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Feb 260 min read


Join our Team!
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
Feb 183 min read


Funding Extension for Successful Farming in Protected Landscapes Programme (FiPL)
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
Jan 141 min read


New website for the Quantock Views Project!
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
Dec 22, 20251 min read


Nov 21, 20251 min read


Join our team!
We have a vacancy in the Quantock Hills Team for a Landscape Project Officer. 37 hours per week. Work pattern to be agreed with successful candidate and line manager. Role includes hybrid working locations including home with regular periods at the Quantock Office, Fyne Court, Broomfield. Role will include travel to farms and other sites around the Greater Quantock Hills area. 28 days annual leave Fixed term contract until 31st March 2027. What will I be doing? We’re working
Oct 30, 20252 min read


Wildfire Prevention Awareness
Just a little reminder ahead of the Bank Holiday weekend... Please remember that BBQ's and fires are NOT PERMITTED anywhere on the...
May 1, 20251 min read


Swaling Season
Between the start of November and the end of March we carry out controlled burns, ‘swales’, on the heathland parts of the Quantock Hills....
Jan 30, 20252 min read


Deer Awareness
As the nights draw in, motorists are being urged to be #DeerAware and avoid collisions with animals on rural roads. 🦌 There are...
Dec 6, 20241 min read
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