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Shapwick Heath Peat Restoration – Bringing Bogs Back to Somerset

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By Louise Treneman, Senior Reserve Manager Peatlands habitats, such as raised bog, blanket bog and fen, in good condition, are home to a wide range of species and store the largest amount of carbon of all habitats in England. However, …

Saving species in Somerset; the work of the Somerset, Coast Levels and Moors Nature Recovery Project

Posted by: , Posted on: - Categories: Biodiversity, Climate change, Environmental Improvement Plan, Landscape, Landscapes, Monitoring, National Nature Reserve, Natural England, Nature, Nature Recovery, Nature Recovery Network, Protected sites and species, Science and evidence, Species recovery, Wildlife

By Simon Phelps – Natural England Over the past three years, the Somerset Coast, Levels and Moors Nature Recovery Project has been working hard to save some of our most threatened wetland species. I’m fortunate to not only be leading …

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