Somerset Wildlife Trust has now successfully completed its year-long ‘Making Space for Butterflies in Mendip’ project with Aggregate Industries (AI), which worked to improve butterfly habitat and…
Learn how to carry out a butterfly transect at Chancellor's Farm. This event is for 16 - 30 year olds
Our Catcott reserve comprises of an amazing wetland mosaic of traditional hay meadows, wet woodland and wet grazing marsh and fen. This encourages a range of species to feed, breed and roost all…
As the name suggests, this large shieldbug is often found on gorse bushes.
The Greater butterfly-orchid is a tall orchid of hay meadows, grasslands and ancient woodlands. It has whitish-green flowers that have spreading petals and sepals - a bit like the wings of a…
Windy, open moors covered in bright yellow, spiky common gorse bushes and purple heathers are synonymous with what we call 'wild' landscapes, but it can be seen in many habitats, from…
On the Somerset Levels, in the heart of the county, lie several thousand hectares of lowland peatland, including Somerset Wildlife Trust’s Westhay Moor National Nature Reserve.
If you’ve ever visited Catcott, you’ll know how special it is. Wide open skies, wetland stretching out in front of you, and if you’re lucky, the sight (and sound) of birds like lapwing and curlew…
Westhay Moor is part of the mystical Avalon Marshes within Somerset's historic Levels and Moors. It provides a home for rare wildlife and a unique insight into thousands of years of shifting…
England’s second ‘super’ National Nature Reserve (NNR) has been declared in Somerset by Natural England on the 70th anniversary of the creation of national nature reserves.
