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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
‘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 …
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UPDATE: 4th July event postponed to Thursday 20th July due to weather Join Dan Broadbent, Historic Heritage Officer from the Quantock Landscape Partnership Scheme for a guided walk reviewing the relevant sites and information relating to the infamous 1789 murder …
Set up in 2020, the mire at Ramscombe is one of Friends of the Quantocks’ conservation projects to protect the rare plants found in this habitat. Join John Andrews, Friends of the Quantocks Chairman, looking at the plants of our …
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As April gives way to May and the weather warms it’s well worth looking out for some of the Quantock’s smaller and lesser known animals that hunt out on the open heathland. These are the predatory beetles. Many beetles feed on …