Plantwalk is a small independent venture set up in Hartland in 2010. It aims to provide a local focus for wildlife by increasing awareness of all local wildlife – plants in particular. Plantwalk is run by Clare Gurton – local wild plant enthusiast and writer.

 

Plantwalk offers the opportunity to book guided nature walks in the North Devon AONB. These can be tailored to your needs and aim to provide enjoyable, relaxing walks that stimulate an interest in local wild life.

 

Clare is also happy to give talks and presentations and to arrange short courses, for example on plant identification, wildlife gardening, and wild food foraging.

 

In addition Clare is running a verge survey project which aims to document the wild plants growing along the road verges in the Parish of Hartland with a view to establishing best management of verges of conservation importance.

 

Hartland is located at the South-Western end of the North Devon AONB, adjacent to the Cornish County boundary. Hartland and the area of outstanding beauty that surrounds the village, is a special place with a variety of important habitats, supporting a rich diversity of plants, insects, animals and birds.

 

Hartland also has dramatic coastal geology of national importance and an inland landscape that is primarily agricultural. It contains a dispersed pattern of ancient farmsteads and hamlets joined by an intricate network of lanes, with wide verges and high Devon hedgebanks.