Rebecca Pow at the celebration to mark the completion of Wellington Monument's renovation.

Chair’s update – October 2021

Bruce Payne, chair of Blackdown Hills AONB Partnership, share's some of the highlights of recent weeks.
Visualisation of a possible future for the River Culm

Delving deeper into the River Culm

Our latest update on the Connecting the Culm project, including ways you can delve a little deeper, discover more about...
Photo of Ferne Animal Sanctuary visitor centre under construction. February 2017

Making it Local

In its 30-year history the AONB partnership has been pivotal in securing funds to support the environmental, social and economic...
Nightjar close-up

Volunteer nightjar surveying

The hardy volunteer nightjar surveyors were out last week patrolling sites across the Blackdown Hills at dawn, which is especially...
Membury village scene with church in the background

The making of the Blackdown Hills AONB

On 26 June 2021, Blackdown Hills celebrates 30 years since its designation as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. In...
River Culm

Chair’s Blog – June 2021

The latest update from chair of the Blackdown Hills AONB Partnership, Bruce Payne.
Longhorn cattle standing in front of a tree

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...
School children adding post it notes to illustrations of the River Culm

Time travelling to imagine the River Culm’s future

The latest update from the Connecting the Culm project.
Volunteers clearing the ramparts at Hembury Hillfort

Heritage Volunteering in the Blackdown Hills AONB

Volunteering to protect heritage sites within the Blackdown Hills AONB.
Volunteer checking a crayfish trap.

Volunteer Week 2021: Wildlife Surveying in the Blackdown Hills

This week is National Volunteering week (1 -7 June) and what better time than now to celebrate all the hard...