Peatlands are an amazing part of our landscapes, not only for the rare and specialised species they support but for the ecosystem services they provide like storing carbon, filtering drinking water, mitigating flood waters etc. Yet 80% of the UK’s peatland are degraded, emitting carbon and threatening the species the support.

Somerset Wildlife Trust will be carrying out peat restoration work at Westhay Moor National Nature Reserve. The work is being funded by the Nature for Climate Peatland Grant Scheme which is administered by Natural England on behalf of Defra.

Somerset Wildlife Trust's current and past projects.

We have taken the decision to restrict dogs to being allowed only on public rights of way (the droves) at our Westhay Moor and Catcott nature reserves.

We are seeking interested parties for delivery of construction of a new bird hide at Catcott Lows. Find out more!

Thank you for your interest in this opportunity: Catcott Lows Hide 2026.