The Cry of the Wild
“What humans need to do to keep the world full of wildlife“ A talk by author Charles Foster at Stogursey Victory Hall on Monday 23rd September 7.30pm This is our next special event celebrating 75 years of the Friends of …
Wilmot’s Pool car park renovations
Have you noticed that Wilmot’s Pool car park has recently undergone renovation work? The works were undertaken by the Quantock Landscape Partnership Scheme, with some match-funding from Friends of the Quantocks. Our investment of £40,000 forms part of a £2.6m …
Farming in Protected Landscapes Programme
– Sally Pheasant, Farming Engagement Support Officer QHNL The Farming in Protected Landscapes Programme is a grant funded programme via Defra and is available to all farmers and landowners in the Quantocks. Our research shows that most farmers have heard …
Tick Surveying on the Quantocks
– Andy Stevenson, Quantock Hills National Landscape Since 2014 the rangers from the Quantock Hills National Landscape Team have taken part in a national survey carried out across 32 National Parks and National Landscapes (formerly AONBs) in England and Wales …
The Cothelstone Community Dig
– Dan Broadbent, Quantock Landscape Partnership Scheme This year’s QLPS community archaeology excavation revealed a multi-period site, including a prehistoric enclosure and an Early Medieval cemetery in the heart of the Quantocks. Previous QLPS excavations have identified a late Bronze …
Observing the Land
– Pete Gotto We have a small team of ‘Observers’ who regularly walk parts of the land which Friends of the Quantocks acquired a decade ago. Each member of the team covers a specific area and reports back to me, …
Chairman’s letter
– Robin Stamp Whilst many of you will have read various articles by me over the years with my treasurer or my wildlife enthusiast hat on, today I write to you as the new chairman of the charity. It has …
Going but not quite gone…
Some years ago, Jo and I went to an event at Halsway Manor at which, as I discovered later, she decided that we would join Friends of Quantock, of which I had never heard. However, I then found out that …
Searching for emeralds on the Quantocks
If you walk on the hills in May and June you may see a flash of emerald green as a Green Hairstreak butterfly passes by. These are quite small at 27-34mm and usually you see them flying quite low and …
The Little Red Tractor
Friends of the Quantocks is an active partner in the Quantock Landscape Partnership Scheme – the National Landscape’s five-year programme of work. Some of our financial contribution has gone towards the purchase of an alpine tractor, a special piece of …