Cheddar Complex
Two SWT reserves make up the Cheddar Complex; Long Wood and Velvet Bottom. The complex offers a chance to explore the desolate beauty of the Mendip Hills. The remote landscape is fractured with…
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Cheddar Wood Edge
An area between Axbridge and Cheddar, these fields were once used to grow strawberries, but since being abandoned they have reverted either to woodland while others are now being managed as…
Cedar cup
This fascinating cup fungus is a lovely thing to stumble upon -should you be lucky enough!
The Somerset Sportive
Fundraise for Somerset Wildlife Trust and get a 25% discount! Join our Team Wilder for a 75km, 112km or 165km road cycle culminating with the famous ascent through Cheddar Gorge. Secure your place today.
Management of ragwort on nature reserves
Like any conservation land management carried out on nature reserve quality habitats, the management of ragwort is quite a complex and nuanced subject, requiring many considerations to be balanced…
Woodland Management on Mendip for Dormice and Beyond
Mendip is home to a number of wonderful Tilio-Acerion woodland sites. This particular type of woodland is typically only found on shallow base-rich soils on steep rocky slopes, such as the…
Solar powered sea slug
This remarkable creature shows nature’s fantastic complexity!
New viewing hides and boardwalk at Westhay Moor National Nature Reserve (NNR) supported by Leader+ Funding
New viewing hides and a boardwalk have been constructed at Westhay Moor NNR thanks to grant-funding support from the Leader+, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the Green…
Horsehair worm
Horsehair worms are parasitic worms of the clade Nematoida alongside their sister taxa Nematoda, the roundworms. The most famous trait of certain species of horsehair worms is the ability to alter…
Peatland restoration in Somerset reaches major milestone, as innovative project completes on nationally significant nature reserve on the Somerset Levels
Innovative project restores 24 hectares of peat soils, improving peatland hydrology and protecting the carbon stored under the ground.
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