramway. The Granite tramway does require a bit of looking after at times to keep it visible. 

Ventiford Basin Granite Tramway

We went on a reccie to see how long it would take to get to the Ventiford Basin excavation site , parking at Teign Bridge Car Park we walked back along the Templar Way, which is now the vastly improved new route, of course suitable for cycling and walking. Stopping to look at the highlights of Stover Canal along the way passing Teigngrace Lock and Graving Dock Lock and with time to read the notice boards it took us 3/4 of an hour to get to Ventiford Basin where the newly discovered part of the granite Tramway is.
A very pleasant walk suitable for people with mobility problems. 
Phil Newman who is leading the dig will be there from 14 May , but suggests that from 21 - 27 May there will more to see of the next part of the excavations. Enjoy 

Granite tramway excavated 2015