Hog's Wood

24/10/2026

Come visit us this morning at Okehampton Library! We'll be here for chats and thoughts about Hog's Wood. We can update you on the latest developments.

21/10/2026

We have a lovely stand at Okehampton Library this week for Green Libraries Week! Leave your thoughts, stories and comments on Hog's Wood any time the library's open. There's lots of info, and a few other displays up. Just turn right instead of going into the main library.

We'll be there in person on Saturday morning if you want to come in for a chat and talk to us about what's happening. Which is a lot, behind the scenes!

14/09/2026

Huge news! Hog's Wood has been approved as an Asset of Community Value. We're now on the council's list of Community Right To Bid assets, which will give us a period in order to raise the funds in order to purchase the wood if they decide to sell it. It means they've recognised it as an important community asset because of its value to the local residents, which is a huge step!

This is not all good news though, because as the site is actually owned by West Devon Borough Council they could potentially develop it themselves and they wouldn't need to notify us. So we will need to keep a careful eye as things move forwards.

Thank you to everyone who supported the ACV through writing letters of support and helping with the application process.

13/08/2026

We're delighted that the Town Council has decided to support us in applying to recognise Hog's Wood as an Asset of Community Value. Thank you for all your support! If you're out in Hog's Wood you'll probably notice it's cooler under the trees and it's still green in there, a great refuge in this hot weather.

Okehampton Town Council has agreed to support an application to name Hog's Wood as an Asset of Community Value. If granted, campaigners hope the status will influence planning decisions in favour of keeping the land as a green space.

Read more in the comments 👇

29/06/2026

Hi everyone. Thanks for all the incredible responses to our call out to help nominate Hog’s Wood as an Asset of Community Value through WDBC! We’ve now submitted all the paperwork (lots of it!) and will await a response from them. We got an incredible 45 people wanting to be members of Hog’s Wood to support our organisation. If you want to become a member (no obligations!) just click the link above and send a few details. We also got lots of letters of support to boost our application – thank you to everyone that submitted one! Let’s all keep our fingers crossed and see what happens 🦔🌳

17/06/2026

This week we re-visit the Devon Banks with Jim to help us gain a better understanding of how dead wood can actually be beneficial to the natural eco system.🪾

A single Devon hedge can support up to 2000 species of plants, fungi and animals - devonhedges.org 🌱

14/06/2026

Malcolm in Northfield Rd has been surveying the moths and butterflies of Hogs Wood for a long time. Earlier this week he posted this:
Very rare butterfly spotted at Hogs Wood Okehampton. Large Tortoiseshell butterfly, declared extinot in the 1960s, 70s. In recent years has started to colonise the southern England. This year Butterfly conservation declared it resident again as it was recorded from Cornwall to Kent'.

Its brilliant Hogs Wood is a place which supports this butterfly - more info here.
https://butterfly-conservation.org/butterflies/large-tortoiseshell

10/06/2026

For this weeks instalment we continue with Matt talking us through how vital the habitat in Hog's Wood is for all it's creatures especially Dormice! 🐭

09/06/2026

If you’ve not already expressed interest in support Hog’s Wood become an Asset of Community Value, please complete the form 👉 https://forms.gle/FjyYAiJJaSuC3UVF6

and do join us on our WhatsApp group 👉 https://chat.whatsapp.com/BWgxZz30Vx21dEYdTPNQZs?mode=gi_t

Please add your details below if you're willing to become a member fo Hog's Wood (Wonnacott's Meadow) in order to facilitate nominating it as an Asset of Community Value. We need at least 21 named members to submit to West Devon Borough Council for their consideration. Please note, you must be local...

03/06/2026

Today we welcome Matt from Wild Oke🌳

Matt has been tracking the wildlife in Hog's Wood and in todays video, he talks us through the nesting boxes used for Dormice monitoring 🐭

⚠️Please do NOT touch Dormice monitoring equipment. Dormice are a protected species and a licence is required to monitor them⚠️