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We are delighted to announce that Jennifer Langdon and William Land have been named joint winners of the Pinnacle Award this year.

Now that our 2026 walks programme has come to a close, we wanted to say a huge thank you to all of our volunteer walk leaders who ran an event with us this year.

Huge congratulations to runner Alfie McIntosh, who donned his Exmoor Society T-shirt and completed the 50-mile ultra Salmon Run from Exmouth to Dulverton, finishing an impressive 4th overall!

Last month, The Exmoor Society was the only national park society to submit evidence to the House of Lords Environment and Climate Change Committee's inquiry into pet parasite treatments.  We were therefore delighted to see that the inquiry's final report urges the government to ban the general sale of these treatments and restrict availability to vets, pharmacist's and qualified professionals.

White-tailed eagles have been released on Exmoor as part of an ongoing reintroduction project led by Forestry England, the Roy Dennis Wildlife Foundation and Exmoor National Park Authority.

At the end of May, The Exmoor Society hosted the Big Nature Day, a chance to come together to celebrate nature and promote inclusion in the countryside.

At the beginning of June, a number of Exmoor Society Trustees took a walk from Bossington across Porlock Marsh to explore and enjoy its distinct wildlife.

Lisa Eden is the trustee responsible for the archive and a Deputy Chair of the Society.

This year marks 30 years since the shingle ridge at Porlock Bay was breached during a storm associated with Hurricane Lili in October 1996, allowing the sea to flood the low-lying land behind.

We are deeply concerned by a recent decision by Defra to withdraw the proposed species-rich grassland option (GRH6) from the Sustainable Farming Incentive, due to reopen in June.