Voter Registration 2009/10 - Don't lose your right to vote!

On 25th August Teignbridge Council will be posting voter registration forms to all 57,000 households within the district, marking the start of this year's annual canvass of electors. Households will be required to submit details of all eligible persons who will be resident at a property on the qualifying date of 15th October 2009.

Pottery Pond

A pond in Bovey Tracey with dragonflies, ducks and other wildlife.

Pottery Pond is just off Pottery Road, Bovey Tracey. The entrance to the site is just a few yards west of Kiln Road. The pond was constructed in the eighteenth century as a holding reservoir for the water supply that powered machinery in the Bovey Tracey potteries. It is now a small and peaceful tree-fringed wildlife haven.

A level public footpath provides access along the eastern bank and pleasant views of this green oasis. There is a ramped boardwalk suitable for pond dipping and benches at various points overlooking the pond. Kingfishers, mallards, coot, moorhen, and various dragonflies are often seen here. Pottery Pond is a popular site for local people feeding the wildfowl, watching the wildlife and stopping off to enjoy the peace and quiet of the site.