Plant a tree for Christmas

Pit Wood Tree Planting 2015Residents of South Somerset are invited to join the Countryside Rangers this coming weekend and plant a tree at Ham Hill Country Park for Christmas. The Ranger team at South Somerset District Council’s Ham Hill Country Park recently received a free tree pack from the Woodland Trust to plant in Pit Wood, which form part of the Country Park site. Full story: Read more

LONGLEAT LAUNCHES WILD PHOTOGRAPHER CHALLENGE FOR FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY

Simon King in the meerkat colony at LongleatLongleat is launching a nationwide competition to find two wild amateur photographers of the year to feature in a new exhibition celebrating the 50th anniversary of their safari park. In April 1966 Longleat hit the headlines around the world when it became the first place outside of Africa to open a safari park. To mark this historic event, a major new photographic exhibition showcasing the Wiltshire attraction’s ‘animal heroes’ is set to open at Easter 2016. Full story: Read more