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A bumblebee mimic hoverfly on a purple thistle flower. It's a fuzzy black and yellow hoverfly with a white tip to the abdomen, looking just like a bee. It's given away by its large eyes and short antennae

Volucella bombylans © Janet Packham

Be a hoverfly hero!

Become a hoverfly hero by making more space for these incredible insects. Whether you have a garden or just a window ledge to spare, you can lend hoverflies a hand.

60 years of Somerset Wildlife Trust (https://www.somersetwildlife.org/60th-anniversary)

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Buff-tailed Bumblebee ©Jon Hawkins - Surrey Hills Photograhpy

Wilder Youth

Are you a young person in Somerset who dreams of a greener, wilder future? We want to meet you!

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Somerset's challenges

Find out more about Somerset’s changing landscapes.

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Wren ©Andy Rouse/2020VISION

Campaigning

We campaign for a wilder future, where everyone can benefit from and enjoy wildlife near them.

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Restoring Somerset’s nature

With the help of volunteers and the support of over 23,000 members, we look after some of Somerset's most iconic landscapes and special wildlife. We restore, strengthen and connect habitats and green spaces on a landscape scale so nature can recover and thrive in the future. We inspire people and communities to put nature into their everyday life and stand up for the natural environment upon which we all depend.

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The Wildlife Trusts play a very important part in protecting our natural heritage. I would encourage anyone who cares about wildlife to join them.

Sir David Attenborough