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16-02-2007, 10:55 AM
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| | | Otters in South Devon
Hi all  . I was just wonderin if anybody knows of a good, fairly reliable (and i know only too well otters are rarely reliable) place to see otters in South Devon.
Thanks guys
VC.  |
16-02-2007, 10:58 AM
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| | | Re: Otters in South Devon
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Originally Posted by vinnychameleon  Hi all . I was just wonderin if anybody knows of a good, fairly reliable (and i know only too well otters are rarely reliable) place to see otters in South Devon.
Thanks guys
VC. | Otters can be very difficult to see, I know a chap who all he does as a job is survey for otters and water vole mostly in Wales and he maybe sees one or two a year!! You might get lucky though as numbers are on the up and up!! Might be worth contacting your local wildlifeTrust if you don't get any luck here |
16-02-2007, 11:02 AM
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| | | Re: Otters in South Devon
Well i have seen one otter a few years back in wales. He was lying on his back in broad daylight in a shallow stream tossing a pebble. Now that was incredibly magical. |
16-02-2007, 04:00 PM
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| | | Re: Otters in South Devon
If you're prepared to head into North Devon you might get lucky on the Tarka Trail just to the North of Great Torrington. I've seen a pair of otters twice in about 15 visits over the last 6 months.
Good luck in spotting them wherever you go. |
19-10-2010, 06:27 AM
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| | | Re: Otters in South Devon
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Originally Posted by vinnychameleon Hi all . I was just wonderin if anybody knows of a good, fairly reliable (and i know only too well otters are rarely reliable) place to see otters in South Devon.
Thanks guys
VC. | Hi VC,
Yes, wild Otters are very dificult to find and even harder to get photos of. In over 40 years of wildlife photography I have yet to see one. I once spent a week on Islay just to get photos of wild Otters. Never saw one all week. Even with a local ranger as a guide. But...they are certainly getting more common in Devon with reports of them all over the county. I have recently seen Otter spraint very near Newton Abbot where I live. But, if you just want some Otter photos or just to be able to see them close up, why not visit the Buckfastleigh Otter Sanctuary.
Best of luck
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