National Landscape updates

On 26 June 2021, Blackdown Hills celebrates 30 years since its designation as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. In the coming months, guest bloggers will be sharing their reflections on the [...]

The latest update from chair of the Blackdown Hills AONB Partnership, Bruce Payne.

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 [...]

May is National Walking Month and Naturally Healthy Month. So, walk this May and we’ll help you take the Blackdown Hills in your stride.

It is wonderful that so many people have begun to spend more time in the great outdoors and are getting to know the UK countryside better. Nevertheless, an increase in the number and range of [...]

Bruce Payne, chair of the Blackdown Hills AONB partnership management group, takes a look at work underway and plans for brighter year to come.

Bruce Payne, chair of the Blackdown Hills AONB partnership management group reflects on a challenging year and looks forward to a brighter 2021.

Somerset’s Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty are to receive a grant of £248,900 from the government’s Green Recovery Challenge Fund to work on an exciting new regional nature-recovery project.

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 [...]

We are delighted to announce the appointment of Bruce Payne as the new chair of the Blackdown Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) Partnership management group. We have also appointed [...]