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.

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…

Through the carbon credits scheme Wilder Carbon, SWT are committed to restoring ecosystem function within the peat soils at Honeygar.

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.

Our peatlands store more than all the world's forests combined. That's why we're working with local communities to protect our peatlands and forge a new future for Somerset.