Established in 1949, Friends of Quantock was originally set up to campaign against the felling of ancient woodland in Hodders Combe and the turning over of a large area of heathland to commercial connifer plantation. Whether the name was based on …
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 …
That’s the title of an article in The Telegraph Magazine last weekend that begins “Wild deer grazing at dusk may be a picturesque sight worthy of Disney, but a recent population explosion has resulted in around two million animals roaming …
January Update from Iain Porter, Quantock Hills AONB Service Manager It has been a busy first 9 months since taking on the AONB Manager’s role. There have been significant developments nationally with proposals to change the duty and purposes of AONBs, …
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 …
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Why not become a member of Friends of Quantock and get notifications of events and a quarterly newsletter directly to your inbox? Join us and know you are helping to protect this wonderful area, learn more about it and get …
Now is the time of year when the winter thrush flocks start to arrive from Europe. The two species we notice are Fieldfare and Redwing, which aren’t with us in summer, but we may also get Blackbirds and Song Thrushes …
A wonderful surprise for the Quantock Wildlife Watch; it has recorded a butterfly species previously unrecorded on the Quantocks – the brown hairstreak. The brown hairstreak is a wonderful find as it is under threat nationally with distributions having dropped …
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 …