Honeygar

Honeygar sits between our existing nature reserves of Westhay Moor, Catcott Complex and land we manage on Tealham and Tadham, all with large areas of lowland peat.

This makes it an exciting site for Somerset Wildlife Trust. Sitting on precious lowland peat, Honeygar offers a rare opportunity to explore how peatland restoration can work alongside nature recovery, while helping us better understand how nature responds over a long period of time. This is a long-term project with at least a 50 year timeline.

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Read our reports on the ongoing transformation of Honeygar into a haven for biodiversity and a showcase of ground-breaking science and monitoring.

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Peatlands cover just 3% of the Earth’s land surface but store more carbon than all the world’s forests combined. Despite this, peatlands are under-valued, and the majority of the limited research and restoration that has been undertaken has focused on upland sites. 

Honeygar offers a rare opportunity to generate robust, real-world evidence about how lowland peatlands, such as those across the Somerset Levels, can be managed in ways that support wildlife, sustainable land use and local economies. The site is already well used by universities, academics and researchers conducting studies on everything from tiny soil microbes to the impact of shifting weather patterns.