• The ponies return!
    You may have read about it on social media or heard from one of our team on-site already, but our team of 6 handsome Dartmoor ponies have returned. Thanks to the Dartmoor Pony Heritage Trust , Kevin,...
  • Heathland trail opens today!
    As part of the Greensand Country Heritage Lottery Fund project to promote heathland on the Greensand Ridge, we've just opened our short heathland path at The Lodge, which takes you close to the heather...
  • Heathland insects, a spider and a pink magpie!
    I thought we'd end the working week with a few stunning insect images taken on the heathland here by Alan Burrows, along with a very quirky bird-a 'pink' magpie!, taken by Trevor Boyd from his house in...
  • The new heathland viewing mound is open
    The new viewing mound giving raised views across the new heath at The Lodge is now open. RSPB Life Fellows John Hendry and James Taylor were the first visitors to go up on the mound after they had earlier...
  • Pony poo for conservation!
    As you may remember reading in this blog , we’ve had plans here at RSPB The Lodge to have some new four-hooved team members join the reserve for quite some time. While Covid-19 put our plans for Spring...