Official Website administered by the Committee of the Mendip Society.
(Latest Update 24th. January 2021)
Official Website administered by the Committee of the Mendip Society.
(Latest Update 24th. January 2021)
Helping People Get Close to Nature
The "Nature and Wellbeing Project" aims to enable people with learning difficulties to connect with, and enjoy, the natural world. It is a joint venture between the Somerset Wildlife Trust and, amongst others, the Mendip Hills AONB. We have invited them to visit our nature reserves at Sladers Leigh and Tania's Wood and look forward to seeing parties in due course. For more information on this project see
https://discovery-uk.org/wellbeing-in-nature/.
New Video
Richard Frost has produced a new video for the Society's Youtube channel. It's a dizzying motorbike ride through Burrington Combe. See the links page.
Car Park Closure
The National Trust car park at Kings Wood, Winscombe Hill is closed and
is likely to remain closed until possibly mid Feb. They are felling
Ash trees in the woods because of ash dieback and are using it for
storing their machinery.
Archive of Past Newsletters
Recent newsletters may now be found in the Archive page. Earlier newsletters will be added if we can find electronic copies (scanning is time consuming and produces rather large files). We have paper copies of most past newsletters and these can be made available on request to the Membership Secretary.
A Less Attractive Mendip Scene
The reason for including the picture below (Ubley Drove) is not just to have a rant about the selfish moron who dumped this stuff but to say that I reported it via Mendip Council's website and within 24 hours it had gone. Let's have three cheers for the Council and its contractor IDVerde: "hip-ray, hip-ray, hip-ray".
All local councils have means for reporting fly tipping so if you see it please don't assume someone else will act, report it.
Peter Janes
Temporary Closure of Strawberry Line
Strawberry Line - Study of Breeding Birds
The Mendip Society YouTube Channel
Richard Frost (Chairman) commissioned Graham Keating of Wavelength Consultancy to make six short videos of the Mendip AONB to increase awareness of and promote the area.
Members have since contributed five more videos showing aspects of, and activities around, Mendip.
These are all on the Society's YouTube channel which can be reached via the Links Page, or if you prefer to watch them on your TV, by going to YouTube and using its search facility to find The Mendip Society.
Gallery Updated with Photos from Members taken during their 'daily exercise'
Events and Walks
Update 18th December. The Committee has decided that the Covid situation is too unsettled at present to restart the programme but will keep this under review.Please check this website and your E-mails regularly .
The Mendip Hills sit high above the Somerset countryside in South West England.
The limestone uplands feature dry gorges, caves, sinks and river sources. One of the most famous areas is the Cheddar Gorge and the Mendip Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) is a protected landscape.
The Mendip Society works to conserve and enhance the Mendip Hills and surrounding areas for everyone to enjoy.
As a registered charity, we organise social activities on the hills for all our members including walks, special interest visits and talks. We also manage some small nature reserves and members are encouraged to be involved with these.
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