The Quantock Hills National Landscape Landscape Partnership Scheme requires volunteers to carry out wildlife surveys within the landscape scheme area. We specifically require people to survey the following species groups: Adders Bats Birds Fungi Butterflies Trees and other plants The specific methodology for each survey varies between species group, however the Read more…
Perhaps one of the most exciting historic heritage projects that the QLPS is undertaking is a LiDAR survey of the entire LPS area as part of our ’Understanding the Landscape’ project. Following specialist training provided for us by Historic England, the results of the survey are now being analysed by Read more…
Volunteers will help to transcribe Land Tax returns for Quantock parishes as part of the South West Heritage Trust’s Somerset Land Tax Project. The South West Heritage Trust Land Tax Project is a long-term effort to digitise and transcribe their collection of land tax returns. These are annual returns for each parish, beginning c.1766 and ending c.1832. The Land Read more…
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…
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…
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…
Volunteering is a key part of our work at the Quantock Landscape Partnership Scheme and we will have many and varied volunteering opportunities throughout our whole scheme. Our work began last year and during a challenging period of national restrictions we were very pleased to be able to introduce an enthusiastic workforce of Digital Heritage Read more…
The Quantock Hills have history and heritage of all ages, with 51 scheduled monuments in total within the National Landscape boundary! A scheduled monument is an archaeological feature that is designated of national importance by the government- these include well known Quantock landmarks such as Trendle Ring, Dowsborough Hill Fort and Dead Woman’s Ditch. Not all scheduled monuments are ancient. Monuments and archaeological Read more…
Working with the public is core work for the National Landscape, both in helping people to enjoy and respect using the hills but also engaging and educating the public on things like species identification and habitat management. As the Quantock Landscape Partnership Scheme comprises the surrounding parishes of the National Landscape, its work in these areas brings a diverse Read more…
