Blackdown Hills Management Plan review
We are now inviting comments on the draft management plan for Blackdown Hills National Landscape 2025-2030.
George Pidgeon presented with the first John Greenshields Award
The inaugural John Greenshields Award, set up by the Blackdown Hills National Landscape, in collaboration with the National Trust, has been won by veteran hedge layer George Pidgeon.
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We are haunted by waters – Making Rivers Better event
Chair of the Friends of the River Axe, Vicky Whitworth, reflects on the recent Making Rivers Better event held Chardstock Village Hall and the important role volunteer groups are playing in [...]
By Clare Groom
Posted Rivers Run Through Us – new River Axe nature recovery project
A new project aimed at improving the health of the River Axe and its catchment is set to get underway early next year, thanks to a grant of more than £250,000 from The National Lottery [...]
Community Action Groups (CAG) Somerset
Free support for local community groups for repair cafes, community fridges, clothes swaps, composting and more...
My week of work experience
This week, we welcomed Lily, a sixth form student from Chard, for a week of work experience with Blackdown Hills and Quantock Hills Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONBs). Lily shares the [...]
Funding for Farming in Protected Landscapes
Blackdown Hills AONB will be helping to deliver Defra's new Farming in Protected Landscapes programme, opening 1 July, which will fund projects that will support nature recovery, tackle climate [...]
Heritage Volunteering in the Blackdown Hills AONB
Volunteering to protect heritage sites within the Blackdown Hills AONB.
Make meadows while the sun shines!
Tracey Hamston, project officer for More Meadows, invites you to join a growing number of Meadow Makers coming together to get the Blackdown Hills blooming and buzzing.
By Clare Groom
Posted Devon Carbon Plan consultation
Climate change is already having an impact on our landscape, wildlife and communities and it will continue to do so into the future unless we take action. As part of Devon’s response to the [...]
