The Named Quantock Peaks
Did you know within the Quantocks AONB there are at least 34 named hills/peaks? Have you ‘bagged’ them all? The highest of our peaks is Will’s Neck at 384m above sea level with by far the most dramatic prominence of 260m …
Quantocks News
Have a go at archaeology in your back garden!
Have you ever wondered about the history buried beneath your garden? This autumn is your chance to find out. For four days, from 19th – 22nd October, archaeologists from Past Participate, supported by the Quantock Landscape Partnership Scheme (QLPS), will be in …
Can you spot this Quantock quartet?
We have set out below details of four species that you may be interested to try and spot in the coming weeks and months, three of which can be quite a challenge to see, can you bag all four? So …
AONB Update Summer 2023
It is hard to believe that we are already starting to see the days shorten after this year’s fabulous Midsummers Day. Over the past four months we have had a new AONB Partnership, a result of the formation of a …
What next for the Quantock mires?
We have just commissioned and received a survey of all 29 Quantock mires, carried out for us by a professional botanist Dr James McGill. The aim of the survey was to find out what uncommon plants are present (or not) in …
Orchids of the Quantocks
Across the UK, it’s the landscapes with calcareous, chalky soils that have the reputation for supporting the greatest diversity of orchids, but our sandy, slightly acidic soils are just right for several type of orchid. Despite so many very dry …
Butterfly Surveys on Over Stowey Customs Common
Following the publicity drive last year we rapidly assembled a large group of volunteer butterfly surveyors: we even had to turn one or two away as we had such good numbers; apologies again to anyone who was disappointed. We are …
Memories in my 100th Year
Beatrix F. Cresswell’s 1909 guidebook ‘The Quantock Hills, their Combes & Villages’ says On the way to Over Stowey, a mile from Nether Stowey, we pass Marsh Mills, a house standing at the junction of four cross roads. It is …
More or Less Wooded Hilltops
‘Rewilding’ being a current buzzword people sometimes ask if it might be better to stop burning gorse on the hills and allow the tree cover to increase but while the argument might apply to other parts of Britain it doesn’t …
Quantock July Events
If you would like this information directly to your inbox with early access to Friends of the Quantocks events, a quarterly newsletter and annual publication about all things Quantock, why not become a member? There is also the opportunity to get involved …