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Gateways

Gateways - A Project to raise awareness Every visitor should know they are in an AONB and be able to find out more. Recent closures of Tourist Information Centres and restricted public access to the AONB Unit at Charterhouse has led … Continue reading

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Conserving Black Down Project

The next phase of work on Black Down is underway with preparations for stone pitching to protect the Beacon Batch Barrow around the trig point which marks the highest point of the AONB at 325 metres above sea level. The … Continue reading

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Bid for funds to help protect sensitive Mendip Hills Landscape.

With more visitors than ever to Black Down and Burrington Ham the effects of thousands of pairs of walking boots, bicycle tyres and horses hooves have taken their toll. Eroded paths are becoming unsightly scars on the landscape and present … Continue reading

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