Celebrating 2023: A Year in Review
It’s been another amazing year for Somerset Wildlife Trust! Our brilliant team has been working harder than ever to help make a difference for Somerset's wildlife and wild places, and we…
It’s been another amazing year for Somerset Wildlife Trust! Our brilliant team has been working harder than ever to help make a difference for Somerset's wildlife and wild places, and we…
The bloody henry starfish is normally a bright purply-red colour and is found all around the UK.
Somerset Wildlife Trust are pleased to announce that Golledge Electronics have renewed their corporate membership to the Trust for another year.
With a new UK Government now in situ, Becky Pullinger, Head of Land Use Planning at The Wildlife Trusts, reviews what is needed to deliver on one of their key manifesto pledges – to build new…
Volunteering on a nature reserve turned Adam’s life around after a difficult time in life. As Assistant Reserve Officer, wildlife is both his stress relief and his career.
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…
An update on what the new lockdown situation means in terms of visits to our nature reserves and other Trust activities. The safety of our volunteers, visitors and members is always our top…
The true fox-sedge is a rare and threatened plant in the UK. It relies on lowland floodplain meadows and damp habitats, which are rapidly disappearing. Look for reddish-brown flowers in summer.…
At night, the pretty, white blooms of white campion produce a heady scent, attracting feeding moths. Look for this wildflower along hedgerows and roadside verges, and on waste ground.
Wendy has been a regular volunteer bird ringer at Teifi Marsh ever since her son tragically took his own life. Being out in the mornings with the birds gave Wendy a sense of peace and purpose…
The Yew is a well-known tree of churchyards, but also grows wild on chalky soils. Yew trees can live for hundreds of years, turning into a maze of hollow wood and fallen trunks beneath dense…