NATURE IN EXETER
Webcams
There are many webcams set up around the world for you to peek at to see wildlife activity if you are unable to get out and about or if you don't have a garden. These webcams can give you a window on nature without leaving your sofa!
You can even watch activity at watering holes in Africa or whales and sharks in the ocean! The possibilities are endless - and all without leaving your house, getting on a plane or getting your feet wet! Technology is really quite magnificent.
Devon Wildlife Trust Videos
Check out Devon Wildlife Trusts selection of great videos on their YouTube side here.
Lots of wildlife captured on camera as well as practical tips and hints.
There are also wildlife webcams on their site, check out Wildlife Windows here.
Wildlife Trust Webcams
The Wildlife Trusts have set up a number of webcams from their sites around the British Isles and brought them all together here.
There are ospreys, puffins, peregrines, owls, mammals and marine life!
Please note that some website may not be live during the winter, but it's worth checking back as the seasons change.
Mount Dinham Peregrine Falcons
St Michael & All Angels Church at Mount Dinham in Exeter has had visiting and nesting peregrines since the 1980s. The church was built in 1867-88 and the spire is 73 metres or 230 feet high. The nest box inside the spire is at a height of about 35 metres or 110 feet. The peregrines usually hatch 3 or 4 young a year.
The Peregrine Project at St Michael’s broadcasts live camera footage from right inside the Peregrines’ nest box and shares this and other information and research publications with the public at large. When the cameras are in action, you can view them here and find out more about the peregrine falsons.
Perched high above Brixham Bay, this live webcam shows a selection of views across the beautiful Brixham Bay.
Brixham Bay is a diverse marine hub on South Devon’s coast, featuring grey seals, bottlenose dolphins, and harbor porpoises.
Berry Head National Nature Reserve hosts the largest breeding colony of guillemots on the south coast, along with peregrine falcons and rare greater horseshoe bats. Key sites include Shoalstone Beach and Goodrington Sands for rockpooling.
Brixham Bay Webcam
if you need to see the sea, then look no further than this live webcam from the Coastguard Cottages overlooking the Dawlish coastline.
Dawlish Warren, located at the mouth of the Exe Estuary in South Devon, is a premier tourist resort and National Nature Reserve. It features a renowned 1.5-mile sandy beach, extensive sand dunes, and diverse habitats, attracting visitors with its combination of Blue Flag status, wildlife conservation, and family-friendly attractions like amusement arcades and a golf course.
As a National Nature Reserve, SSSI, and Special Area of Conservation, the area is vital for over-wintering birds and rare plants.
Dawlish Coast Webcam
BBC Wildlife has gathered together many different wildlife webcams from around the country onto one page.
There are birds, bats, badgers, mammals and even puffins!
BBC Wildlife Webcams
BBC Countryfile has gathered together an expert guide to the best wildlife webcams you can watch right now to see nesting birds or nocturnal mammals around the UK and Ireland.
Thanks to livestreaming, it's possible you can still watch a variety of species, including owls, seals, badgers and bats, thanks to these webcams.
Some of these cameras are seasonal, for example they may only be active during the nesting season. So keep an eye on the BBC Countryfile website for regular updates.
BBC Countryfile
BBC Winterwatch has once again gathered together all the latest winter wildlife action.
You can watch what is happening from their latest filming location as well as videos from around the country.
BBC Winterwatch
BBC Springwatch has webcams and wildlife footage from previous series, as well as links to previous episodes on BBC iPlayer.
BBC Springwatch
Watch wildlife from around the world live in your living room on an 'armchair safari' thanks to Naturetrek.
From Elephants in Africa, nesting hummingbirds in California and waterholes in South Africa, there is plenty of wildlife action happening right this minute, for you to enjoy with a cup of tea from the comfort of your living room.
Truly mesmerising and addictive!
