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Taylor made, independent advice and support for your Land, Estate or Property. We offer a professional and personal approach whilst providing a wealth of knowledge and expertise in all areas of rural Land and Estate Management. Our reputation has been built through long term relationships with clients and the rural professional community within the South West.

The aim of the society is to promote and advance the education of the public in natural history and its conservation and to record the flora and fauna of Exmoor and the Minehead area. Membership is £7 per year. Members receive the society’s magazine, the Exmoor Naturalist, twice yearly. It also includes summer and winter walks and talks and the opportunity to assist with the recording and conversing Exmoor’s wonderful wildlife.

Campsites.co.uk make it easy to find and book great camping, glamping and touring breaks. The website lists 40+ sites in and around Exmoor, with something for everyone.

With over 27 years experience in producing the finest quality traditional willow baskets and hurdles. Exmoor Baskets and Hurdles produces a full range of traditional Somerset willow baskets. Our baskets are strong and fuctional. Our normal selection includes shopping baskets, flower baskets, log baskets, picnic items, a brolly basket and a wheeled shopper. Standard baskets normally in stock for immediate delivery or collection. My willow hurdles are hand made using strong weavers and uprights. All our hurdles and trellises can be made to the size you require. To order these or other items not listed, please contact Paul on 01398 323391 or 07980759099

The Moorland Mousie Trust exists to promote and protect all aspects of registered Exmoor ponies, on Exmoor, throughout the UK and abroad. We want to ensure the continued survival of free-living Exmoor pony herds on Exmoor, nationally and internationally. It is our belief that through engagement and education we can offer improved lives for all Exmoor ponies.

PFG Fabrication Ltd is a steel fabrication company which specialise in providing high quality metal work for agricultural and industrial industries as well as residential properties. We provide full turnkey building projects – from the first aspects groundwork, to fabricating and erecting the steel frame and then finishing off with a power floated concrete floor. Also providing smaller projects such as residential steelwork, stable partitions, cattle grids, roof repairs, asbestos removal and much more.

Founded in 1849, it actively promotes the study of Local History, Archaeology, Natural History and Historic Buildings. SANHS runs a Programme of Events which includes talks, walks, lectures, and webinars. SANHS runs a programme of events which includes talks, walks, lectures and webinars.

Field Studies Council Nettlecombe Court lies in a secluded valley at the eastern edge of Exmoor National Park. The house is a striking example of a Tudor and Georgian country mansion set within its own grounds. The grounds are made up of heritage parkland, ancient woodland containing many veteran oak trees as well as a Site of Special Scientific Interest because of its lichen communities. Nettlecombe Court has excellent access to the Somerset coast as well as Exmoor National Park and The Quantocks Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

A May’s Farm officially came into being in late 2021 when we bought our own farm, but really it has been developing for as long as we have been on Exmoor together. We are Alex and Anne May and we’re proud to share our little part of Exmoor and what we grow on it with you. We farm beef cattle, sheep and native breed pigs on rotational grazing systems. Homegrown marbled and tender beef, grass fed lamb and native breed pork We farm Slattenslade Farm in Woody Bay with Alex’s father and we own Silkenworthy Farm near Blackmoor Gate, a very exciting purchase for us in 2021. Alex also manages two farms, Aclands and Chapman Barrows, for a family firm.

The Exmoor Hill Farming Network was established in 2014, as a successor to the Exmoor Hill Farming Project (2009-2013), to improve the viability and sustainability of Exmoor farming businesses through knowledge-transfer, peer-group support, training, and co-operation to safeguard upland farming, rural employment and landscape management. Following a review of governance in 2019, the Network Steering Group established the Exmoor Hill Farming Network Community Interest Company (Company No. 12151981) which took over the running of the Network from North Devon + in February 2020. Our Vision for the Network is to provide the Go-to-Hub for Exmoor’s farming community, providing information, skills, support and inspiration. We will be: Economically Engaged: assisting prosperous and forward-thinking businesses; Healthy and Harmonious: facilitating a proper sense of well-being and succession in the Exmoor Farming Community; Farming Friendly: giving a voice for the Farming Community within landscape and countryside policy-making; and Nature Nurturing: promoting sustainably managed, attractive and nature-rich farmed landscapes Change.

Founded in 1979 on the edge of Exmoor in Wiveliscombe, Exmoor Ales was one of the pioneer ‘Micro Breweries’ to stand against the onslaught of keg ale flooding the market from the big brewers. Concentrating on crafting ales of character and flavour, we gained a following, helping lead to the cask ale revival of the early eighties. Cask and bottled beers from the West Country. Enjoy in pubs or order online for delivery to your door.

Whether you need a cooker for your kitchen or require a replacement boiler for your home, A & S Martin & Son is your first choice oil specialist company in Devon. We can provide you with high-quality cookers, stoves and boilers for your home. When you buy any appliance from us, we ensure excellent post-sale customer services. We offer a variety of cookers, stoves, oil tanks and boilers at affordable prices. We can supply you with new and reconditioned range cookers and have in stock many spare parts. We are based in Barnstaple, Devon and serve customers throughout the South West. Get in touch with us today for oil tank installations and more on 01271 860138.

Specialists in historic buildings conservation and re-use, and new innovative, high-quality projects, often for difficult or controversial site throughout the southwest. Past projects include ruined castles, cob cottages, highly decorated churches, and medieval and Georgian houses.

Exmoor Magazine (est. 1997) is for all who love Exmoor and the Quantocks. Each issue of this independent, quarterly magazine boasts around 200 images by local photographers and a wide range of in-depth features. The publication is sold in local shops, Co-ops, Waitrose and M&S, as well as by subscription.

Set in the rolling hills of mid Devon, Wellhayes Vineyard produces quality sparkling wine on site from grapes grown in the vineyard. Our sparkling wine is made on site in an old stone barn by the traditional method, and is a unique blend of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier and Reichensteiner. You can visit the vineyard, see our winery and taste our sparkling wine by visiting our dedicated website.

We are traditional antiquarian booksellers based on the edge of Exmoor in Somerset. Our well-known shop is open 7 days a week from 10.30 to 17.15 and we welcome buyers and browsers. We are always interested in purchasing single items or larger collections of books. We are one of the few booksellers who still regularly visit all parts of the UK and overseas and purchase from large or small collections, private individuals and institutions. We offer extremely competitive prices for suitable books, which compare favourably against prices achieved at auction where up to 40% of the proceeds of sale is taken by the auctioneers, and pay usually when we visit you. We also offer a valuation service for probate, insurance and other purposes.

Established in 1981, Devon based Short Run Press is widely recognised as one of the UK’s leading book printers and binders. Owned by the Gliddon and Couch families, we have built a reputation for quality printing and binding and for excellence in service. We are proud to be community supporters and have worked closely on publications for The Exmoor Society and Exmoor Hill Farming Network. Our customers include global publishers, learned societies, small presses and individual authors with many of these based here in Devon. Commitment to investment keeps us at the forefront of technology. We have highly trained staff, take great pride in our craft and guarantee a very competitively priced product. Whether it’s 50 or 15,000 copies of a book we can produce your book competitively, quickly and maintain communication with you throughout the process. We are quite simply passionate about producing books. We have been printing books for over 40 years from our printworks in Exeter, Devon. We would love to hear from you, please do get in touch.

Devon CPRE is an independent local charity that fights to prevent poor planning and bad policies destroying the rural landscapes that are Devon’s unique heritage. We offer professional planning expertise and a wealth of experience to help our members fight inappropriate development throughout the county. We’re funded solely by members’ subscriptions, donations and legacies. Please join us. Please support us. Your countryside needs you.

Rupert White Interiors was started when Rupert moved back to Devon from London in 2010. Rupert now works from his home office in Bampton and can help you with any aspect of interior design. From fledgling beginnings Rupert is now involved in some large scale renovations but still very much enjoys working with his clients on smaller projects. Rupert is prepared to travel all over the country. To date he has had commissions from Cornwall to Kent, East Anglia, and of course, London. Rupert tells clients that renovating a house is meant to be fun and maintains that each house is different and needs to feel like a home for the client, not him!

My name is Ele and I’m a painter decorator. I will visit and offer a free quote. I’m honest, clean and tidy. I do private rather than site work. All sizes of work taken on; bathroom ceiling to full house internal and external. I have Public Liability insurance. Take a look at my photos to see my work. If you’d like to have a chat first then give me a call; I’d be very pleased to hear from you on 07775 600298.