Our Digital Heritage Assistants form part of the invaluable work taking place from home, in desk-based roles, interpreting data and supporting the projects of our Historic Heritage Officer in understanding the history, heritage and archaeology of the Quantocks. Trees in the Landscape is our online archive work exploring the catalogue of Estate Read more…
Our Digital Heritage Assistants form part of the invaluable work taking place from home, in desk-based roles, interpreting LiDAR data and supporting the projects of our Historic Heritage Officer in understanding the history, heritage and archaeology of the Quantocks. Full training and support is given to ensure the effective online interpretation of this huge resource Read more…
In conjunction with archivists from the South West Heritage Trust (SWHT), we are looking to catalogue and research a huge amount of archive material relating to the Quantock Hills AONB, much of which has never been previously investigated. In common with most County Records Centres, the SWHT has a backlog of archival material, stored in document Read more…
We’ll be full steam ahead for our next Coast and Countryside Photo Walk with Pluss Positive People Somerset. Our next event is an exciting Quantock Landscape Partnership Scheme exclusive with the West Somerset Railway. On Tuesday October 19th we have limited tickets available at a reduced price for the West Read more…
The QLPS will be supporting the Quantock Hills Walking Festival over the weekend of Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th September. The walking festival is organised by Stowey Walking, and with 9 walks across the weekend, there is something for everyone and every ability- even your 4 legged companions. For more Read more…
15th September 2021. Wilmots Pool Car Park Positive People and Quantock Landscape Partnership Scheme present a walk and photography session for anyone interested in improving their snapshots and photographs taken during a walk. Starting at 10:30am we will take a gradual downhill walk from the Wilmot’s Pool Car Park on Read more…
After much delay, the QLPS launched our community archaeology project, Understanding the Landscape, with a two-week excavation on the top of Cothelstone Hill. The aim of the dig was to try to confirm the age of a ‘cross-ridge dyke’, an earthwork bank and ditch which runs for some 280m, roughly Read more…
Past Participate will be leading an archaeological excavation project in Bicknoller on the 16th and 17th of October and we’d like to invite you to take part! This will take the form of a series of 1m square test pits across the village. We will be looking to understand how Read more…
Jon Barrett- Community Engagement & Volunteering Officer Back in December we developed ideas for a community nature mural, one of the many exciting projects that emerged from our virtual ‘office’ at the time – but things were looking very different then, and the idea of spending hours painting nature images Read more…
Budding time travellers of all ages are invited to a free, fun-packed, family event to celebrate the nationwide Festival of Archaeology. On Saturday 17 July, between 10am-4pm, the village green at Bishops Lydeard will be transformed into a prehistoric village featuring interactive demonstrations of ancient crafts, family activities and object Read more…
