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Severn Estuary Interests Group responds to Nuclear Review (Nuclear Regulatory Review) challenging misleading environmental narrative
The Nuclear Regulatory Review calls for a radical reset of Britain’s approach to nuclear regulation and potentially to National Strategic Infrastructure Projects as a whole.
Hinkley Point C
Avoiding harm to the internationally important and highly protected Severn Estuary from plans to build Hinkley Point C is critical.
Bewick's swan
A winter visitor, the well-travelled Bewick's swan is the smallest of our swans. It has more black on its yellow-and-black bill than the whooper swan. Look out for it around Eastern England…
Blue Influencers Scheme Somerset
The Blue Influencers Scheme is a successor to the three-year Green Influencers Scheme, which ran in a similar way and was also match-funded by The Ernest Cook Trust and the #iwill Fund. However, the Blue Influencers Scheme’s focus is on coastal, riverside and estuary locations and also emphasises giving young people opportunities to learn skills which will aid their employment prospects.
Reserve safety
Our nature reserves are special, wild places that are often off the beaten track and remote from human habitation. Some also present challenging terrain and we want everyone to have an enjoyable visit so consider these tips before you visit.
Garden tiger moth
The garden tiger is an attractive, brown-and-white moth of sand dunes, woodland edges, meadows and hedgerows; it will also visit gardens. In decline, it is suffering from the 'tidying up…
Gearing up for National Marine Week
This year for National Marine Week, we're highlighting six intertidal species you might spot on a visit to the Somerset Coast this summer.
My sofa
Alfie has bucket loads of energy and needs the freedom and space to burn it off. A visit to his local nature reserve, Siccaridge Wood, with his two younger brothers is the perfect place for this…
Bar-tailed godwit
The bar-tailed godwit winters in the UK in the thousands; look for it around estuaries like the Thames and Humber. In spring, the males display arresting breeding plumage, with brick-red heads,…
Become a member
Join over 23,000 members who have made supporting nature part of their everyday life. Get involved with activities and events, visit wonderful nature reserves, and directly contribute to preserving Somerset's natural spaces and safeguarding vulnerable wildlife across the county.
Quants
Quants is a wildlife-rich mosaic of woodland, grassland and heathland on a steep north facing slope of the Blackdown Hills; why not include a visit to near-by Wellington Monument when you visit…