Discover Dartmoor's amazing bogs this National Parks Week

You are invited to dive into the Magnificent Mires project this summer holiday!

When: Thursday 27th July 10:30 – 15:30Where: Haytor Visitor Centre

Join us for a day packed full of family activities and learn about the important part bogs play on Dartmoor. Children can discover a range of weird and wonderful wildlife first-hand, with bug hunts, storytelling and creative crafting. Follow wildlife experts around the mires to learn more about the fascinating habitats and secretive lives of their inhabitants.The day starts at Haytor Visitor Centre where Butterfly Conservation and Moor than meets the eye will be outside, offering a range of exciting activities and interesting stands. Then you can hop onto the free Haytor Hoppa bus which will take you to Devon Wildlife Trust’s Emsworthy Mire, for pond dipping, plant hunts and storytelling, inspired by Dartmoor’s legendary bogs.

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The Magnificent Mires projectThe Magnificent Mires project celebrates Dartmoor’s blanket bogs. Found on the highest slopes of Dartmoor, blanket bogs formed over thousands of years and are home to spongy sphagnum mosses, carnivorous sundews and bobbing cotton grasses. They are forgotten places, only seen by the most adventurous of walkers. The Magnificent Mires project hopes to bring these amazing habitats to people through a programme of community engagement.The Magnificent Mires project is led by Devon Wildlife Trust in partnership with Dartmoor National Park Authority, Dartmoor Preservation Association and The Duchy of Cornwall. The project is supported by the National Lottery through the Heritage Lottery Fund.