Over a month ago we wrote to County Highways about the deteriorating condition of the road across the Quantocks between Nether Stowey and Crowcombe. We still await a reply. As we all know, the metalled surfaces are broken down at …
Following a number of years of planning and consent work undertaken to replace the existing ‘unofficial’ Crowcombe Park Gate car park with a purpose-built replacement, all plans have had to be placed on hold following the tragic death of the …
In July we were contacted by somebody who had noticed the removal of a hedge from a farm in the AONB near Spaxton. Since 1997 it has been illegal under the Hedgerow Regulations to remove a farm hedge without the …
Right up at the top end of Ramscombe, almost at Crowcombe Park Gate is a boggy stream or mire fed by an intermittent spring of fresh water. It is an uncommon environment and a number of rare wild flowers have been recorded there …
Friends of Quantock have been working hard as lead partners in the Quantock Landscape Partnership Scheme, the AONB Service’s Bid for lottery funding. Yesterday we had this announcement from the QLPS: A £2.6m boost for the Quantocks After four years of …