- Source: Somerset Wildlife Trust
Somerset Wildlife Trust (SWT) 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.
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.
In 2011 the Trust appealed for £100,000 from local residents and businesses to restore former peat diggings on the Somerset Levels.
Nature reserves
The Nature reserves include:
(* = Reserves designated as Sites of Scientific Interest)
See also
List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Somerset
References
External links
Somerset Wildlife Trust website
"Somerset Wildlife Trust, registered charity no. 238372". Charity Commission for England and Wales.
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- Daftar kebun binatang
- Kota New York
- Somerset Wildlife Trust
- The Wildlife Trusts
- List of Wildlife Trust nature reserves
- Avon Wildlife Trust
- SWT
- Street, Somerset
- Honeygar Farm
- Cheddar, Somerset
- Somerset Levels
- Glastonbury
