2024 – Our 75th Anniversary
In 2024 we celebrate our 75th Birthday with a year of walks and talks celebrating the people, landscapes, history and nature of the Quantocks.
Below are links to our upcoming (and past) events.
Bicknoller Celebration with Friends of the Quantocks and Dryad Gin
SATURDAY 23rd NOVEMBER, 7pm at the Village Hall Friends of the Quantocks has taken ownership of Bicknoller Quarry, adding this to our current 400 acres of landholdings (including Halsway Hill and Dead Woman’s Ditch). To celebrate this as part of…
Elms and Butterflies – get involved in our new project!
Friends of the Quantocks are launching an ambitious new project and we want you to be involved. We’re looking for enthusiastic volunteers to undertake surveys and help us protect and create new habitat for White Letter Hairstreak (WLH) and Brown…
The Cry of the Wild
“What humans need to do to keep the world full of wildlife“ A talk by author Charles Foster at Stogursey Victory Hall on Monday 23rd September 7.30pm This is our next special event celebrating 75 years of the Friends of…
Stephen Moss & Britain’s Favourite Birds
Is yours on the list? Join us at Crowcombe hall on Saturday 6th July to find out. LAST FEW TICKETS available here!!! Somerset author, naturalist and co-creator of BBC’s Springwatch, Stephen Moss is coming to the Quantocks to share his…
Quantock Coast Wildlife Walk with Nigel Phillips – 25th May
Join nature writer and wildlife expert Nigel Phillips for a 3-mile walk along the stunning Quantock Coast and through ancient woodland ~ on Saturday 25th May. This walk will take you on a journey through the diverse habitats of the area, where…
A Talk with Anna Jones – the Divide – Saturday 11th May, 2pm at Crowcombe Village Hall
A Talk by Anna Jones, author of Divide – the relationship crisis between town and country, with Hugh Warmington, chair of the Quantock Hills National Landscape Joint Advisory Committee. No matter who we are and what our connection is to…