Beavers to be Released into the Wild at Somerset National Trust Site Saturday, February 7, 2026 beavers wildlife conservation restoration nature somerset nationaltrust environment ecosystems reintroduction Beavers are poised to make a historic comeback in Somerset, as new licences have been issued for the release of these landscape-engineering mammals back into the wild. Natural England has authorised two releases in the South … Read More
Legal Challenge Launched to Protect Somerset’s Historic Westonzoyland Airfield from Environmental Damage Thursday, January 22, 2026 westonzoyland somerset airfield environment legalchallenge conservation wastemanagement community pollution wildlife Residents of Westonzoyland, Somerset, have initiated a legal challenge to halt plans that would drastically increase waste processing on the county’s historic Westonzoyland Airfield, which they fear will transform the site … Read More
Legal Challenge Launched to Protect Somerset Village from Environmental Damage Thursday, January 22, 2026 westonzoyland somerset environment airfield legal conservation pollution wildlife community waste Residents of Westonzoyland, Somerset, have initiated a legal challenge to prevent their historic airfield from being degraded into an environmental “wasteland.” Westonzoyland Airfield, located east of the village … Read More
New Nature Reserve Established Along Somerset's Strawberry Line Cycling Route Sunday, January 11, 2026 strawberryline somerest cycling naturereserve biodiversity conservation wildlife community accessibility volunteering A new nature reserve, Hollybrook, is being developed as part of the Strawberry Line—a key walking and cycling route stretching across rural Somerset. This exciting addition aims to enhance local biodiversity while providing a … Read More
Proposed 200-Home Development Threatens to Alter Failand’s Distinctive Triangle Shape Sunday, January 4, 2026 failand development greenbelt housing planning community northsomerset wildlife expansion triangle Failand, a unique triangular village in North Somerset, may soon see its iconic shape transformed by a large housing development. Currently home to around 350 residences arranged neatly within the triangle formed by Clevedon … Read More
Major 200-Home Development Set to Alter Somerset Village’s Iconic Triangle Shape Sunday, January 4, 2026 failand development somerset housing greenbelt community wildlife planning expansion village A significant new housing development proposes to add 200 homes to the village of Failand in North Somerset, potentially transforming its unique triangular footprint. Currently home to about 350 residences, Failand is … Read More