Kingfisher - Jon Hawkins – Surrey Hills Photography
Wildlife
Explore the wildlife of Somerset
Somerset has some of the most spectacular and internationally-recognised habitats and wildlife in the country. We have beautiful and rare creatures like the Large blue butterfly and the Eurasian bittern, important populations of Greater horseshoe bats and other incredible species such as Great white egrets, Red deer, Round-leaved sundew and magical murmurating Starlings.
We also have extremely important habitats such as internationally-renowned wetlands at Westhay Moor and Catcott Lows which are havens for wintering waders, dragonflies and damselflies, bittern and Marsh harriers. We also have magnificent meadows where rare arable plants can flourish, and beautiful ancient woodlands to explore.
Dunnock - Jon Hawkins – Surrey Hills Photography
Species explorer
Find out more about the UK’s wildlife from birds of prey to wildflowers and from marine wildlife to trees and fungi.
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Habitat explorer
Find out more about different wildlife habitats from coastal to wildflower meadows to ancient woodlands.
Family at Westhay, Somerset Levels. Photo: Paul Harris/2020VISION
Reserves explorer
From heathland to wetland, stunning open spaces to hidden gems, discover our best sites for nature across Somerset.
Iconic Somerset species
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