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EEMP Virtual Forum Event – Registration Now Open

Registration for the upcoming EEMP Virtual Forum is now open… Register for your free ticket on Eventbrite  This year EEMP have gone virtual! Due to COVID-19 and the restrictions on social distancing the EEMP are hosting a Virtual Forum to replace the Summer Stakeholder event and will take place on the 21st October, 19:00 – […]

Exe Clean Up events postponed

Due to COVID-19, unfortunately we had to cancel our 2020 Spring Clean-Up at Dawlish Warren Nature Reserve and with the latest government guidelines of social groups of six our Autumn Clean-Up will not be taking place either. But you can still do your part and we want to encourage users of the Estuary, surrounding beaches […]

Exmouth Duckpond Wildlife Refuge in place next week

The Exmouth Duckpond Wildlife Refuge put in place to protect the thousands of overwintering birds will be in place as of the 15th September 2020 and will run until 31 December For more information, visit our Wildlife Designations Page or check out the Wildlife Refuge brochure

Save the Date: EEMP Virtual Stakeholder Forum

Wednesday 21st October, 19:00 – 20:30 Virtual Meeting (Microsoft Teams / Zoom TBC) This years Exe Estuary Management Partnership’s Stakeholder Forum will be held virtually due to ongoing social distancing measures. We are currently working on the finer details of the Agenda, but wanted to get a ‘Save the Date’ as early as possible. We […]

Exmouth NCI urge beach users not to use inflatables in the sea

EXMOUTH National Coastwatch Institution (NCI) is urging beach users not to use inflatables or rubber rings in the sea. The urgent call comes after a series of incidents when the volunteer watch-keepers have had to call upon their RNLI lifeboat or lifeguard colleagues to rescue those involved. ‘Visitors are not aware how quickly the river […]

Summer Edition of the ‘Exe Press’ newsletter OUT NOW!

In this issue… • COVID-19 impacts on the Exe Estuary Management Partnership• NEW State of the Exe Estuary ‘toolkit’ now online• Aliens on the Exe – Pacific oysters• IFCA update on the Exe 2019 public mussel stocks• An update from the Harbour Master• Lower Otter Restoration Project And lots more! Check out the latest edition […]

Aliens on the Exe – Pacific oysters

Pacific oysters, as their name suggests, are native to the Pacific Ocean, but they have been a familiar sight in the UK since the 60’s. They were first introduced in hope of finding an alternative species to supplement the shellfish industry following the decline of our native oyster. When they were first introduced, they were […]

Exmouth National Coastwatch Institution is back on duty

Exmouth National Coastwatch Institution is back on duty. After an enforced suspension of duties due to Covid-19, the volunteer watchkeepers of the Queen’s Drive station resumed their seven-day-a-week service last Saturday (16 May). ‘With the government’s easing of restrictions, the number of water and beach users is increasing,’ says Station Manager Ivor Jones. ‘We are […]