Quantock Hills. An Area of Outstanding Beauty

Although we’ve just had some extremely cold weather and a decent covering of snow some wildlife is beginning to show that we’re heading towards Spring.

One way we keep ourselves warm throughout February and March is heather burning aka swaling.  As part of the heathland management process it is essential to burn blocks of heather to rejuvenate young growth and remove competition from scrub encroachment.  Obviously this can only happen after a period of dry weather and over the next few months when the weather settles down well-trained volunteers will be out on the hill with Rangers assisting with this traditional form of land management.  You’ll be able to follow our progress on the blog.

Here’s to the next two busy and exciting months ahead.