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'''Scumerset Wildlife Trust''' is a [[The Wildlife Trusts partnership|wildlife trust]] covering the county of [[Somerset]], England.


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'''Somerset Wildlife Trust''' (SWT<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.somersetwildlife.org/nature-reserves/cheddar-complex | title=Cheddar Complex &#124; Somerset Wildlife Trust }}</ref>) is a [[The Wildlife Trusts partnership|wildlife trust]] covering the county of [[Somerset]], England.
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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 [[Westhay Moor]], [[Long Wood]] and [[Langford Heathfield]]. It has over 20,500 members and 500 volunteers.<ref>{{cite web|title=Somerset Wildlife Trust|url=http://www.treecouncil.org.uk/members/list-of-members/item/1542-somerset-wildlife-trust|publisher=The Tree Council|accessdate=23 October 2011}}</ref>


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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 [[Westhay Moor]], [[Long Wood]] and [[Langford Heathfield]]. It has over 20,500 members and 500 volunteers.<ref>{{cite web|title=Somerset Wildlife Trust|url=http://www.treecouncil.org.uk/members/list-of-members/item/1542-somerset-wildlife-trust|publisher=The Tree Council|access-date=23 October 2011}}</ref>
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The Scumerset Wildlife Trust is part of the [[Wildlife Trusts partnership]] of 47 wildlife trusts in the United Kingdom.


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The Somerset Wildlife Trust is part of the [[Wildlife Trusts partnership]] of 46 wildlife trusts in the United Kingdom.
In 2010 the organisation won a Biffa Award for their "Restoring Habitat for Dormice in Somerset" scheme.<ref>{{cite web|title=Somerset Wildlife Trust|url=http://www.rsaaccreditation.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=140:somerset-wildlife-trust&catid=42:biffawards&Itemid=67|publisher=RSA|accessdate=23 October 2011}}</ref>


In 2011 the Trust appealed for £100,000 from local residents and businesses to restore former peat diggings on the [[Somerset Levels]].<ref>{{cite web|title=The Somerset Wildlife Trust issues urgent appeal: Help us save the Somerset Levels|url=http://www.wellspeople.co.uk/Somerset-Wildlife-Trust-issues-urgent-appeal-Help/story-12850300-detail/story.html|publisher=Wells People|accessdate=23 October 2011}}</ref>
In 2010 the organisation won a Biffa Award for their "Restoring Habitat for Dormice in Somerset" scheme.<ref>{{cite web|title=Somerset Wildlife Trust|url=http://www.rsaaccreditation.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=140:somerset-wildlife-trust&catid=42:biffawards&Itemid=67|publisher=RSA|access-date=23 October 2011}}</ref>

In 2011 the Trust appealed for £100,000 from local residents and businesses to restore former peat diggings on the [[Somerset Levels]].<ref>{{cite web|title=The Somerset Wildlife Trust issues urgent appeal: Help us save the Somerset Levels|url=http://www.wellspeople.co.uk/Somerset-Wildlife-Trust-issues-urgent-appeal-Help/story-12850300-detail/story.html|publisher=Wells People|access-date=23 October 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425083941/http://www.wellspeople.co.uk/Somerset-Wildlife-Trust-issues-urgent-appeal-Help/story-12850300-detail/story.html|archive-date=25 April 2012}}</ref>


==Nature reserves==
==Nature reserves==
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* [[Harridge Wood]]
* [[Harridge Wood]]
* [[Holford Kelting]]*
* [[Holford Kelting]]*
* [[Long Dole Wood and Meadows SSSI|Hollow Marsh Meadow]]** [[Horsehill Coppice]]
* [[Long Dole Wood and Meadows SSSI|Hollow Marsh Meadow]]*
* [[Honeygar Farm|Honeygar]] (a rewilding project)
* [[Horsehill Coppice]]
* [[Huish Moor]]
* [[Huish Moor]]
* [[Jan Hobbs]]
* [[Jan Hobbs]]
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* [[Mascall's Wood]]
* [[Mascall's Wood]]
* [[Middledown]]
* [[Middledown]]
* [[Mounsey]]*
* [[Barle Valley|Mounsey Wood]]*
* [[New Hill & Tannager]]*
* [[New Hill & Tannager]]*
* [[Payton Marsh]]
* [[Payton Marsh]]
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==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
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{{The Wildlife Trusts}}
{{The Wildlife Trusts}}
{{Authority control}}


[[Category:Organisations based in Somerset]]
[[Category:Charities based in Somerset]]
[[Category:Environment of Somerset]]
[[Category:Environment of Somerset]]
[[Category:Wildlife Trusts of England]]
[[Category:Wildlife Trusts of England]]
[[Category:Organisations based in Taunton]]

Latest revision as of 17:40, 21 August 2024

Somerset Wildlife Trust
TypeRegistered Charity
HeadquartersTaunton, Somerset
Official language
English
Parent organization
Wildlife Trusts partnership
WebsiteSomerset Wildlife Trust

Somerset Wildlife Trust (SWT[1]) 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 reserves. Examples include Westhay Moor, Long Wood and Langford Heathfield. It has over 20,500 members and 500 volunteers.[2]

The Somerset Wildlife Trust is part of the Wildlife Trusts partnership of 46 wildlife trusts in the United Kingdom.

In 2010 the organisation won a Biffa Award for their "Restoring Habitat for Dormice in Somerset" scheme.[3]

In 2011 the Trust appealed for £100,000 from local residents and businesses to restore former peat diggings on the Somerset Levels.[4]

Nature reserves

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The Nature reserves include: (* = Reserves designated as Sites of Scientific Interest)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Cheddar Complex | Somerset Wildlife Trust".
  2. ^ "Somerset Wildlife Trust". The Tree Council. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
  3. ^ "Somerset Wildlife Trust". RSA. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
  4. ^ "The Somerset Wildlife Trust issues urgent appeal: Help us save the Somerset Levels". Wells People. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
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