Our regular meetings and lectures take place at the Teignbridge District Scout Headquarters in Wolborough Street, Newton Abbot (unless otherwise directed).

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Newton Abbot Branch of the
Devon Beekeepers Association

UK Registered Charity Number: 270675

Newton Abbot is a branch of the Devon Beekeepers Association (DBKA), which in turn is affiliated to the British Beekeepers Association (BBKA). A member of NABKA is automatically entitled to membership of the other two.

Founded in 1875, DBKA has a long history which is described in interesting detail in Ron Brown’s ‘1000 Years of Devon Beekeeping’ (a copy of this booklet is held in our branch library). ‘Beekeeping’, our Association journal also forms an interesting historical record.

As a not-for-profit organisation DBKA (and Newton Abbot) are run on a voluntary basis for the benefit of bees and beekeepers. We actively encourage membership to provide the help and resources needed to promote beekeeping and to support beginners and 'old hands' alike.

Our branch has over 100 members in such places as: Abbotskerswell, Ashburton, Bishopsteignton, Bovey Tracey, Chagford, Chudleigh Knighton, Dawlish, Ipplepen, Kinsteignton, Manaton, Moretonhampstead and Widecombe-in-the-Moor.

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Our membership overlaps slightly with adjacent branches of the DBKA - Exeter (to the North), Okehampton, Tavistock and Plymouth (to the West), Totnes (South) and Torbay (to the East). click here to see other branch websites

More information about Newton Abbot...

Newton Abbot People:
local website for what's on and where to go.

Link to town website

Link to Teignbridge District Council

Devon Wildlife Trust complete botanical survey for Clay Lane apiary

photo Glyn Davies

We are most grateful to Lynne Kenderdine, Devon Wildlife Trust County Wildlife Sites Officer for undertaking this brief botanical survey. As the site is now recognised as 'an area of agriculturally unimproved lowland semi-natural grassland which is immensely rare both nationally and at the county level', we will be following careful guidelines to manage and maintain it.

In addition, we will be adding to this survey our own members' observations of wildlife on the site.

Click here to download the survey report (pdf)

Related links:
www.devonwildlifetrust.org

photo Bob Normand

Green winged orchid
amongst almost 50 plant species counted

During the summer, the Clay Lane apiary is manned by volunteers and open to members on Saturday afternoons.

Committee

Officers and Committee, 2010

photo NAL

Clay Lane Apiary, as it was in 2009