We have already told you about the enhanced protection given to Protected Landscapes such as the Quantock Hills by the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 (LURA). Last December teams from the National Landscapes and Exmoor National Park issued a briefing …
With spring firmly on the horizon, it feels like a time for new beginnings. On that note, the Quantock Hills National Landscape Team is delighted to share the news that DEFRA has extended the Farming in Protected Landscape (FiPL) scheme …
A new book about the wildlife and landscapes of this special place goes on sale today We’re incredibly excited to launch a brand new publication, written by local expert Nigel Phillips, who has pulled together a complete guide to the …
Josh Wedderkopp, teacher at Crowcombe Primary School, on the Friends of the Quantocks Elm & Hairstreak School visit and tree planting on 14th February 2025 When to plant a tree? One of my favourite proverbs is that “The best time …
An insight into the work of Watchet-based Geckoella: a specialist consultancy for Ecology, Geology and Heritage building stones analysis When they aren’t out surveying and collecting ecological and geological data and specimens, Geckoella can usually be found in their workshop …
As Storm Bert battered the Quantocks (and most of the rest of the UK), we hunkered down in Bicknoller village hall with a gin cocktail and celebrated 75 years of Friends of the Quantocks. The event was two-fold – to …
~ Tim Whittingham Benjamin Haughton was a late Victorian painter of rural scenes, especially trees and woodlands. He painted with remarkable skill, portraying misty woodlands and sunlight reflected on water or filtered through foliage, his favoured subjects being always the …
~ Robin Stamp The Quantocks is a great place to see butterflies with 31 species regularly recorded including 4 of the UK’s rarest and most threatened species. Another three rare species (White-letter Hairstreak, Dingy Skipper and Grizzled Skipper) are still …
~ 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 …