Somerset Wildlife Trust, a key partner in the Hills to Levels project, arranged a visit Southlake Moor and Burrow Mump for a group of agricultural students and their lecturers from Bridgwater and Taunton College’s Cannington Centre. The aim was to give them a better understanding of the issues surrounding flooding and water management that are so vital to the healthy future of the Somerset Levels & Moors landscape. Full story: Read more
Green Down Nature Reserve gets £500 reward
Somerset Wildlife Trust’s Green Down Nature Reserve, near Somerton, supports one of the largest populations of the Large Blue butterfly in Europe. That is why Wessex Water’s Senior Ecologist Mark Doughty will be visiting the Reserve with a £500 Wessex Watermark Award on Wednesday 12th October. Full story: Read more
Bridgwater College Countryside Management Students Get Hands On at Westhay Moor NNR
Students studying Countryside Management in Year 1 and 2 of their BTEC Diploma at Bridgwater College have completed practical work at Westhay Moor National Nature Reserve on the Avalon Marshes as part of an ongoing schedule of works to support Somerset Wildlife Trust’s work in that area. Full story: Read more