{"id":19590,"date":"2026-03-27T09:11:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T09:11:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/eycs\/?p=19590"},"modified":"2026-03-27T09:16:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T09:16:23","slug":"message-from-public-health-devon-are-you-planning-a-spring-day-out-on-one-of-devons-many-countryside-attractions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/eycs\/message-from-public-health-devon-are-you-planning-a-spring-day-out-on-one-of-devons-many-countryside-attractions\/","title":{"rendered":"Message from Public Health Devon \u2013 are you planning a spring day out on one of Devon\u2019s many countryside attractions?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With\u00a0our county\u2019s brilliant choice of family-friendly farms and rural attractions,\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0a great time\u00a0to get outside. Just remember that animals can sometimes carry germs that make people ill\u00a0\u2014\u00a0young\u00a0children and pregnant women\u00a0maybe particularly\u00a0vulnerable.<\/p>\n<p>A few simple preventative steps can help keep your visit fun and safe:<\/p>\n<h2>Do:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Wash hands with soap and water after touching animals or being in their environment<\/li>\n<li>Always wash hands before eating or drinking<\/li>\n<li>Clean muddy shoes,\u00a0 pushchair wheels or other soiled items \u2014 then wash your hands again<\/li>\n<li>Supervise children at handwashing stations<\/li>\n<li>Stick to designated picnic areas<\/li>\n<li>Remember germs can transfer to clothes and possessions after handling animals<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Don&#8217;t:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Touch your face while around animals<\/li>\n<li>Let children get too close to animals\u2019 faces<\/li>\n<li>Eat or drink while walking around a farm environment<\/li>\n<li>Eat anything that\u2019s fallen on the ground<\/li>\n<li>Rely on hand gels \u2014 they don\u2019t remove dirt or all types of germs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>With these simple steps, you can enjoy everything Devon\u2019s rural areas have to offer this spring.<\/p>\n<p>If\u00a0any adults or children develop sickness or diarrhoea within two weeks of a farm visit, please ask them to contact their GP or call NHS 111.<br \/>\nIf anyone has\u00a0bloody diarrhoea, immediately seek medical help.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ukhsa.blog.gov.uk\/2024\/05\/02\/how-to-stay-safe-from-infections-carried-by-animals-when-visiting-a-farm\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more about how to have a fun and heathy farm visit.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With\u00a0our county\u2019s brilliant choice of family-friendly farms and rural attractions,\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0a great time\u00a0to get outside. Just remember that animals can sometimes carry germs that make people ill\u00a0\u2014\u00a0young\u00a0children and pregnant women\u00a0maybe particularly\u00a0vulnerable.\u00a0Read our top tips to keep your visit fun and safe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":649,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19590","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news-and-updates"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-02 16:00:12","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/eycs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19590","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/eycs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/eycs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/eycs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/649"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/eycs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19590"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/eycs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19590\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19592,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/eycs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19590\/revisions\/19592"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/eycs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19590"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/eycs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19590"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/eycs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19590"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}