27th February 13
This month's activity saw the Young Rangers take part in a conservation task with the Somerset Wildlife Trust at the Edford Meadows Nature Reserve. Reserve Manager Neil Watson explained how sympathetic management of these hay meadows, over many years, has...
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26th February 13
Agricultural Building Design Guidelines for the Mendip Hills AONB
The Mendip Hills AONB Partnership has revised the Guidelines to bring them up to date with changes to the planning system. As well as advice on siting of buildings and building materials,...
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18th February 13
Green holidays website Greentraveller.co.uk and the Mendip Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) have published an online guide to show visitors how to make the most of the areain a way that has a low impact on the environment...
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12th February 13
This month the Young Rangers had the chance to explore Cheddar Gorge both above and below ground. National Trust Ranger Hayley Dorrington met the group and explained how the task for the day was clearing scrub from the slopes of...
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12th February 13
This month the AONB Advanced Young Rangers were involved in two different conservation projects. The day began with hedge planting for the Avon Wildlife Trust at Stowey. This project is creating a new hedgerow alongside a public footpath to create...
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11th February 13
Quite brief this month. Sunny morning at Blackmoor Reserve at the beginning of the month, where I met a couple from Nailsea, walking from Blagdon trying to find least muddy paths, not doing too badly!
Had a good morning at Burrington...
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