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Devon Maid is a story about my ongoing wellbeing journey and life in a rural playground

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One of the many brilliant things about working for a National Park is learning about its history. My colleague, an archaeologist, today talked me through Bronze Age Dartmoor for some feature articles I am writing. He painted wonderfully vivid pictures of life as it was. These prehistoric stone rows at Merrivale (photo by me!) come from the Neolithic to middle Bronze Age (about 2,500 - 1,000BC) and are part of a much bigger complex with cairns, cists (burial chambers), huts and stone circles. It was probably some sort of ceremonial sanctuary and seems to have had spiritual significance. It’s such an intriguing awe-inspiring place. Sorry to sound smug but... I flipping love my job 🤩 🧡 #lovedartmoor #archaeology #bronzeage #historyhunters #dartmoor #sonyalpha7 #landscapephotography #ukpotd #getoutside #merrivale
We NEED nature because we are PART of it. * David Attenborough pulls no punches in his warnings about the climate crisis and our responsibility in it. * What I’ve noticed is how we (humans) seem to think we are set apart from nature – that it’s OK for us to plunder its resources and ignore the consequences. * We may have evolved to become powerful, rational and conscious thinkers but in many ways we are still so ignorant. We don’t own the world, it owns us. * We are no different to any other animal, insect and plant on this beautiful planet. We rely on water, food and clean air. If we destroy them, we die. Plain and simple. * We are a species – and species become extinct. Will we become the victim of our own folly? * There is a fundamental need to recognise human connection to nature; protect what we have, restore what’s struggling and look after this extraordinary place which is, essentially, our life support machine. 🌳 💧 🌍 * So let’s get on with it! I sound ranty, I know. But I don’t care! This is important shiz, yo 🙅‍♀️ #climatecrisis #weneednature #climateemergency #thursdaythoughts #thursdaymotivation
Perched high above Buckfast Abbey are the ruins of Holy Trinity Church; the victim of a terrible arson attack in 1992. * You get here by climbing 196 steps (legend has it the ascent scuppered Satan from stopping it being built as a place of holy worship. * In the beautiful and peaceful church yard you’ll come across a huge tomb encased in black wrought-iron bars. * It contains the remains of the Cabell family and, notably, local squire Richard Cabell who lived during the 1600s and had a reputation for being a ‘monstrously evil man’. * It is said that on the night of his internment, a phantom pack of hounds emerged from deepest Dartmoor to howl at his tomb. * From then on, and usually on the anniversary of his death, he was seen leading the pack across Dartmoor 👻 Other reports tell of a strange red light coming from the tomb and demonic creatures scuttling around... 👹👽💀 #lovedartmoor #ghoststories #mythsandlegends
Hey dudes. ✌️Sunday morning and Dartmoor was calling. I took myself off for a run along the Wray Valley Trail, which follows the dismantled railway line connecting Bovey Tracey with Moretonhampstead (kudos to @devoncountycouncil and @lovedartmoor and others for all their work on it). * Rather than doing an out and back, I delved down country lanes and up steep hills bumping into hardly anyone except a couple horse riders🐴 It was ace! * This is one of the many reasons why I love running - the solitude, the scenery, the silence (except 🐑🐮 and a few 🚜) and the satisfaction it gives me. Nothing else matters ALTHOUGH dem hills are right buggers ⛰ 🥵 #lovedartmoor #instarunners #runningcommunity #running #getoutside #sundayfunday #thisgirlcan #runninginspiration

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A sunny morning on Dartmoor.
A sunny morning on Dartmoor.
A daffodil at Dartington Hall, near Totnes.
A daffodil at Dartington Hall, near Totnes.
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A waterfall at Coleton Fishacre.
A waterfall at Coleton Fishacre.
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Spring flowers, Cockington, Torquay.
Spring flowers, Cockington, Torquay.
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A calm Teignmouth Town Beach.
A calm Teignmouth Town Beach.
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The expanse of Dartmoor.
The expanse of Dartmoor.
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The sun rise on a cloudy morning in Torquay.
The sun rise on a cloudy morning in Torquay.
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Looking towards Mew Stone from Coleton Fishacre.
Looking towards Mew Stone from Coleton Fishacre.
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Torquay Harbourside.
Torquay Harbourside.
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Sunset on Teignmouth Back Beach,
Sunset on Teignmouth Back Beach,
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Teignmouth.
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