Somerset Hunt Defends Boxing Day Meet Amid Safety and Hygiene Allegations Wednesday, December 24, 2025 cotley hunt boxingday somerset hygiene roadclosure trailhunting animalwelfare safety chard Members of the Cotley Hunt, based in the Blackdown Hills near the Somerset-Devon border, have strongly rebutted claims that their annual Boxing Day meet in Chard poses significant risks to public safety and hygiene. At the … Read More
Somerset Hunt Defends Boxing Day Event Amid Hygiene and Road Closure Controversies Wednesday, December 24, 2025 cotley hunt somerset boxingday chard hygiene roadclosure animalwelfare trailhunting publicsafety The Cotley Hunt, based in the Blackdown Hills near the Somerset-Devon border, has responded firmly to recent allegations questioning the safety and hygiene of their annual Boxing Day meet in Chard town centre. Critics have … Read More
Rare Starved Wood-Sedge Rescued from Threat on Somerset Footpath Wednesday, December 24, 2025 conservation rareplants starvedwoodsedge somerset habitat speciesrecoverytrust wetlands biodiversity mendiphills endangered One of the UK’s rarest plants, the starved wood-sedge, has faced a new threat after it began growing directly on a public footpath in Somerset. Conservationists have intervened swiftly to protect this critically endangered … Read More
Rare Starved Wood-Sedge Rescued from Somerset Footpath Wednesday, December 24, 2025 starvedwood-sedge conservation somerset speciesrecoverytrust rareplants wetlands mendiphills habitatprotection plantpropagation biodiversity Conservationists have acted swiftly to save the starved wood-sedge, one of the UK’s rarest native plants, after it unexpectedly began growing on a public footpath in Somerset. This delicate grass-like species, naturally found … Read More
One of the UK’s Rarest Plants Rescued from Somerset Footpath Wednesday, December 24, 2025 starvedwood-sedge conservation somerset speciesrecoverytrust wetlands rareplants habitatloss mendiphills biodiversity endangered Conservationists have stepped in to protect one of the UK’s rarest plants after it “rather catastrophically decided” to grow on a public footpath, putting it at risk. The starved wood-sedge, a critically rare … Read More
Early Christmas Present for Somerset Village as £370,000 Nursery Project Advances Wednesday, December 24, 2025 somerset bishopslydeard nursery childcare housing community education infrastructure funding development Residents of Bishops Lydeard, a rapidly expanding village near Taunton, are set to benefit from a new £370,000 nursery thanks to a recent decision by local councillors to move the project forward. The village’s existing … Read More