Black swans, which originally come from Australia, have been raised so successfully in Dawlish that they have now become the town’s most recognisable feature and a major tourist attraction ...

Black swans are not native to the UK and were first introduced to Dawlish in 1906 when a Dawlish resident who had emigrated to New Zealand, returned with a pair of black swans as a gift for the town.

A black swan has been killed in a Devon town by a dog that was on a lead. Dawlish Town Council said the male swan had been sitting on eggs when the incident took place in Tuck's Plot.

One of Devon seaside town’s iconic black swans is killed by a dog on a lead as it sat on eggs in a nest. Iconic black swan in a seaside town has been killed by a dog that was on a lead ...

Guardians of black swans in a Devon town which has the birds as its emblem say they are concerned that the bird's eggs are under attack by seagulls after 12 disappear.

Dawlish Beach Cams, a series of public webcams in the seaside town, said on Facebook: "We have some very sad news. I've just been informed by Dawlish Town Council that the black swan dad was ...

Cllr Alison Foden, Mayor of Dawlish, speaks to ITV News West Country about the death of the swans. Six black swans in a Devon town have died after contracting bird flu. An adult and five cygnets ...

BIRD FLU has caused the "devastating" deaths of six black swans in Dawlish, Devon, prompting local authorities to warn members of the public to stay away. By Edward Browne 07:43, Thu, Nov 12, 2020 ...

Dawlish in Devon has topped the August Bank Holiday wish list in Tripadvisor’s Summer Travel Index thanks to its beautiful beach, the brook which runs through the town and its black swans ...

The seaside town of Dawlish, in Devon, could lose its emblematic black swans after the Environment Agency found high levels of pollution in the pond they live next to. UK News Website of the Year 2024 ...

A black swan has been killed in a Devon town by a dog that was on a lead. Dawlish Town Council said the male swan had been sitting on eggs when the incident took place in Tuck's Plot.