Surveys and monitoring

Surveying for this shy but surprising snake, with its distinctive black zigzag, on the top of the Quantock Hills.

Counting the number of deer over the Quantock Hills.

A rare summer visitor to the Quantock Hills temperate rainforests.

The team are interested to know trends how visitors use the Quantock Hills, including whether visitor numbers are increasing and any changes to patterns of use.

Surveying the distribution and abundance of the only true flying mammal.

Surveying for this elusive woodland specialist.

Quantock Common is designated an Important Bird Area, first identified in 2000 for its population of breeding heathland birds.

Summer surveys, assessing the species diversity of butterflies and moths across the Quantock Hills.

A summer visitor, the nightjar inhabits the heathland and woodland edges of the Quantock hilltops.

Ticks are small arachnids found throughout the countryside. They like to live on warm-blooded animals such as sheep and deer.