Have you seen an orange-tip butterfly this year? 🔍

Butterfly sightings become increasingly common in Spring, as the weather starts to warm up. Help us build up a more complete picture of Somerset's amazing wildlife and spot 60 different species! 👇🦋
somersetwildlife.org/spot-60-species

⚠️ Make some noise for peat this week!

Last month, MP Theresa Villiers pitched a 10 minute bill for a peat sale ban, which is now due for a second reading this Friday.

💚 We need YOU to make noise in order to make the ban a reality this year: somersetwildlife.org/banpeatextract…

Based in Highbridge? Join in with the Big Bat Count this Friday! 🦇

We're teaming up with Our Highbridge to help assess the bat populations in the town. Get involved and find out more about Somerset's brilliant bats! 👇
somersetwildlife.org/events/2024-05…

An incredible 41 'booming' male bitterns were recently recorded on the Avalon Marshes! 🥳

These amazing birds were once extinct in this country, but their 'booming' calls is now a sure sign of spring across the Somerset Levels.

#Somerset #Bittern Somerset Levels | SWT

Our Aller & Beer Woods Nature Reserve is looking bright and beautiful at the moment! 💚

📸 Andy Lewington Photography

#Somerset #NatureReserve #Woodland

Have you signed up yet?! ⌛

The UK's biggest nature challenge is just three weeks away! Sign up here: wildlifetrusts.org/30dayswild

#30DaysWild #Somerset #Nature

Is your garden a haven for wildlife? 🐝

Earn yourself one of our gardening plaques to show your friends and neighbours the benefits of letting your outdoor space get a little bit wild! Fill in our survey to claim your plaque: uk.surveymonkey.com/r/YCSSWVG

#Somerset #WildlifeGardening

We'll be abseiling for wildlife in just ONE WEEK! 🦅

It's not too late to join us — book your place and get ready to face that fear of heights: eventbrite.co.uk/e/abseil-for-w…

#ChallengeYourselfForWildlife #Somerset #Abseil

Happy #SomersetDay ! 🌱

What was the last wild place you visited in Somerset? Let us know in the comments below! 👇

We’re joining The Wildlife Trusts in urging GOV.UK to prioritise a ban on peat before the next General Election!

CEO of the Wildlife Trusts, Craig Bennett has today written to Rishi Sunak about the critical importance of ending peat extraction. Read the letter below! 👇

Have you taken a peek at our barn owl webcam recently? 🦉

There are now FOUR owlets in the nesting box! 👇
somersetwildlife.org/swtbarnowls

#Somerset #Wildlife #BarnOwls

Check out these adorable great crested grebe photos from Westhay Moor National Nature Reserve! 😍

Grebe chicks shelter from wind and predators by taking a ride on their parents' backs!

#Somerset #Wildlife #Westhay Avalon Marshes

Spot 60 species for our 60th! 🔍

We're challenging you to spot 60 different species before 30th September as part of our 60th anniversary celebrations. There are gaps in our knowledge that we need YOUR help to fill! 👇🐦🐝
somersetwildlife.org/spot-60-species

#60YearsofSWT #Somerset

The Big Bat Count is coming to #Highbridge ! 🦇

Next Friday, join local experts, including Our Highbridge: Brue Green Pathways, to help us assess the bat populations in the town: somersetwildlife.org/events/2024-05…

#Somerset #Burnham #Bats

Spring has sprung across our nature reserves! 🦋🌼

Check out these fabulous pictures our reserves team snapped last week!

#Somerset #Nature #Nature Reserve

Digging up peatlands is still legal, despite promises from the UK Government to ban peat extraction. 💔

💚 Want to help protect our peatlands? Start by sorting the facts from the fiction and telling your friends and family to do the same: somersetwildlife.org/blog/steve-mew…

#BogsNotBags

Last chance to apply! ⌛

We're currently recruiting for exciting roles in our organisation, including:

🔍 Somerset Environmental Records Centre Manager
💚 Fundraising Development Manager
🌍 Climate Change Adaptation Officer

Find out more and apply: somersetwildlife.org/jobs

Happy 98th birthday to Sir David Attenborough, a true hero of our time. 🎉

Our President Emeritus, thank you for everything you have done for conservation, our natural world, and for inspiring us all. 💚

Our 2024 photography competition is live! 📸

We're hosting a special photography competition to celebrate our 60th anniversary! The theme is 'Capturing Somerset', and all ages are welcome to enter. Learn more below! 👇
somersetwildlife.org/photo-competit…

#Somerset #60YearsofSWT

Have you signed up for #30DaysWild yet?! 🤠

Accept the challenge and you'll receive a FREE pack including:
🌼 Wildflower seeds
📊 Wallchart
🦋 Butterfly poster

Get yours here: wildlifetrusts.org/30dayswild