Nature reserves

Westhay Moor is part of the mystical Avalon Marshes within Somerset's historic Levels and Moors. It provides a home for rare…

Our Catcott reserve comprises of an amazing wetland mosaic of traditional hay meadows, wet woodland and wet grazing marsh and fen. This…

Two SWT reserves make up the Cheddar Complex; Long Wood and Velvet Bottom. The complex offers a chance to explore the desolate beauty of…

Langford Heathfield is the Trust's second largest reserve. The mixture of ancient and secondary woodland, scrub, heathland and open…

Sadly this woodland is badly affected by ash die back. This means that the ash trees are not in good health, they and their limbs are…

Part of a network of SWT reserves in the East Polden Hills, Great Breach Wood is a wonderfully diverse woodland with wildlife rich scrub…

One of the best examples of limestone downland and scrub in Somerset. One of the jewels in the crown of this reserve is the Large Blue…

Photographers and serious naturalists alike love Draycott Sleights for the rich variety of wildlife and spectacular panoramic views…

A mosaic of flower rich calcareous grassland, scrub and ancient oak woodland on an isolated hill capped with an Iron Age fort with views…

Ubley Warren bears the scars of an industrial past with low gullies cut into the limestone rock called rakes and deep mine shafts…

Quants is a wildlife-rich mosaic of woodland, grassland and heathland on a steep north facing slope of the Blackdown Hills; why not…

The wild woods of Aller and Beer not only provide a cool refuge to explore in the summer sun but also outstanding views across Aller…