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Restoring Westhay Moor National Nature Reserve

On the Somerset Levels, in the heart of the county, lie several thousand hectares of lowland peatland, including Somerset Wildlife Trust’s Westhay Moor National Nature Reserve.

Blue sky and cloud reflection over a restored peatland area

Beneath Our Feet: Restoring Westhay Moor’s Peatlands

Healthy, functioning peatlands are superhero habitats when it comes to combatting climate change and supporting rare, specialist species. These past few months we have taken a big step forward in…

Damaged peatland landscape

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.

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