Blackdown Hills & Local Area Breeds
The Blackdown Hills were designated as an Area of Outstanding
Natural Beauty (AONB) in 1991, joining the family of what
is now 40 AONBs in England & Wales.
The AONB covers 360 sq kilometres and comprises of three major river valleys, the Otter, Culm and Yarty. It is an isolated and unspoilt rural area relatively undisturbed by modern development, leaving ancient landscape features, special habitats, historical and archaeological remains intact.
For more information about the Blackdown Hills AONB visit www.blackdown-hills.net
Fibre Harvest operates at Coldharbour Mill, Uffculme within the
Blackdown Hills AONB and supports the local area by working closely
with the Blackdown Hills Natural Fibre Group (BHNFG).
Under a special arrangement we are project managing processing machinery
for BHNFG to enable fibre producers within the Blackdown Hills AONB
obtain fibre processing below current commercial rates. This will
help fibre producing farms survive and develop and maintain livestock
levels and so boost sustainable local area textile businesses.
