Nature reserves
With 66 stunning nature reserves there is something for everyone, from the levels and moors to the coast, come and explore Somerset today.
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Management of ragwort on nature reserves
Like any conservation land management carried out on nature reserve quality habitats, the management of ragwort is quite a complex and nuanced subject, requiring many considerations to be balanced…
Filming and photography on our Nature Reserves
Our nature reserves have been used as locations by a wide range of media. The nature of requests vary widely and we are usually happy to accommodate them if possible as long as disturbance to wildlife can be kept to a minimum.
South Hill
South Hill is situated just north of Long Sutton off the A372 and is an area of calcareous grassland and scrub blocks. The soils that have developed since the quarrying ceased are very shallow…
Catcott Nature Reserve
Our Catcott reserve comprises of an amazing wetland mosaic of traditional hay meadows, wet woodland and wet grazing marsh and fen. This encourages a range of species to feed, breed and roost all…
Update of reserves opening
An update on the status of our nature reserves.
Brimley Hill Mire
A mire is an area of swampy or boggy ground; Brimley Hill is a delightful spring-line mire site hidden away on the Blackdown Hills surrounded by woodland.
New Hill & Tannager
One of a series of Trust reserves where you can explore the Polden Hills, a low narrow ridge of Blue Lias stretching from Puriton in the west to Street in the east. It comprises of two blocks of…
Our nature reserves need your help
Our reserves are some of Somerset’s most precious sites for nature. Our nature reserves are more important now than ever before. With the ongoing decline of the natural world, they are vital green…
Somerset Wildlife Trust launches 2021 Somerset Nature Reserves Fund
Fund unveiled to ensure nature reserves continue to play their role in reversing nature’s decline and provide resilient, connected landscapes for wildlife and people in the future.
Commercial use of reserves
Where individuals and companies benefit financially or reputationally from running activities on our reserves, and the investment the Trust makes in maintaining them, then we ask that they make a reasonable contribution to support the us. Find out more.
Somerset’s second ‘super’ National Nature Reserve (NNR) declared in Mendip Hills
A new ‘super’ National Nature Reserve (NNR) has been declared across the Mendip Hills, bridging together the existing Ebbor Gorge and Rodney Stoke National Nature Reserves, along with 29 nature-…