Volunteer Awards
Our volunteers mean a lot to us, and we honour that every year with an awards ceremony at our AGM.
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Thank you for entering the 2025 Photography Competition
Thank you for entering the 2025 Photography Competition
Somerset Wildlife Trust launches Wildlife-Friendly Allotment Awards for National Allotment Week
Somerset Wildlife Trust is encouraging people across Somerset to create an inviting space for wildlife in their allotments and vegetable plots with the launch of a new award scheme.
Congratulations to our 2024 Volunteer Awards winners!
Our annual Volunteer Awards recognise and celebrate the work of volunteers across the county who give their time and skills to support us in creating a wilder Somerset and are presented at the AGM…
Filming and photography on our Nature Reserves
Our nature reserves have been used as locations by a wide range of media. The nature of requests vary widely and we are usually happy to accommodate them if possible as long as disturbance to wildlife can be kept to a minimum.
Aspiring photographers invited to enter Somerset Wildlife Trust competition
Somerset Wildlife Trust’s annual photography competition has opened for entries from photographers of all ages and experience levels.
Wildlife
Somerset has some of the most spectacular and internationally-recognised habitats and wildlife in the country. We have beautiful and rare creatures like the Large Blue butterfly and the Eurasian bittern, important populations of Greater horseshoe bats and other incredible species such as Great white egrets, Red deer, Round-leaved sundew and magical murmurating Starlings.
From curlews in the British uplands to negotiations in Colombia: why COP16 matters here in the UK
Tomorrow, COP16 - the global UN nature conference - gets underway in Cali, Colombia. But how does it relate to the UK and why should we be interested? Dr Rob Stoneman, director of landscape…
At home with wildlife
From digging a wildlife pond to planting a bee-friendly window box, there’s always something that you can do to help the wildlife on your doorstep.
Wildlife advice
Find detailed answers to frequently asked wildlife questions.
Wildlife & wellbeing
Videos on how wildlife can also bring a sense of wellbeing into your life.
Gardening for wildlife this autumn
Our friends at Vine House Farm share their top tips for wildlife gardening this autumn!