Quantock Hills Partnership
Who and what is the Quantock Hills Partnership?
Caring for the Quantock Hills National Landscape is undertaken by many organisations and individuals, including the National Landscape team – all working together to keep the Quantock Hills as beautiful as you see today, and working to deliver for nature, climate and people.
The Partnership is constituted as a Joint Advisory Committee (JAC) of Somerset Council, acting as an executive, directing the work of the National Landscape Team and ensuring that partners work together to conserve and enhance the Quantock Hills. The Partnership produces and reviews the statutory National Landscape Management Plan, which sets the vision of how we want the Quantock Hills to look in the longer term and actions to achieve this vision. Partnership meeting, which occur four times a year, allow the National Landscape Team and other partners to report back on progress on the plan, discuss new projects or initiatives and develop policies or consultation responses.
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The Partnership consults and works with a wider range of organisations and stakeholders to achieve its vision and actions.
Partnership members are:
Local Authorities:
Alan Bradford - Somerset Council (JAC Vice-Chair)
Cara Strom - Somerset Council
Fran Smith - Somerset Council
Mike Caswell - Somerset Council
Tom Deakin - Somerset Council
Lee Baker - Somerset Council
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Parish Council representatives:
Mark Philipson - West Quantoxhead Parish Council
Jerry Ely - Bicknoller Parish Council
Stuart Goble - West Monkton Parish Council
Joshua Schwieso - Spaxton Parish Council
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Other organisations:
Hugh Warmington - Country Land & Business Association (JAC Chair)
Laura Daniells - Natural England
Sam Tyson - Forestry England
Tom White - Quantock Commoners Association
Tommy Muncie - National Trust
Vernon Hughes - Friends of the Quantocks
Alicia Aras - Somerset Local Access Forum
Nic Wall - South West Heritage Trust
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Co-opted members:
Dixie Darch
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Future meeting dates:
Wednesday 21st October 2026
Wednesday 20th January 2027
Wednesday 21st April 2027
Wednesday 21st July 2027
Dates for beyond July will be agreed at the July meeting and updated on here as necessary, all meetings start at 2pm and venues will be confirmed nearer the time.
