Inner Wheel presents cheque to help trust preserve prioriy species across East Devon

PUBLISHED: 12:00 20 August 2018

Laura Brainwood

Outgoing Inner Wheel president Sue handed over the chain to Val Whiteley, who is serving as president for the coming year. Picture: contributed

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Exmouth Inner Wheel's new president Val Whitely visited the Devon Wildlife Trust in July to hand over a cheque. Picture: contributed

In July, Exmouth Inner Wheel’s joint presidents Sue Naile and Val Whiteley and treasurer Iris Buteux, went to the headquarters of The Devon Wildlife Trust to present a cheque.

It costs around £2,000 a day to manage all 50 of the trust’s nature reserves, including places like Bystock Pools and Bovey Heathfield.

Such areas provide havens for nightjars, silver-studded blue butterflies and other priority species.

The members were shown around the old mill, the last working mill on the quay in Exeter and attended a changeover dinner, at the Manor Hotel, in Exmouth.

Exmouth Inner Wheel's new president Val Whitely visited the Devon Wildlife Trust in July to hand over a cheque. Picture: contributed

Outgoing president, Sue, handed over the chain to Val Whiteley, who is serving as president for the coming year.

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