Bogs & Bittern — Avalon Marshes (2024–26)
Somerset Wildlife Trust completed wetland works at seven Avalon Marshes sites. The programme installed and repaired culverts, added an eel pass, reinforced bunds and managed reedbeds, ditches and wet grassland. Work at Brides Fields in Glastonbury included meadow establishment, tree planting and a leaky dam.[1][2]
Current position
Somerset Wildlife Trust completed the two-year funded programme in February 2026. The works covered seven sites between Westhay and Glastonbury.
Project details
- 41 hectares of lowland wetlands restored or enhanced.
- Hay-meadow and wet-grassland work covered a 13-hectare site.
Timeline
2024
Two-year Species Survival Fund programme begins.
February 2026
Funded habitat works completed.[3]