Quantock Hills Blog
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Follow the blog of Rangers Andy Harris and Tim Russell as they roam the Quantocks, working to enrich the wildlife and helping keep the Quantocks outstandingly beautiful for everyone to enjoy. Sign up and let them know your thoughts on whats happening day to day on the hills.
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Bags of fun! -
17 Sep
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As part of the Marine Conservation Society’s beach clean events Quantock Conservation Volunteers spent the morning picking up litter from Kilve Beach.
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Getting a bit tyred of this! -
15 Sep
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One of the most frustrating and annoying things that Rangers come across is fly-tipping.
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BATTING AVERAGE -
07 Sep
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For Ranger Andy Harris and AONB Manager Iain Porter the weekend before last proved to be a bit batty!
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The sun had got his hat on……… - from our Volunteer Co-ordinator Officer, Owen Jones
06 Sep
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The sun was shining as volunteers and staff set up the display and gazebo for Bishop Lydeard fete.
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Mr Blue Sky -
31 Aug
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Having not long come back from a wet holiday in Cornwall, typically I came back to work with clear blue skies and wall to wall sunshine …
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Wild Stories for Wild Children -
16 Aug
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Torrential rain threatened to put a bit of a ‘dampner’ on this popular AONB Service event.
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TO BEE OR NOT TO BEE -
04 Aug
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Over a sunny weekend earlier this July, Fyne Court was literally buzzing . . .
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Young Rangers Old Fossils -
19 Jul
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Quantocks AONB hosted a visit by Young Rangers from the Mendip hills AONB.
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A summer’s evening -
19 Jul
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On a glorious summer evening it is well worth taking a walk on the common and keeping an eye out for the red deer looking resplendent in their summer coats.
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Good results for bracken spraying - You may have noticed a slight change in the abundance of bracken on the hills this year.
16 Jul
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Last summer the Commoners led a contract to spray areas of bracken by helicopters with the aim of helping stop the spread of this plant and ultimately the loss of the very valuable heathland.
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Annual Reports
View Annual reports from the Quantock AONB Service
AONB Planning Consultation Comments 2011
Please click below to read responses made by the AONB on behalf of the Quantock Hills Joint Advisory Committee
Information leaflets
Find out more about why the heathland is so important for birds, the red deer on the Quantocks and why the history of the landscape is so special.
Management Plan
The Quantock Hills AONB Management Plan 2009-2014 and Management Plan Summary
Newsletters
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Other organisations and activities in the Quantocks
A few things you might find interesting from organisations we work with in the Quantocks
Planning Guidance and Position Statements
Find our guidance documents and position statements here.
PREPARING FOR CHANGE
Climate-proof your tourism business
Quantock Deer Count Results 7 March 2010
The results of the annual Quantock Deer Count held on 7 March 2010.
QUANTOCK ECO EVENTS PROGRAMME
Building Resilient Villages
Quantock Hills Joint Advisory Committee (JAC) Papers
Papers from the partnership committee the Joint Advisory Committeeqhjac_papers_22nd_july_11.pdf
Quantock Hills Visitor Guide
Quantock Hills Visitor Guide
Recreation Leaflets
a full range of leaflets from circular walks to event guides and leaflets to allow you to enjoy the best of the hills
SCC disposal of land
Find out the Quantock Hills AONB Service position
Sustainable Development Fund forms
The SDF for 20011/12 has £45,000 to allocate. This will provide grants to organisations, businesses, community groups and individuals who wish to explore and develop practical projects that enhance, conserve and develop the environment, economy and way of life.
Tick Leaflet
Ticks are becoming more common and a bite from this spider-like parasite could lead to Lyme Disease. This is a treatable infection caused by bacterium transmitted by ticks when they bite. Not every tick carries Lyme Disease and it is important to realise that the disease is relatively rare.
Wild Places competition
Win a chance to create your own 'wild place'.
Information
Useful Contacts
Quantock AONB Service
Tel: 01823 451 884
Somerset Wildlife Trust
Tel: 01823 652 400
www.somersetwildlife.org
National Trust
Tel: 01823 451 814
www.nationaltrust.org
Forestry Commission
Tel: 01278 732 319
