The natural beauty of Braunton Burrows has been safeguarded for several centuries under the careful ownership of the Christie family. The Christie Devon Estates Trust allows public enjoyment of the site, where this will not compromise nature conservation and military training objectives.

The Ministry of Defence occupies the southern two-thirds of the site under lease, for the purposes military training. The Commandant at Fremington Camp is responsible for day-to-day management of the training estate, with professional advice from the Defence Estates and its private sector partner, Landmarc Support Services.

3. English Nature is the Government’s statutory advisor on nature conservation. It provides advice and support to managers of special wildlife sites, including Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and Special Areas of Conservation (SAC).


4. The exceptional wildlife and geological interest of Braunton Burrows is protected as a SSSI under national law and as a SAC under European legislation. They also form the core area of a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.

For more information
Contact: James Diamond, English Nature Conservation Officer (01392 889771) or John Breeds MoD Site Supervisor (07773085984).

High quality JPEG images of sand dune flowers and grazing animals on Braunton Burrows are available from James Diamond.

2. Environment Agency: The Taw and North Devon Streams Catchment Abstraction Management Strategy:
The Environment Agency is at present reviewing how the water resources of the Taw and North Devon Streams are managed. This process of water abstraction (permanent or temporary removal of water from rivers, canals, reservoirs or underground strata) in England and Wales is controlled by a licensing system managed by the Environment Agency. In 1999, the Government reviewed this system, and introduced the requirement for Catchment Abstraction Management Strategies. The Pulication: Managing Water Abstraction: The Catchment Abstraction Management Strategy Process was published in April 2001 and updated in July 2002 to explain the process. A copy can be accessed through the Environment Agency website (details below).

If you have any comments or suggestions that you would like the Environment Agency to consider during the early development of the Taw and North Devon Streams Catchment Abstraction Management Strategy (CAMS), please contact the Environment Agency by 12th. March 2004. The information and views contained in written submissions will be discussed with the Stakeholder Group. If you wish your comments to be treated as confidential, please specify this clearly. If you would like to receive a copy of the Taw and North Devon Streams CAMS Consultation Document, once it is published, together with the publication Managing Water Abstraction, please contact the Environment Agency.
The contact for the Taw and North Devon Streams CAMS is:
Georgina Gray
CAMS Officer
Environment Agency
Exminster House,
Miller Way,
Exminster,
Devon. EX6 8AS
Tel: 01392 316026
Fax: 01392 316044
e-mail: cams.devon@environment-agency.gov.uk

The publication Managing Water Abstraction is available on the Environment Agency's website:
http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/CAMS