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Our annual photo competition, celebrating the wild places and wildlife of Somerset, is now closed! Read on for the 2025 winners.
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Acorn weevil
Look out for this weevil on oak trees, where females lay their eggs inside acorns.
Westhay
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 landscape. Reclaimed from the remnants of industrial-scale peat extraction, Westhay Moor is home to the largest surviving remnant of lowland acid mire in the South West.
Pea-leaf weevil
This small, stripy beetle is one of the most commonly encountered weevils.
Westhay Car Parking
Details / FAQ for the introduction of car parking charges at Westhay Moor Nature Reserve
Dogs on Westhay and Catcott
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.
Westhay Moor National Nature Reserve
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…
Guided Walks at Westhay with Kevin Anderson
Join our Visitor Experience Officer, Kevin, on a private walking tour of Westhay Moor National Nature Reserve to look and listen for the incredible wetland wildlife at this very special site. Bitterns, Marsh Harriers, and Otters are just some of the highlights of this wonderful spot on the Avalon Marshes.
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.
Restoring Westhay Moor National Nature Reserve
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.
Invitation to tender for mire boardwalk at Westhay Moor
We are seeking interested parties for the delivery of approximately 90m of new boardwalk and a 25m2 platform to a matching specification at Westhay Moor NNR. Find out more!
Westhay Moor Peatland Restoration Project FAQ
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.