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There's another world waiting beneath the waves. Seals weave in and out of sunlit kelp forests, cuttlefish flash all the colours of the rainbow, starfish graze along the muddy seabed and…
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Gearing up for National Marine Week
This year for National Marine Week, we're highlighting six intertidal species you might spot on a visit to the Somerset Coast this summer.
Government says yes to Highly Protected Marine Areas
The Wildlife Trusts cheer long fought-for arrival of first ever sea sanctuaries where all damaging activities will be banned
Somerset's challenges
Somerset Wildlife Trust works to protect and restore wildlife on our nature reserves and in the wider landscape. We do this through developing the counties key landscapes through working with neighbouring landowners and other key Somerset people and organisations.
Somerset’s Precious Peat
There is an estimated 11 million tonnes of carbon stored in Somerset’s lowland peat — but that carbon, and the peatlands themselves, are under threat.
Tell Somerset's story
It's so important that we can monitor and record the amazing wildlife, habitats and plants we have here in Somerset, so we can understand how to protect what we already have as well as improve Somerset for wildlife. Understanding and telling Somerset's story through the wildlife and habitat data we collect is so vital for us to be able to create a Wilder Somerset 2030.
Somerset Eel Project
Thanks to £94,000 funding from European Marine Fisheries Fund, with support from the Sustainable Eel Group (SEG), we have been working to ensure that incredible eels can continue to find safe refuge in our county’s wetland habitats during their epic journey in the future.
Protecting Somerset's Peat
Our UK peatlands store an amazing 3.2 billion tonnes of carbon. When considered globally, this is even more impressive, as they cover just 3% of land area but in that pack 30% of all soil carbon!
Somerset's Nature Recovery
A Nature Recovery Network is a joined-up system of places important for wild plants and animals, on land and at sea.
It allows plants, animals, seeds, nutrients and water to move from place to place and enables the natural world to adapt to change. It provides plants and animals with places to live, feed and breed.
It can only do this effectively if, like our road network, it is treated as a joined-up whole.
It allows plants, animals, seeds, nutrients and water to move from place to place and enables the natural world to adapt to change. It provides plants and animals with places to live, feed and breed.
It can only do this effectively if, like our road network, it is treated as a joined-up whole.
Young Somerset
Young Somerset is the largest youth work charity in Somerset and our mission is to put young people first.
The Somerset 100
Apply for your FREE CHARITY PLACE and Cycle for wildlife at The Somerset 100! Join Team Wilder for a 35 mile, 100k or 100 mile road cycle on the Somerset Levels whilst raising sponsorship for Somerset Wildlife Trust. With no timing chips, this has got to be the friendliest and most inclusive cycling event of its kind – your time doesn’t matter, the 35 mile route is mostly flat, and you’ll be raising funds for wildlife! Secure your place today.
Somerset Sportive
A sponsored cycle for wildlife! 75k, 112k or 165k road cycle finishing with the infamous Cheddar Gorge climb. Organised by UK Velo who are offering 25% off for Somerset Wildlife Trust riders.