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A new visitor centre and other improvements are on the way for an iconic Somerset landmark as a major project at Somerset Council’s Ham Hill Country Park starts soon. The ‘Uncovering Ham Hill’s past for its future’ project has been…

The Green Estates Team have recently carried out surveys for great crested newts at two of the Council’s Local Nature Reserves, Berrow Dunes and Moldram’s Ground, and were thrilled to find the protected species at both sites. Great crested newts…

To mark National Tree Week (22 to 30 November), Somerset Council is planning a week-long programme of tree planting at Pit Wood, Ham Hill, culminating in a Community Tree Planting Day on Saturday 29 November. Carbon Aware Productions and Ham…

Somerset Council is urging visitors to Ham Hill to tread carefully and keep pets on leads when exploring the popular plateau fields at the south end of the site, to protect endangered and vulnerable ground-nesting skylarks. As we enter the…