A new look for the Avalon Marshes
We're making some changes to the way visitors experience nature across the Avalon Marshes.
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Somerset Wildlife Trust takes Avalon Marshes nature reserves to a new digital dimension
New on-site digital interpretation combined with amazing new accessible island viewing hide means nature accessible for all
Bogs & Bittern - Wetland Restoration for Species Survival
This is a 2-year project to enhance, improve and expand seven wetland habitat sites within and beyond the Avalon Marshes landscape.
Honeygar
Honeygar is strategically located in the centre of the Avalon Marshes. Wilded, it can connect existing nature-rich areas to help nature spread across the landscape and the wider county beyond.
Boom Time for Bitterns
If you are out and about on the Avalon Marshes nature reserves over the next few weeks and hear what sounds like a distant foghorn, then it may well be one of our resident bitterns.
Guided Walks at Westhay with Kevin Anderson
Join our Visitor Experience Officer, Kevin, on a private walking tour of Westhay Moor National Nature Reserve to look and listen for the incredible wetland wildlife at this very special site. Bitterns, Marsh Harriers, and Otters are just some of the highlights of this wonderful spot on the Avalon Marshes.
Westhay Moor National Nature Reserve
Westhay Moor is part of the mystical Avalon Marshes within Somerset's historic Levels and Moors. It provides a home for rare wildlife and a unique insight into thousands of years of shifting…
'Moor' access for all at Westhay Moor thanks to Viridor Credits funding
Somerset Wildlife Trust are delighted to announce that they have been awarded a total of £43,890 by Viridor Credits Environmental Company for work at their Westhay Moor National Nature Reserve on…
Westhay
Westhay Moor is part of the mystical Avalon Marshes within Somerset's historic Levels and Moors. It provides a home for rare wildlife and a unique insight into thousands of years of shifting landscape. Reclaimed from the remnants of industrial-scale peat extraction, Westhay Moor is home to the largest surviving remnant of lowland acid mire in the South West.
Honeygar FAQs
Somerset Wildlife Trust is currently planning a major fundraising campaign to enable it to buy Honeygar Farm from the Esmee Fairburn Foundation by early 2023. Honeygar Farm is located between the Trust’s Westhay Moor NNR, Westhay Heath and Catcott nature reserves in the Avalon Marshes, one of the largest and most important wetland areas in the UK.
An update on our Westhay Moor land purchase
As you may already know, at the end of August, we shared the news that we were successful in raising the £60,000 needed to buy and restore 11 vital acres of land at our Westhay Moor National…
Starling season and Covid-19
As you may know, starling season is our busiest time of year for visitors across the Avalon Marshes from October through to March. It is with great sadness that this year we are asking our…