Pottering poetically: Following in the footsteps of our hike-loving literary giants in Somerset’s beautiful Quantock Hills and across Exmoor (via a few good pubs, of course) Coleridge and Wordsworth spent time galumphing around the Quantock Hills in Somerset in the 18th century The Daily Mail’s Ed Cumming traced the Romantic poets’ steps on a four-day, … Read more
That’s dam clever! Beavers build their first water barrier in Exmoor for 400 years as they create ‘instant wetland’ just nine months after being introduced to slow the flow of the river The dam was constructed by the beavers at the Holnicote Estate near Minehead Animals are first to be released into the wild … Read more
Farmers warn Exmoor will turn into a ‘rich boys’ playground’ after plans were unveiled to rewild 10 per cent of the national park to be ‘recolonised’ by beavers and pine martens Exmoor National Park Authority released plans this week to leave parts to nature But farmers fear they will lose too much farming land for … Read more
There are an extraordinary 15 National Parks in the UK and as wonderful as the likes of the Lake District, New Forest and Snowdonia decidedly are for walkers, they can get rather busy. If you prefer more serenity during a hike, head instead to one of the UK’s six less famous National Parks. Not only … Read more
Romantic beauty spot in Exmoor that inspired Victorian novel Lorna Doone is bought by ‘cash-strapped’ National Trust for £1.5million Charity purchased nine acres on Devon and Somerset border before lockdown National Trust said it will be last acquisition for ‘quite some time’ due to losses Site includes Lorna Doone farm in Malmsmead and nearby Cloud Farm … Read more