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Fireworks might only last a few minutes, but their impact on wildlife can last much longer. This November, please keep fireworks off the Quantock Hills. The livestock and wildlife that call these hills home deserve to be safe from unnecessary stress, injury and disturbance. If you're visiting the hills, take your litter home and leave no trace behind. Let's all do our bit to protect this beautiful landscape.

Autumn adventures await on the Quantock Hills! From woodland whittling and heritage talks to deer walks, photography hikes and challenging hill treks, there’s something for everyone in our exciting autumn events programme. Explore the landscape with our Passport to the Hills series Discover local wildlife on our Deer Walks Learn new skills at Whittling in the Woods Capture autumn on our Tales of Twisted Trees Photo Walk Celebrate the season with a Halloween Hike on the Hills

Join us in October for the Quantock Heritage Symposium, a day of talks celebrating the rich history, archaeology, culture and literature of the Quantock Hills. Hear from leading experts, alongside researchers, historians and heritage specialists exploring everything from prehistoric landscapes and folk songs to local history and historic photography. The day will also celebrate the life and work of local historian Audrey Mead. For more information or to book your tickets visi

Please note the following: You will need permission from the relevant landowners before carrying out activity such as group activities, flying drones or scattering ashes, especially in protected locations such as Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). The Quantock Hills are home to important wildlife, including ground-nesting birds who are easily disturbed, particularly at this time of year. If you’re planning an activity on the Quantock Hills, such as a group act

We have a vacancy in the Quantock Hills Team for a Farming Engagement Support Officer. Some key information: 22.2 hours per week. The work includes hybrid working locations including home but with regular attendance at the National Landscape Office, Fyne Court, Broomfield. There will be a requirement to attend/set-up meetings at venues around and beyond the Quantock Hills, and for occasional outdoor site visits. There is a requirement to work occasional evenings and weekend

The Quantock Hills National Landscape Team is pleased to confirm that after a hugely successful first four years of the programme, the Farming in Protected landscapes programme is to be extended for a further 3 years until March 2029. In the Quantock Hills alone FiPL funding has already reached 57 farmers and landowners. In direct contrast to CS and SFI, FiPL is delivered by your Quantock Hills National Landscape team – meaning we can visit your farm and engage with your dir

A volunteer led photo archive project on the Quantock Hills has been given a new lease of life with the launch of a new website. The Quantock Views project was initiated and led by Keith Edwards, a volunteer with the National Landscape Team, in 2017 and since that time over 1,000 historic images of the Quantock Hills, its communities and landscapes, have been captured. The project was set up to capture existing collections of photographs, postcards and paintings which are rar

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