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How to work from home - and stay connected to nature
When working from home, it can be really easy to stay in front of a screen all day and never venture outdoors. We’ve got some easy ways to help you to connect with nature, even in the middle of a…
60 years of working towards a wilder Somerset
Somerset Wildlife Trust is more than a name, a logo or a reserve. It’s an ever-growing demonstration of how like-minded individuals, from all walks of life, can take action to secure the future of…
Home check
Check your home environment for ways that it can be more wildlife-friendly.
West Somerset working to become a plastic-free hotspot!
West Somerset is tackling the plastic pollution problem head-on. Watchet and Minehead have become the 130th and 131st areas in the UK to gain Plastic Free Community status, with Porlock Vale and…
At home with wildlife
From digging a wildlife pond to planting a bee-friendly window box, there’s always something that you can do to help the wildlife on your doorstep.
Build a home for wildlife
Learn how to give wildlife a home in your garden. We have tips for building bird and bat boxes, hedgehog homes and more!
Beavers are coming home!
The Wildlife Trusts congratulate the UK Government’s decision to open the door for licenced reintroductions of beavers into the wild and its acknowledgment of the free-living populations in…
How to go peat free at home
Go peat free to protect the planet! Peat has been a major ingredient of the compost used in gardening for many years. This peat is dug out of wild places, damaging some of the last remaining peatlands in both the UK and overseas in places like Eastern Europe. Find out how to go peat free at home...
How to build a hedgehog home
By providing safe places for hedgehogs to live, you’re much more likely to see these prickly creatures in your garden.
How to go peat free at home
Our homes and gardens have an important role in the fight against climate change. Help preserve vital peatland by going peat free.
Government says beavers can stay in their Devon home
Today, the Government announced it will allow England's first wild breeding population of beavers to remain in Devon. After five years of groundbreaking work by Devon Wildlife Trust, they…