Birdwatching in Somerset

The Somerset Levels are Britain's great wetland comeback story: a rebuilt marshland where bitterns boom, great white egrets breed and winter starling murmurations draw crowds.

wetland reserves in Somersetwheelchair-accessible reserves in Somerset

Map of reserves in Somerset

25 kmHam WallHam Wall (RSPB)Shapwick HeathShapwick Heath (Natural England)Westhay MoorWesthay Moor (Somerset Wildlife Trust)
Approximate positions — select a marker to open the reserve guide.

Standout reserves

Shapwick Heath

Shapwick, Somerset · Natural England

wetland4 hideswheelchair accessibleFree entry

Ham Wall

Glastonbury, Somerset · RSPB

wetland2 hideswheelchair accessibleFree entry

Westhay Moor

Westhay, Somerset · Somerset Wildlife Trust

wetland3 hideswheelchair accessibleFree entry

Towns with reserves

All reserves in Somerset

Ham Wall

Glastonbury, Somerset · RSPB

wetland2 hideswheelchair accessibleFree entry

Shapwick Heath

Shapwick, Somerset · Natural England

wetland4 hideswheelchair accessibleFree entry

Westhay Moor

Westhay, Somerset · Somerset Wildlife Trust

wetland3 hideswheelchair accessibleFree entry

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