Land Management Resources | Somerset Wildlife Trust

Person with a backpack hiking through a bluebell woodland

WildNet - Amy Lewis

Resources

Land Management

Be part of Team Wilder, bringing about the change nature needs together.

Habitat and Wildlife Management plan ()

Planning a tree planting project (https://www.somersetwildlife.org/sites/default/files/2022-11/Planning%20A%20Tree%20Planting%20Project.pdf)

Grassland creation, management and restoration (https://youtu.be/hiPWcXKuhmY)

Land Management Resources

Nature Recovery Networks are linked corridors of environmentally rich habitat that allow plants and animals to thrive, spread and adapt to change. If you manage a community space or large area of land for wildlife, you can make a contribution to a nature recovery network.

It’s important to do your research and get the right advice, but there is so much information available online it can be overwhelming and not always clear which advice to follow. The links below are reliable resources that we would recommend to get you started.

If you need further advice on managing your community space for nature, we ask that you submit an enquiry form through our website so we can best advise you. We aim to respond to all enquiries within 2 weeks of submission.

Submit a land management enquiry

Grassland and Meadows

Exmoor ponies conservation grazing

Grassland and Meadows

Conservation grazing

A brief guide to choosing livestock for conservation grazing from Kent Wildlife Trust.

Restored grasslands - Mendip

Grassland and Meadows

Grassland creation, management and restoration

An introductory webinar recording covering some of the basic principles to consider when managing grasslands.

A wildflower meadow beneath a cloudy sky, with a row of trees in the distance. The meadow is filled with colourful flowers and green grasses. In the foreground are two tall, pink towers of common spotted orchid flowers. A black and white marbled white butterfly rests on one

Grassland and Meadows

Magnificent meadows

Magnificent Meadows is the UK’s largest partnership project transforming the fortunes of vanishing wildflower meadows and grasslands.

Hedges and Edges

Hedgerow

Hedges and Edges

Hedgerow Survey with the PTES

Watch a webinar of The Great British Hedgerow Survey with the Peoples Trust for Endangered Species (PTES)

Brown hairstreak

Hedges and Edges

Hedgerows in Somerset

General information about countryside hedgerows in Somerset and the main reasons for surveying or managing a hedgerow.

Oat field with margin knapweed

Hedges and Edges

Managing field margins for wildlife

Grassland buffer strips can provide a vital link for wildlife between areas of grassland and woodland. Find out more.

Wild flower planting in urban situation, with green-viened white butterfly, Pieris napi, Sheffield city centre - Paul Hobson

Hedges and Edges

Managing road verges for wildlife

For 23 million commuters, road verges can be their only daily contact with nature. Find out more.

Water and Wetlands

Yellow flag iris

Water and Wetlands

Managing your garden riverbank

A guide to how your garden can improve the health of the river from Wessex Rivers Trust.

A person adding pebbles to the edge of a new garden pond

Water and Wetlands

Pond creation, restoration and management

A talk by John Dickson from the Somerset Reptile and Amphibian Group about creating or restoring a pond.

Woodland and Trees

Orchard

Woodland and Trees

Manage your orchard

A PTES project providing guides to wildlife sympathetic orchard management. Find out more.

Birch woodland in autumn

Woodland and Trees

Managing your woodland for wildlife

Whether a small woodland owner, or land agent companies, myForest provides comprehensive online mapping, digital tools and resources.

A close-up photo of someone planting trees

Woodland and Trees

Planning a tree planting project

Planting trees or woodland can be a relatively easy, community-focused and extremely rewarding way of helping local wildlife.