Mammals
Otters
Dormice
Lesser Horseshoe Bats
Brown Hares
Roe Deer
Badgers

Birds
Migrant Species
River Species
Raptors
Woodland Species

Other Animals
Butterflies
Dragonflies
Reptiles
Amphibians

Habitats
Woodlands
Marshland
Wildflower Meadow
River Dart
Hedgerows/field margins

Otters suffered a dramatic decline in the UK from the 1950s onwards as a result of pesticide damage, habitat destruction and hunting.

More recently populations have been steadily recovering and Devon has become a national stronghold.

The River Dart and the quieter parts of the Dartington stretch play are contributing to the ottter's revival.

For otter populations to thrive, they need numerous den sites, known as holts, along their riverbank territories, where they can lie up. They are less likely to occur naturally in managed landscapes so the eco watch team are designing and building holts on their behalf.