Protect and restore
Somerset Wildlife Trust works to protect and restore wildlife on our own nature reserves and in the wider landscape. We do this through developing the county's key landscapes through work on our own reserves and working with neighbouring landowners and other key Somerset people and organisations.
We have over 60 years experience and invaluable help from volunteers, members and supporters but despite that, nature is still declining.
Somerset Wildlife Trust's first ‘wilded’ site
When we look at taking a wilding approach, we are aiming to restore natural processes, including restoring missing species, and to see what species and habitats form. This is in contrast to the traditional conservation approach where an outcome is pre-determined and land is managed to achieve this. Find out more about Honeygar, our first 'Wilding' site on the Somerset Levels and Moors.
Honeygar
Honeygar is located between the Trust’s Westhay Moor NNR, Westhay Heath and Catcott nature reserves in the Avalon Marshes, one of the largest and most important wetland areas in the UK.
As the Trust's first ‘wilded’ site - Honeygar will be managed very differently to our nature reserves and is a major project for the Trust, which will happen over many years.
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