Geologist Garry Dawson delves into the deep-time and the human history of Bicknoller Quarry The rocks exposed in Bicknoller Quarry are Devonian age Hangman Sandstones – see Geology Map below. These were sands and muds deposited around 390 to 380 million years …
Kevin Palmer, Lecturer in Conservation Biology at University of Chester, announces his plan to bring research investigating the unexpected impacts of human recreation on adders to the Quantock Hills next spring Picture the scene: a beautiful spring morning, the mid-morning …
Paul Rutter reports on a summer of activity to create wildlife corridors between the Quantock Hills and Exmoor Over the summer I distributed the West Somerset Green Blueprint leaflets to as many landowners as possible who were within, or adjacent …
Exciting news for the Elms & Hairstreaks project, with our first two confirmed White-letter Hairstreak (caterpillar) sightings and a significant donation received meaning that he project will continue, with more trees due to be planted in the winter It is …
Citizen Science projects are a great way of helping our wildlife here on the Quantocks, as well as contributing to important national data collections. Here are just a few of the projects happening now and over the summer months, that …
New committee member and lifelong countryside and wildlife advocate, Paul Rutter, explains the reasons behind his mission to reconnect the habitats of the Quantocks to the surrounding landscapes. ~ ~ ~ I began my career in countryside management and wildlife …
Most of our day to day campaigning and conservation work is done by volunteer committee members and funded by your membership fees. Occasionally we receive a larger donation from a Friend which means we can invest in longer term projects, …
In previous newsletters we have described our struggle to convince Somerset Council that an official response was required to the unauthorised removal of hundreds of metres of hedgerow within the Quantock Hills “protected” area. It seemed clear to us that …
Friends of the Quantocks were approached by Garry Dawson back in the autumn when we celebrated taking ownership of Bicknoller Quarry. Garry and his fellow volunteers at the Somerset Geology Group (SGG) have offered to help develop interpretation material for …
In May, committee member Vernon Hughes met with Garry Dawson of the Somerset Geology Group at Bicknoller Quarry. The aim was to work out how Friends of the Quantocks can best show off the geology of our recently acquired quarry. …