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 …
On 4th August DEFRA published a consultation on reducing deer numbers to aid woodland establishment and timber production. The consultation, which was little publicised, ran for a month – the holiday month – and closed on 3rd September. When we …
There is a wonderful variety of events taking place in the coming weeks, we have collated a few which might be of interest. From archaeology and local history, to hedge laying and fungi; we hope you can find something to enjoy. …
Sedgemoor has approved an application to build an Industrial Electrical Storage Facility on a farm site near Thurloxton, in the Quantock foothills. The Site will comprise 45-50 shipping container sized Battery units along with security gates and fencing, hard standing, …