Welcome to Quantock Eco!
Thank you for visiting our website. We hope you will find it interesting and stimulating.
We are always keen to hear from new supporters!
We welcome suggestions of new things we can do and new ways we can involve new people.
Who are we?
Quantock Eco (QE) is a group of volunteers who are committed to helping Quantock villages develop resilience in the face of rising energy costs and changes to our habitat.
Some of us are retired, some work locally and some go to school here;
some of us have lived here all our lives, some have moved in recently;
some of us own our homes, some of us rent;
some of us drive cars and some of us bike;
some of us grow our own food and some of us are looking for ways to support local suppliers;
some of us generate our own electricity and some of us want to;
some of us have lagged our lofts and some of us haven’t done so (yet!);
all of us recycle and resent the plastic left in our bins.
Why don’t you join us?
Where are we?
We live in the beautiful Quantock Hills – the first AONB in the country. The hills lie between Taunton and the Bristol Channel and contain a wide variety of natural environments – coastland, agricultural land (both arable and grazing), open heathland and wooded valleys including forestry plantations and deciduous woodland.
We started in Bicknoller and now have members all over the Quantocks - Kingston St Mary to Watchet, Nether Stowey to Bicknoller.
Click here to view our Quantock Hills Gallery
Do you live locally? Would you like to be involved?
What do we do?
To achieve resilient villages we believe we must develop sustainable strategies using renewable resources.
We aim to run practical projects for individuals, groups and communities on the Quantock Hills.
We seek to share our ideas and results.
We have two broad strategies:
An Energy Strategy which aims to:
- improve energy efficiency in our homes;
- investigate small scale electricity generation;
- provide information through case studies on energy saving, monitoring and generating systems;
- encourage the use of electric vehicles of all types;
- promote safe cycling and pursue a Bishops Lydeard/Cotford St Luke to Taunton CycleWay.
A Habitat Strategy which aims to:
- work closely with the Quantock Hills AONB to reduce carbon emissions in the hills, help protect flora and fauna, and record village histories;
- pursue further plastic recycling and reuse with our local authorities and MPs;
- encourage pollination and promote food security;
- involve local schools in our activities;
- create wildlife habitats in our gardens and communities;
- promote local food networks.
What are you interested in? Can you help us? Can we help you?
Please get in touch: info@quantockeco.org.uk
If you would like to become a member, please send us a completed membership form from the Contact Us page.
We are grateful for the photographs used throughout this site. They are the work of the AONB, Annabel Anderson, Julian Anderson, Ian Anderson, Tim Stanger and Desmond Venner. For details of how to contact these people and others, please visit our website Gallery
We are grateful to the following organisations with whom we work closely:
