Somerset Wildlands
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Somerset Wildlands - creating wild space for nature in the Somerset Levels. Buying land to set aside for wildlife and ppl. Charity 1191953. Rewilding. Join us! www.somersetwildlands.org
More pictures from a chilly Athelney yesterday. The wagtails and egrets were loving the digging. It looks brutal but actually it’s really only small part of the site…. The rest is just changing slowly as it will www.somersetwildlands.org
November 21, 2025 at 6:36 PM
More pictures from a chilly Athelney yesterday. The wagtails and egrets were loving the digging. It looks brutal but actually it’s really only small part of the site…. The rest is just changing slowly as it will www.somersetwildlands.org
Early morning start to dig some
modest scrapes in two fields at Athelney. It might seem from our recent posts that we do loads of digging and planting, but actually this is pretty much the first thing we’ve done like this here. After this it’s back to its own thing!
modest scrapes in two fields at Athelney. It might seem from our recent posts that we do loads of digging and planting, but actually this is pretty much the first thing we’ve done like this here. After this it’s back to its own thing!
November 20, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Early morning start to dig some
modest scrapes in two fields at Athelney. It might seem from our recent posts that we do loads of digging and planting, but actually this is pretty much the first thing we’ve done like this here. After this it’s back to its own thing!
modest scrapes in two fields at Athelney. It might seem from our recent posts that we do loads of digging and planting, but actually this is pretty much the first thing we’ve done like this here. After this it’s back to its own thing!
Thanks to the volunteers who came to our second round of memorial tree planting at Clark Fields today. We had a wonderful morning. That’s us done for now, we’ll let the rest develop by itself. To find out more about our work and this site go to: www.somersetwildlands.org/our-land/eas...
November 15, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Thanks to the volunteers who came to our second round of memorial tree planting at Clark Fields today. We had a wonderful morning. That’s us done for now, we’ll let the rest develop by itself. To find out more about our work and this site go to: www.somersetwildlands.org/our-land/eas...
Woodpecker holes! Loads of them.
November 13, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Woodpecker holes! Loads of them.
Glorious day to work in rewilding! somersetwildlands.org
November 13, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Glorious day to work in rewilding! somersetwildlands.org
The lost pelicans of Somerset - with PhD researcher Lucia Snyderman - online event, 26 November at 8pm. Tickets here (free for Somerset Wildlands members). www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-lost-p...
November 11, 2025 at 10:16 AM
The lost pelicans of Somerset - with PhD researcher Lucia Snyderman - online event, 26 November at 8pm. Tickets here (free for Somerset Wildlands members). www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-lost-p...
A starling murmuration over one of our recently acquired rewilding sites near Glastonbury in the Somerset Levels today, sent in by one of our members. To help us make more space for nature join or support at www.somersetwildlands.org/support
October 22, 2025 at 4:34 PM
A starling murmuration over one of our recently acquired rewilding sites near Glastonbury in the Somerset Levels today, sent in by one of our members. To help us make more space for nature join or support at www.somersetwildlands.org/support
Getting as close as we dare to a hornets nest on our Clark Fields rewilding site. www.somersetwildlands.org
October 20, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Getting as close as we dare to a hornets nest on our Clark Fields rewilding site. www.somersetwildlands.org
Why you should become a member and help rewild the Somerset Levels. A wilder, better future - for everyone. www.somersetwildlands.org/support
September 30, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Why you should become a member and help rewild the Somerset Levels. A wilder, better future - for everyone. www.somersetwildlands.org/support
We’ll be doing another small round of tree planting in a couple of months, and we’ll be asking members if they’d like to get involved.
“How do I become a member?” we hear you all cry. Just sign up from as little as £5 a month and help rewild the Somerset Levels. www.somersetwildlands.org/support
“How do I become a member?” we hear you all cry. Just sign up from as little as £5 a month and help rewild the Somerset Levels. www.somersetwildlands.org/support
September 16, 2025 at 3:53 PM
We’ll be doing another small round of tree planting in a couple of months, and we’ll be asking members if they’d like to get involved.
“How do I become a member?” we hear you all cry. Just sign up from as little as £5 a month and help rewild the Somerset Levels. www.somersetwildlands.org/support
“How do I become a member?” we hear you all cry. Just sign up from as little as £5 a month and help rewild the Somerset Levels. www.somersetwildlands.org/support
Planting a memorial grove.
We don’t do much planting, but in this case we were very happy to. Here is Kate from Reimagining the Levels who provided the trees and equipment showing how it’s done.
Support us to make more space for nature! www.somereetwildlands.org/support
We don’t do much planting, but in this case we were very happy to. Here is Kate from Reimagining the Levels who provided the trees and equipment showing how it’s done.
Support us to make more space for nature! www.somereetwildlands.org/support
September 16, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Planting a memorial grove.
We don’t do much planting, but in this case we were very happy to. Here is Kate from Reimagining the Levels who provided the trees and equipment showing how it’s done.
Support us to make more space for nature! www.somereetwildlands.org/support
We don’t do much planting, but in this case we were very happy to. Here is Kate from Reimagining the Levels who provided the trees and equipment showing how it’s done.
Support us to make more space for nature! www.somereetwildlands.org/support
We all need hope, and to believe the future can be better than the past, and we really believe that rewilding can play a role in that.
We can’t go back in time, but we can create a wilder, better, future for everyone
www.somersetwildlands.org
We can’t go back in time, but we can create a wilder, better, future for everyone
www.somersetwildlands.org
September 14, 2025 at 2:58 PM
We all need hope, and to believe the future can be better than the past, and we really believe that rewilding can play a role in that.
We can’t go back in time, but we can create a wilder, better, future for everyone
www.somersetwildlands.org
We can’t go back in time, but we can create a wilder, better, future for everyone
www.somersetwildlands.org
Message to say hello from our newest site where we will be doing a little memorial tree planting at the weekend. We don’t do tree planting as a rule - we tend to let nature do its thing - but in this case we are happy to! www.somersetwildlands.org
September 11, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Message to say hello from our newest site where we will be doing a little memorial tree planting at the weekend. We don’t do tree planting as a rule - we tend to let nature do its thing - but in this case we are happy to! www.somersetwildlands.org
Little bit of Autumn colour on our newest Clark Fields site. This land is only a few months into its rewilding journey. It’s amazing to think how it might change and evolve in the decades to come. Help us build a better, wilder future, and go to www.Somersetwildlands.org
September 10, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Little bit of Autumn colour on our newest Clark Fields site. This land is only a few months into its rewilding journey. It’s amazing to think how it might change and evolve in the decades to come. Help us build a better, wilder future, and go to www.Somersetwildlands.org
Some people are talking about fracking again. This was pushed for over ten years, and didn't work and was hugely unpopular. These are the fracking license areas formerly offered in our region of Somerset. Needless to say we would oppose any fracking on or near our land, or in the Levels area.
August 27, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Some people are talking about fracking again. This was pushed for over ten years, and didn't work and was hugely unpopular. These are the fracking license areas formerly offered in our region of Somerset. Needless to say we would oppose any fracking on or near our land, or in the Levels area.
Just a deer, standing looking at a deer, that has leapt into a river and swum away to escape. #Rewilding life. www.somersetwildlands.org
July 18, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Just a deer, standing looking at a deer, that has leapt into a river and swum away to escape. #Rewilding life. www.somersetwildlands.org
Bit of a longer read this - but we're looking back on our rewilding progress over the last year and were inspired to do an update for our friends and members. See how the land is changing! Find out how much money we raised. HELP US DO MORE! mailchi.mp/somersetwild...
July 17, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Bit of a longer read this - but we're looking back on our rewilding progress over the last year and were inspired to do an update for our friends and members. See how the land is changing! Find out how much money we raised. HELP US DO MORE! mailchi.mp/somersetwild...
Was down pulling out some Himalayan Balsam, changing camera traps and so on. Site looking really nice - deer, cormorants, egret, heron, kestrels, skylarks etc all much in evidence. Swallows all hanging on the wires keeping cool. Somersetwildlands.org
June 30, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Was down pulling out some Himalayan Balsam, changing camera traps and so on. Site looking really nice - deer, cormorants, egret, heron, kestrels, skylarks etc all much in evidence. Swallows all hanging on the wires keeping cool. Somersetwildlands.org
Hello from a hot and steaming Athelney - birds are quiet today but the grasshoppers are loud. Loads of vetch, meadowsweet, woundwort, loosestrife, marsh ragwort, watermint etc willow, hawthorn and blackthorn all coming through strongly in places. www.somersetwildlands.org
June 30, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Hello from a hot and steaming Athelney - birds are quiet today but the grasshoppers are loud. Loads of vetch, meadowsweet, woundwort, loosestrife, marsh ragwort, watermint etc willow, hawthorn and blackthorn all coming through strongly in places. www.somersetwildlands.org
Foxes, otters, badgers, deer. A few clips from one of our camera traps at Athelney, taken over a couple of weeks. Nothing earth-shattering, but lovely to see. To find out more about our work making space for nature or to join as a member, go to www.somersetwildlands.org
June 23, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Foxes, otters, badgers, deer. A few clips from one of our camera traps at Athelney, taken over a couple of weeks. Nothing earth-shattering, but lovely to see. To find out more about our work making space for nature or to join as a member, go to www.somersetwildlands.org
Happy Summer Solstice everyone! www.somersetwildlands.org
June 21, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Happy Summer Solstice everyone! www.somersetwildlands.org
Lovely hot day down on our new Clark Fields rewilding site, showing people around and hearing about our partner Seed of Hope’s plans for the community garden part of it. To find out more or support, go to www.somersetwildlands.org
June 20, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Lovely hot day down on our new Clark Fields rewilding site, showing people around and hearing about our partner Seed of Hope’s plans for the community garden part of it. To find out more or support, go to www.somersetwildlands.org
For anyone in the Somerset Levels area our partners at Seeds of Hope will be hosting a launch event this Friday for the community food garden they are developing as part of our new Clark Fields rewilding site (the rest of the site is rewilding as normal!) we’ll be there!
June 16, 2025 at 2:23 PM
For anyone in the Somerset Levels area our partners at Seeds of Hope will be hosting a launch event this Friday for the community food garden they are developing as part of our new Clark Fields rewilding site (the rest of the site is rewilding as normal!) we’ll be there!
Hello from a beautiful sunny rewilding day in Somerset - every £1.50 donated to us helps secure one square metre of land for nature. If you like what we do become a member, share, like etc. www.somersetwildlands.org
May 20, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Hello from a beautiful sunny rewilding day in Somerset - every £1.50 donated to us helps secure one square metre of land for nature. If you like what we do become a member, share, like etc. www.somersetwildlands.org
Orchids galore over on a small site near Westhay.. www.somersetwildlands.org
May 20, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Orchids galore over on a small site near Westhay.. www.somersetwildlands.org