Stover Country Park

He also significantly landscaped the area, including building the lake which is now at the centre of the park, and covers around 10 acres (4.0 ha), fed from the Ventiford Brook.

The Forestry Commission purchased the site in the 1930s,[2] but by 1972 it was considered surplus to requirements and entered into negotiation with Newton Abbot Rural Council to sell the land as a recreational area.

[4] In 1980, the council planned a £100k alternative technology centre on the site to showcase energy from sun, wind, and water.

The park has a number of special features including an aerial walkway, the original Stover gatehouse, a poetry trail, and interpretation centre.

There is a trail dedicated to former Poet Laureate Ted Hughes, featuring his poems etched in granite posts around the site, and all relating the natural world, some of which are illustrated by Raymond Briggs.