Ham Wall RSPB Reserve forms part of the Somerset Levels wetland area. Together with the adjacent Shapwick Heath and Catcott reserves and the nearby Westhay Moor and Honeygar Farm, currently undergoing rewilding, it is part of the Avalon Marshes Project which aims to recreate a large, continuous wetland habitat. In May 2022 these reserves were incorporated into the Somerset Wetlands, a 'super' National Nature Reserve extending west as far as Steart Marshes and Bridgwater Bay on the Severn Estuary. Common Cranes are being reintroduced and are occasionally seen in the area.
Formerly used for peat extraction, the area is rich in lakes, reedbeds, fields and riparian woodland. It is a stronghold for bitterns, herons and egrets as well as waterfowl. Eurasian Marsh Harrier and Eurasian Sparrowhawk are resident, and Eurasian Hobby is seen in summer. Summer rarities have included Red-footed Falcon and River Warbler. As of May 2023, over 190 Over 200 species have been recorded.
Overlooked by Glastonbury Tor, this is an ancient landscape. A Paleolithic boardwalk dated to around 3800 BC, the Sweet Track, runs through the marshes.
Ham Wall RSPB Reserve forms part of the Somerset Levels wetland area. Together with the adjacent Shapwick Heath and Catcott reserves and the nearby Westhay Moor and Honeygar Farm, currently undergoing rewilding, it is part of the Avalon Marshes Project which aims to recreate a large, continuous wetland habitat. In May 2022 these reserves were incorporated into the Somerset Wetlands, a 'super' National Nature Reserve extending west as far as Steart Marshes and Bridgwater Bay on the Severn Estuary. Common Cranes are being reintroduced and are occasionally seen in the area.
Formerly used for peat extraction, the area is rich in lakes, reedbeds, fields and riparian woodland. It is a stronghold for bitterns, herons and egrets as well as waterfowl. Eurasian Marsh Harrier and Eurasian Sparrowhawk are resident, and Eurasian Hobby is seen in summer. Summer rarities have included Red-footed Falcon and River Warbler. As of May 2022, 2023, over 170 190 species have been recorded.
Overlooked by Glastonbury Tor, this is an ancient landscape. A Paleolithic boardwalk dated to around 3800 BC, the Sweet Track, runs through the marshes.
Ham Wall RSPB Reserve forms part of the Somerset Levels. Levels wetland area. Together with the adjacent Shapwick Heath and Catcott reserves and the nearby Westhay Moor and Honeygar Farm, currently undergoing rewilding, it is part of the Avalon Marshes Project which aims to recreate a large large, continuous wetland habitat. In May 2022 these reserves were incorporated into the Somerset Wetlands, a 'super' National Nature Reserve extending west as far as Steart Marshes and Bridgwater Bay on the Severn Estuary. Common Cranes are being reintroduced and are occasionally seen in the area.
Formerly used for peat extraction, the area is rich in lakes, reedbeds, fields and riparian woodland. It is a stronghold for bitterns, herons and egrets as well as waterfowl. Eurasian Marsh Harrier and Eurasian Sparrowhawk are resident, and Eurasian Hobby is seen in summer. Summer rarities have included Red-footed Falcon and River Warbler. As of May 2022, over 170 species have been recorded.
Overlooked by Glastonbury Tor, this is an ancient landscape. A Paleolithic boardwalk dated to around 3800 BC, the Sweet Track, runs through the marshes.
Ham Wall RSPB Reserve forms part of the Somerset Levels. Together with the adjacent Shapwick Heath and Catcott reserves and the nearby Westhay Moor and Honeygar Farm, currently undergoing rewilding, it is part of the Avalon Marshes Project which aims to recreate a large wetland habitat. In May 2022 these reserves were incorporated into the Somerset Wetlands, a 'super' National Nature Reserve extending west as far as Steart Marshes and Bridgwater Bay on the Severn Estuary. Common Cranes are being reintroduced and are occasionally seen in the area.
Formerly used for peat extraction, the area is rich in lakes, reedbeds, fields and riparian woodland. It is a stronghold for bitterns, herons and egrets as well as waterfowl. Eurasian Marsh Harrier and Eurasian Sparrowhawk are resident, and Eurasian Hobby is seen in summer. Summer rarities have included Red-footed Falcon and River Warbler. As of May 2022, over 170 species have been recorded.
Overlooked by Glastonbury Tor, this is an ancient landscape. A Paleolithic boardwalk dated to 3807 around 3800 BC, the Sweet Track, runs through the marshes.
Ham Wall RSPB Reserve forms part of the Somerset Levels. Together with the adjacent Shapwick Heath and Catcott reserves and the nearby Westhay Moor and Honeygar Farm, currently undergoing rewilding, it is part of the Avalon Marshes Project which aims to recreate a large wetland habitat. In May 2022 these reserves were incorporated into the Somerset Wetlands, a 'super' National Nature Reserve extending west as far as Steart Marshes and Bridgwater Bay on the Severn Estuary. Common Cranes are being reintroduced and are occasionally seen in the area.
Formerly used for peat extraction, the area is rich in lakes, reedbeds, fields and riparian woodland. It is a stronghold for bitterns, herons and egrets as well as waterfowl. Eurasian Marsh Harrier and Eurasian Sparrowhawk are resident, and Eurasian Hobby is seen in summer. Summer rarities have included Red-footed Falcon and River Warbler. As of May 2022, over 170 species have been recorded.
Overlooked by Glastonbury Tor, this is an ancient landscape. A Paleolithic boardwalk, boardwalk dated to 3807 BC, the Sweet Track, runs through the marshes.
Ham Wall RSPB Reserve forms part of the Somerset Levels. Together with the adjacent Shapwick Heath and Catcott reserves and the nearby Westhay Moor and Honeygar Farm, currently undergoing rewilding, it is part of the Avalon Marshes Project which aims to recreate a large wetland habitat. In May 2022 these reserves were incorporated into the Somerset Wetlands, a 'super' National Nature Reserve extending west as far as Steart Marshes and Bridgwater Bay on the Severn Estuary.
Estuary. Common Cranes are being reintroduced and are occasionally seen in the area.
Formerly used for peat extraction, the area is rich in lakes, reedbeds, fields and riparian woodland. It is a stronghold for bitterns, herons and egrets as well as waterfowl. Eurasian Marsh Harrier and Eurasian Sparrowhawk are resident, and Eurasian Hobby is seen in summer. Summer rarities have included Red-footed Falcon and River Warbler. As of May 2022, over 170 species have been recorded.
Overlooked by Glastonbury Tor, this is an ancient landscape. A Paleolithic boardwalk, the Sweet Track, runs through the marshes.
Ham Wall RSPB Reserve forms part of the Somerset Levels. Together with the adjacent Shapwick Heath and Catcott reserves and the nearby Westhay Moor and Honeygar Farm, currently undergoing rewilding, it is part of the Avalon Marshes Project which aims to recreate a large wetland habitat. In May 2022 these reserves were incorporated into the Somerset Wetlands, a 'super' National Nature Reserve extending west as far as Steart Marshes and Bridgwater Bay on the Severn Estuary.
Formerly used for peat extraction, the area is rich in lakes, reedbeds, fields and riparian woodland. It is a stronghold for bitterns, herons and egrets as well as waterfowl. Eurasian Marsh Harrier and Eurasian Sparrowhawk are resident, and Eurasian Hobby is seen in summer. Summer rarities have included Red-footed Falcon and River Warbler. As of May 2022, over 170 species have been recorded.
Overlooked by Glastonbury Tor, this is an ancient landscape. The Sweet Track, a A Paleolithic boardwalk, the Sweet Track, runs through the marshes.
Ham Wall RSPB Reserve forms part of the Somerset Levels. Together with the adjacent Shapwick Heath and Catcott reserves and the nearby Westhay Moor and Honeygar Farm, currently undergoing rewilding, it is part of the Avalon Marshes Project which aims to recreate a large wetland habitat. In May 2022 these reserves were incorporated into the Somerset Wetlands, a 'super' National Nature Reserve extending west as far as Steart Marshes and Bridgwater Bay on the Severn Estuary.
Formerly used for peat extraction, the area is rich in lakes, reedbeds, fields and riparian woodland. It is a stronghold for bitterns, herons and egrets as well as waterfowl. Eurasian Marsh Harrier and Eurasian Sparrowhawk are resident, and Eurasian Hobby is seen in summer. Summer rarities have included Red-footed Falcon and River Warbler. As of 2021, May 2022, over 160 170 species have been recorded.
Overlooked by Glastonbury Tor, this is an ancient landscape. The Sweet Track, a Paleolithic boardwalk, runs through the marshes.
Ham Wall RSPB Reserve forms part of the Somerset Levels. Ham Wall, Together with the adjacent Shapwick Heath and Catcott reserves and the nearby Westhay Moor and Honeygar Farm, currently undergoing rewilding, together make up it is part of the Avalon Marshes Project which aims to recreate a large wetland habitat. In May 2022 these reserves were incorporated into the Somerset Wetlands, a 'super' National Nature Reserve extending west as far as Steart Marshes and Bridgwater Bay on the Severn Estuary.
Formerly used for peat extraction, the area is rich in lakes, reedbeds, fields and riparian woodland. It is a stronghold for bitterns, herons and egrets as well as waterfowl. Eurasian Marsh Harrier and Eurasian Sparrowhawk are resident, and Eurasian Hobby is seen in summer. Summer rarities have included Red-footed Falcon and River Warbler. As of 2021, over 160 species have been recorded.
Overlooked by Glastonbury Tor, this is an ancient landscape. The Sweet Track, a Paleolithic boardwalk, runs through the marshes.
Ham Wall RSPB Reserve forms part of the Somerset Levels. Ham Wall, the adjacent Shapwick Heath and Catcott reserves and the nearby Westhay Moor and Honeygar Farm, currently undergoing rewilding, together make up the Avalon Marshes Project which aims to recreate a large wetland habitat. In May 2022 these reserves were incorporated into the Somerset Wetlands, a 'super' National Nature Reserve, the Somerest Wetlands, Reserve extending west as far as Steart Marshes and Bridgwater Bay on the Severn Estuary.
Formerly used for peat extraction, the area is rich in lakes, reedbeds, fields and riparian woodland. It is a stronghold for bitterns, herons and egrets as well as waterfowl. Marsh Harrier and Eurasian Sparrowhawk are resident, and Eurasian Hobby is seen in summer. Summer rarities have included Red-footed Falcon and River Warbler. As of 2021, over 160 species have been recorded.
Overlooked by Glastonbury Tor, this is an ancient landscape. The Sweet Track, a Paleolithic boardwalk, runs through the marshes.
Ham Wall RSPB Reserve forms part of the Somerset Levels. Ham Wall, the adjacent Shapwick Heath and Catcott reserves and the nearby Westhay Moor and Honeygar Farm, currently undergoing rewilding, together make up the Avalon Marshes Project which aims to recreate a large wetland habitat. In May 2022 these reserves were incorporated into a 'super' National Nature Reserve, the Somerest Wetlands, extending west as far as Steart Marshes and Bridgewater Bridgwater Bay on the Severn Estuary.
Formerly used for peat extraction, the area is rich in lakes, reedbeds, fields and riparian woodland. It is a stronghold for bitterns, herons and egrets as well as waterfowl. Marsh Harrier and Eurasian Sparrowhawk are resident, and Eurasian Hobby is seen in summer. Summer rarities have included Red-footed Falcon and River Warbler. As of 2021, over 160 species have been recorded.
Overlooked by Glastonbury Tor, this is an ancient landscape. The Sweet Track, a Paleolithic boardwalk, runs through the marshes.
Ham Wall RSPB Reserve forms part of the Somerset Levels. Ham Wall, the adjacent Shapwick Heath and Catcott reserves and the nearby Westhay Moor and Honeygar Farm, currently undergoing rewilding, together make up the Avalon Marshes Project which aims to recreate a large wetland habitat.
habitat. In May 2022 these reserves were incorporated into a 'super' National Nature Reserve, the Somerest Wetlands, extending west as far as Steart Marshes and Bridgewater Bay on the Severn Estuary.
Formerly used for peat extraction, the area is rich in lakes, reedbeds, fields and riparian woodland. It is a stronghold for bitterns, herons and egrets as well as waterfowl. Marsh Harrier and Eurasian Sparrowhawk are resident, and Eurasian Hobby is seen in summer. Summer rarities have included Red-footed Falcon and River Warbler. As of 2021, over 160 species have been recorded.
Overlooked by Glastonbury Tor, this is an ancient landscape. The Sweet Track, a Paleolithic boardwalk, runs through the marshes.
Ham Wall RSPB Reserve forms part of the Somerset Levels. Ham Wall, the adjacent Shapwick Heath and Catcott reserves and the nearby Westhay Moor and Honeygar Farm, currently undergoing rewilding, together make up the Avalon Marshes Project which aims to recreate a large wetland habitat.
Formerly used for peat extraction, the area is rich in lakes, reedbeds, fields and riparian woodland. It is a stronghold for bitterns, herons and egrets as well as waterfowl. Marsh Harriers Harrier and Eurasian Sparrowhawk are resident, and Eurasian Hobby is seen in summer. Summer rarities have included Red-footed Falcon and River Warbler. As of 2021, over 160 species have been recorded.
Overlooked by Glastonbury Tor, this is an ancient landscape. The Sweet Track, a Paleolithic boardwalk, runs through the marshes.
Ham Wall RSPB Reserve forms part of the Somerset Levels. Ham Wall, the adjacent Shapwick Heath and Catcott reserves and the nearby Westhay Moor and Honeygar Farm, currently undergoing rewilding, together make up the Avalon Marshes Project which aims to recreate a large wetland habitat.
Previously Formerly used for peat extraction, the area is rich in lakes, reedbeds, fields and riparian woodland. It is a stronghold for bitterns, herons and egrets as well as waterfowl. Marsh Harriers and Eurasian Sparrowhawk are resident, and Eurasian Hobby is seen in summer. Summer rarities have included Red-footed Falcon and River Warbler. As of 2021, over 160 species have been recorded.
Overlooked by Glastonbury Tor, this is an ancient landscape. The Sweet Track, a Paleolithic boardwalk, runs through the marshes.
Ham Wall RSPB Reserve forms part of the Somerset Levels. Ham Wall, the adjacent Shapwick Heath and Catcott reserves and the nearby Westhay Moor and Honeygar Farm, currently undergoing rewilding, together make up the Avalon Marshes Project which aims to recreate a large wetland habitat.
Previously used for peat extraction, the area is rich in lakes, reedbeds, fields and riparian woodland. It is a stronghold for bitterns, herons and egrets as well as waterfowl. Marsh Harriers and Eurasian Sparrowhawk are resident, and Eurasian Hobby is seen in summer. Summer rarities have included Red-footed Falcon and River Warbler. As of 2021, over 160 species have been recorded.
Overlooked by Glastonbury Tor, this is an ancient landscape. The Sweet Track, a Paleolithic boardwalk, runs through the marshes.
Ham Wall RSPB Reserve forms part of the Somerset Levels. Ham Wall, the adjacent Shapwick Heath and Catcott reserves and the nearby Westhay Moor and Honeygar Farm, currently undergoing rewilding, together make up the Avalon Marshes Project which aims to recreate a large wetland habitat.
Previously used for peat extraction, the area is rich in lakes, reedbeds, fields and riparian woodland. It is a stronghold for bitterns, herons and egrets as well as waterfowl. Marsh Harriers and Eurasian Sparrowhawk are resident, and Eurasian Hobby is seen in summer. As of 2021, over 160 species have been recorded.
Overlooked by Glastonbury Tor, this is an ancient landscape. The Sweet Track, a Paleolithic boardwalk, runs through the marshes.
Ham Wall RSPB Reserve forms part of the Somerset Levels. Ham Wall, the adjacent Shapwick Heath and Catcott reserves and the nearby Westhay Moor and Honeygar Farm, currently undergoing rewilding, make up the Avalon Marshes Project which aims to recreate a large wetland habitat.
Previously used for peat extraction, the area is rich in lakes, reedbeds, fields and riparian woodland. It is a stronghold for bitterns, herons and egrets as well as waterfowl. Marsh Harriers and Eurasian Sparrowhawk are resident, and Eurasian Hobby is seen in summer.
summer. As of 2021, over 160 species have been recorded.
Overlooked by Glastonbury Tor, this is an ancient landscape. The Sweet Track, a Paleolithic boardwalk, runs through the marshes.
Ham Wall RSPB Reserve forms part of the Somerset Levels. Ham Wall, the adjacent Shapwick Heath and Catcott reserves and the nearby Westhay Moor and Honeygar Farm, currently undergoing rewilding, make up the Avalon Marshes Project which aims to create recreate a large wetland habitat.
Previously used for peat extraction, the area is rich in lakes, reedbeds, fields and riparian woodland. It is a stronghold for bitterns, herons and egrets as well as waterfowl. Marsh Harriers and Eurasian Sparrowhawk are resident, and Eurasian Hobby is seen in summer.
Overlooked by Glastonbury Tor, this is an ancient landscape. The Sweet Track, a Paleolithic boardwalk, runs through the marshes.
Ham Wall RSPB Reserve forms part of the Somerset Levels. Ham Wall, the adjacent Shapwick Heath and Catcott reserves and the nearby Westhay Moor and Honeygar Farm, currently undergoing rewilding, make up the Avalon Marshes Project which aims to create a large wetland habitat.
Previously used for peat extraction, the area is rich in lakes, reedbeds, fields and riparian woodland. It is a stronghold for bitterns, herons and egrets as well as waterfowl. Marsh Harriers and Eurasian Sparrowhawk are resident.
resident, and Eurasian Hobby is seen in summer.
Overlooked by Glastonbury Tor, this is an ancient landscape. The Sweet Track, a Paleolithic boardwalk, runs through the marshes.
Ham Wall RSPB Reserve forms part of the Somerset Levels. Ham Wall, the adjacent Shapwick Heath and Catcott reserves and the nearby Westhay Moor and Honeygar Farm, currently undergoing rewilding, make up the Avalon Marshes Project which aims to create a large wetland habitat.
The Previously used for peat extraction, the area is rich in lakes, reedbeds, fields and riparian woodland. It is a stronghold for bitterns, herons and egrets as well as waterfowl. Marsh Harriers and Eurasian Sparrowhawk are resident.
Overlooked by Glastonbury Tor, this is an ancient landscape. The Sweet Track, a Paleolithic boardwalk, runs through the marshes.
Ham Wall RSPB Reserve forms part of the Somerset Levels. Together with Ham Wall, the adjacent Shapwick Heath and Catcott resrves reserves and the nearby Westhay Moor and Honeygar Farm, which are currently undergoing rewilding rewilding, make up the Avalon Marshes Project which aims to create a large wetland habitat. Toegther they form the Avalon Marshes Project.
habitat.
The are area is rich in lakes, reedbeds, fields and riparian woodland. It is a stronghold for bitterns, herons and egrets as well as waterfowl.
waterfowl. Marsh Harriers and Eurasian Sparrowhawk are resident.
Overlooked by Glastonbury Tor, this is an ancient landscape. The Sweet Track, a Paleolithic boardwalk, runs through the marshes.
Ham Wall RSPB Reserve forms part of the Somerset Levels. Together with the adjacent Shapwick Heath and Catcott resrves and the nearby Westhay and Honeygar Farm, which are currently undergoing rewilding to create a large wetland habitat. Toegther they form the Avalon Marshes Project.
The are is rich in lakes, reedbeds, fields and riparian woodland. It is a stronghold for bitterns, herons and egrets as well as waterfowl.
Overlooked by Glastonbury Tor, this is an ancient landscape. The Sweet Track, a Paleolithic boardwalk, runs through the marshes.