~ Paddon, Quantock Landscape Partnership Scheme Wildlife Officer In England there are only seven native species of reptiles: three species of lizard and four species of snakes. Each species is protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (as amended) …
~ John Andrews Where springs and seeps on the higher ground of the hills create permanently wet ground that is poor in nutrients, a distinctive and diverse collection of plants can flourish. Anyone who has seen the Ramscombe mire in …
~ Vernon Hughes We would like to hear about any planning proposal that you consider could affect the Quantocks or its setting so that we can assess whether to make a submission to planners. Alex Meletiou at the National Landscape …
~ Tim Whittingham It is nearly three years since Friends of the Quantocks were tipped off that a hedge had disappeared from farmland in the AONB. Removing a field hedge without permission from the Local Planning Authority is a crime …
This week, Friends of the Quantocks has taken on the custodianship of Bicknoller Quarry, a small but significant piece of land at the northern edge of the Quantock Hills National Landscape, adding this to our current 400 acres of landholdings …
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 …
Have you noticed that Wilmot’s Pool car park has recently undergone renovation work? The works were undertaken by the Quantock Landscape Partnership Scheme, with some match-funding from Friends of the Quantocks. Our investment of £40,000 forms part of a £2.6m …
Friends of the Quantocks is an active partner in the Quantock Landscape Partnership Scheme – the National Landscape’s five-year programme of work. Some of our financial contribution has gone towards the purchase of an alpine tractor, a special piece of …
It’s been two years since we set up the Quantocks Wildlife Watch on iNaturalist and so far just under 12,500 observations have been made and over 2,000 species recorded by just under 600 people. The idea of the project is …
Some mornings ago I spent a quiet hour in Bicknoller Quarry, much of it sitting on a rock in the sun and just listening and looking. I heard stock dove and wood pigeon, song thrush, blackbird and blackcap, robins, a …