Somerset Wildlife Trust
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Somerset Wildlife Trust is a wildlife trust
covering the county of Somerset
, England.
The trust, which was established in 1964, aims to safeguard the county's wildlife and wild places for this and future generations and manages almost 80 nature reserve
s. Examples include Fyne Court
, Westhay Moor
, Long Wood and Langford Heathfield
. It has over 20,500 members and 500 volunteers.
The Somerset Wildlife Trust is part of the Wildlife Trusts partnership of 47 wildlife trusts in the United Kingdom.
In 2010 the organisation won a Biffa Award for their "Restoring Habitat for Dormice in Somerset" scheme.
In 2011 the Trust appealed for £100,000 from local residents and businesses to restore former peat diggings on the Somerset Levels
.
(* = Reserves designated as Sites of Scientific Interest)
The Wildlife Trusts partnership
The Wildlife Trusts is an organisation made up of 47 local Wildlife Trusts in the United Kingdom plus the Isle of Man and Alderney.The Wildlife Trusts, between them, look after around 2,300 nature reserves covering more than 90,000 hectares...
covering the county of Somerset
Somerset
The ceremonial and non-metropolitan county of Somerset in South West England borders Bristol and Gloucestershire to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east, and Devon to the south-west. It is partly bounded to the north and west by the Bristol Channel and the estuary of the...
, England.
The trust, which was established in 1964, aims to safeguard the county's wildlife and wild places for this and future generations and manages almost 80 nature reserve
Nature reserve
A nature reserve is a protected area of importance for wildlife, flora, fauna or features of geological or other special interest, which is reserved and managed for conservation and to provide special opportunities for study or research...
s. Examples include Fyne Court
Fyne Court
Fyne Court is a National Trust-owned nature reserve and visitor centre in Broomfield, Somerset, England.The nature reserve is set in parkland which was originally the pleasure grounds of a large house belonging to pioneer 19th-century electrician, Andrew Crosse, whose family had owned the house...
, Westhay Moor
Westhay Moor
Westhay Moor is a 513.7 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest 2.5km north-east of Westhay village and 4km from Wedmore in Somerset, notified in 1971...
, Long Wood and Langford Heathfield
Langford Heathfield
Langford Heathfield is a 95.4 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest at Langford Budville, north west of Wellington in Somerset, notified in 1966....
. It has over 20,500 members and 500 volunteers.
The Somerset Wildlife Trust is part of the Wildlife Trusts partnership of 47 wildlife trusts in the United Kingdom.
In 2010 the organisation won a Biffa Award for their "Restoring Habitat for Dormice in Somerset" scheme.
In 2011 the Trust appealed for £100,000 from local residents and businesses to restore former peat diggings on the Somerset Levels
Somerset Levels
The Somerset Levels, or the Somerset Levels and Moors as they are less commonly but more correctly known, is a sparsely populated coastal plain and wetland area of central Somerset, South West England, between the Quantock and Mendip Hills...
.
Nature Reserves
The Nature Reserves include:(* = Reserves designated as Sites of Scientific Interest)
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Edford Woods and Meadows Edford Woods and Meadows is a 54.3 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest, between Nettlebridge, Holcombe and Stoke St Michael, Somerset, notified in 1957.... * Fivehead Arable Fields Fivehead Arable Fields is a 10.3 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest near the village of Fivehead in Somerset, notified in 1990.... * Fyne Court Fyne Court is a National Trust-owned nature reserve and visitor centre in Broomfield, Somerset, England.The nature reserve is set in parkland which was originally the pleasure grounds of a large house belonging to pioneer 19th-century electrician, Andrew Crosse, whose family had owned the house... Cheddar Complex The Cheddar Complex is a 441.3 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest near Cheddar around the Cheddar Gorge and north east to Charterhouse in the Mendip Hills, Somerset, notified in 1952.... Great Breach and Copley Woods Great Breach and Copley Woods is a 64.8 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest 1 km south of Compton Dundon and 5 km south-east of Street in Somerset, England, notified in 1972.... * |
Langford Heathfield Langford Heathfield is a 95.4 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest at Langford Budville, north west of Wellington in Somerset, notified in 1966.... * Cheddar Complex The Cheddar Complex is a 441.3 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest near Cheddar around the Cheddar Gorge and north east to Charterhouse in the Mendip Hills, Somerset, notified in 1952.... Cheddar Complex The Cheddar Complex is a 441.3 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest near Cheddar around the Cheddar Gorge and north east to Charterhouse in the Mendip Hills, Somerset, notified in 1952.... Cheddar Complex The Cheddar Complex is a 441.3 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest near Cheddar around the Cheddar Gorge and north east to Charterhouse in the Mendip Hills, Somerset, notified in 1952.... Cheddar Complex The Cheddar Complex is a 441.3 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest near Cheddar around the Cheddar Gorge and north east to Charterhouse in the Mendip Hills, Somerset, notified in 1952.... Priddy Mineries Priddy Mineries is a nature reserve previously run by the Somerset Wildlife Trust. It is in the village of Priddy, on the Mendip Hills in Somerset.... Quants Reserve Quants Reserve is a nature reserve north west of Burnworthy in Somerset, England.It consists of a grassland clearing in a forestry plantation. It is well-known for its butterflies — among the species which occur are Duke of Burgundy, Marsh Fritillary and Wood White.In 1988 an area of 50.6... * Ringdown SSSI, Somerset Ringdown is a 4.0 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Burnworthy in the Blackdown Hills of Somerset, notified in 1990.... |
Sharpham Moor Plot Sharpham Moor Plot is a 0.5-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest at Sharpham in Somerset, UK, notified in 1967.Sharpham Moor Plot is an area, predominately of secondary woodland, on Turbary Moor Series Peat within the Somerset Moors managed by the Somerset Wildlife Trust. It has... * Street Heath Street Heath is a 12.5 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest 4 km east of Glastonbury in Somerset, notified in 1966.... * Tealham and Tadham Moors Tealham and Tadham Moors is a 917.6 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Wedmore in Somerset, notified in 1985.Land south of this site is included in Catcott, Edington and Chilton Moors SSSI.... Thurlbear Wood and Quarrylands Thurlbear Wood and Quarrylands is a 26.7 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Stoke St Mary in Somerset, notified in 1963.... Cheddar Complex The Cheddar Complex is a 441.3 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest near Cheddar around the Cheddar Gorge and north east to Charterhouse in the Mendip Hills, Somerset, notified in 1952.... Cheddar Complex The Cheddar Complex is a 441.3 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest near Cheddar around the Cheddar Gorge and north east to Charterhouse in the Mendip Hills, Somerset, notified in 1952.... Westhay Heath Westhay Heath is a 25.9 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest 2km west of Westhay village in Somerset, notified in 1990.... * Westhay Moor Westhay Moor is a 513.7 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest 2.5km north-east of Westhay village and 4km from Wedmore in Somerset, notified in 1971... * (National Nature Reserve) |