Mid Devon : Clayhidon Turbary
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Mid Devon : Clayhidon Turbary
Image: © Lewis Clarke Taken: 22 Feb 2019
Clayhidon Turbary was once used by local people who grazed their cattle there and who also cut peat from the site to use as fuel to heat their homes. This ancient right is at the root of the name 'Turbary'. In recent years these uses declined and the heathland had begun to lose its special character. However, in 2011 Devon Wildlife Trust stepped in to take on the management of Clayhidon Turbury and made it a nature reserve. https://www.devonwildlifetrust.org/nature-reserves/clayhidon-turbary
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Image Location
Latitude
50.930271
Longitude
-3.207336