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justtransitionw.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
So homes built in #FloodProne areas likely to become uninsurable, but the courts say #Persimmon has the right to build them on the #SomersetLevels despite advice. Someone is heading for a fall and as always, the #taxpayer will pick up the tab...
time to say no!
New UK homes in flood-risk areas could become uninsurable, says Aviva boss
Amanda Blanc says flooding threat is ‘absolutely increasing’, as she also warns ministers over ‘kite flying’ before budget
www.theguardian.com
September 29, 2026 at 1:09 PM
simonwest26.bsky.social
Glossy Ibis are also present on the Somerset Levels. One of four at Ham Wall RSPB #somersetlevels #ukbirding #birds #ukbirds @rspbengland.bsky.social @somersetwildlands.bsky.social @naturalengland.bsky.social @btoengland.bsky.social @britishbirds.bsky.social
August 30, 2026 at 9:04 AM
simonwest26.bsky.social
Great Egrets are also plentiful on the Somerset Levels. This one busy catching fish at Ham Wall RSPB #somersetlevels #ukbirding #birds #ukbirds @rspbengland.bsky.social @somersetwildlands.bsky.social @naturalengland.bsky.social @btoengland.bsky.social @britishbirds.bsky.social
August 29, 2026 at 7:44 AM
simonwest26.bsky.social
Cattle Egrets on the Somerset Levels were in many fields with cattle in them & varying numbers from 2 to 20+ #somersetlevels #ukbirding #birds #ukbirds @rspbengland.bsky.social @somersetwildlands.bsky.social @naturalengland.bsky.social @btoengland.bsky.social @britishbirds.bsky.social
August 28, 2026 at 8:51 PM
cbcycles.bsky.social
Following NCN33 to join NCN3 in Somerset, flat as a pancake but there's always a headwind #TheJourneyHome #cycling #cycletouring #SomersetLevels
August 27, 2026 at 9:51 AM
reggiemidnight.bsky.social
Summer is nearly over.
Harvest has begun.
I hope the year brings real good food.
Aaand...
lots and lots of fun!

#シルバニアファミリー #シルバニア #SylvanianFamilies #CalicoCritters #Ternurines #ReggieMidnight #ほしぞらレジー #レジーミッドナイト #NationalTrust #BurrowMump #SomersetLevels #Landscape #Outdoors #Poem
A close-up of two Sylvanian Families babies leaning back against a rock among dry tufts of grass topped with ripe seeds like the ears of wheat. They are on top of a hill and the fields, trees and hedges below blur far into the distance and a line of blue hills against a bright cloud-filled sky. Pickle, a grey striped cat baby sits on the left, looking towards a tiny cradled black cat baby who looks back. It's Reggie!
August 24, 2026 at 7:05 PM
reggiemidnight.bsky.social
After climbing the big Bump hill i'ss nice to sit and look at the view.
*takes a deep relaxing breath*

#シルバニアファミリー #シルバニア #SylvanianFamilies #CalicoCritters #Ternurines #ReggieMidnight #ほしぞらレジー #レジーミッドナイト #NationalTrust #BurrowMump #SomersetLevels #Landscape #Outdoors #View #Panorama #PanoramicView
The same picture but now the view from the hill is in focus revealing leafy detail in the nearest trees and a series of fields separated by low grassy verges in the middle distance. On one side a road disappears into the distance, lined by trees studded with a few houses. More blocky house are buried among distance trees amd in the farea distance are brown fields rising to the hills, now revealed to be covered with more trees. The fluffy white and blue-grey clouds fade into infinity beyond.
August 24, 2026 at 7:05 PM
reggiemidnight.bsky.social
I can see the ruin-y building on the top!

#シルバニアファミリー #シルバニア #SylvanianFamilies #CalicoCritters #Ternurines #ReggieMidnight #ほしぞらレジー #レジーミッドナイト #NationalTrust #BurrowMump #SomersetLevels
The same shot but the Sylvanians and the foreground grass is blurred and the ruin is in focus showing the detail of brick in a ragged gable formation over an empty stone edged doorway. The sky beyond is blue with fluffy white clouds.
August 23, 2026 at 8:28 PM
reggiemidnight.bsky.social
Climbing...up...hill!

It's a Bump! A bump called Burrow Mump!

Nearly at the top now Pickle!

#シルバニアファミリー #シルバニア #SylvanianFamilies #CalicoCritters #Ternurines #ReggieMidnight #ほしぞらレジー #レジーミッドナイト #NationalTrust #BurrowMump #SomersetLevels
A low shot of dry grass on the top of a hill with the blurred shaped of a roofless ruin in the background. In one bottom corner, two Sylvanian Families babies are climbing the hill. Pickle, a grey striped cat baby, is climbing up a stone, looking sideways at a tiny cradled black cat baby standing on top of it. It's Reggie!
August 23, 2026 at 8:28 PM
sabrinariverfolk.bsky.social
Looking forward to getting my copy 😃

#eels
#somerseteelrecoveryproject
#somerset
#somersetlevels
#savetheeels

www.somerseteelrecoveryproject.co.uk/product-page...
Eel Pilgrimage Companion Book | Somerset Eel Project
A book about eels – and about learning to see the places around us differently. Created by the Somerset Eel Recovery Project, this beautifully illustrated guidebook grew from an eight-stop Eel Pilgri...
www.somerseteelrecoveryproject.co.uk
August 23, 2026 at 8:03 PM
brigitstrawbridge.bsky.social
Have you ever wondered what the Somerset Levels might have sounded like in the late Iron Age?

Worth a watch....

www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0l8... #soundscapes #SomersetLevels #Birds #birdsong #IronAge
Iron Age Soundscape: Glastonbury Lake Villages 165 BC
YouTube video by Lost Soundscapes
www.youtube.com
April 20, 2025 at 8:32 PM
saltykat.bsky.social
This could explain why there’s been so much less flooding in Somerset in what was one of the wettest summers on record. #nationaltrust #somersetlevels
youtu.be/Qp7K6pEWEuk?...
What happens when you set a river free? | BBC News
YouTube video by BBC News
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October 26, 2024 at 7:34 AM
weasylou.bsky.social
Stunning sunset today down on the #somersetlevels
sun glowing orange on the horizon as it sets. Relection in the flooded fields.
January 30, 2025 at 8:34 PM
thebryery.bsky.social
#SomersetLevels
Footbridge over the Sowy River on the Somerset Levels, England.
April 1, 2025 at 11:55 AM
sophiecooper.bsky.social
A morning of counting pinging bearded reedlings/ tits, and an afternoon of planting sphagnum moss plugs to help restore #SomersetLevels precious peatlands. A few stunning sundews about too! What a beautiful day!💚
#peatlands #wetlands #nature #wildlife
September 30, 2025 at 6:24 PM
sophiecooper.bsky.social
To start your day, here's one of the beautiful soprano pipistrelle's from yesterday's Polden Hills & #SomersetLevels bat box checks (under licence) with #Somerset #Bat Group💚🦇
#nature #wildlife
September 14, 2025 at 7:17 AM
sophiecooper.bsky.social
A rather wonderful soprano pipistrelle-packed day with Somerset Bat Group, checking bat boxes (under licence) on Polden Hills & #SomersetLevels today! The weather behaved and the #bats were beautiful💚
#wildlife #nature
September 13, 2025 at 8:12 PM
sophiecooper.bsky.social
A pop to Ham Wall yesterday and I think these are a female Scarce Chaser and a couple of variable damselflies💚
#SomersetLevels #AvalonMarshes #dragonflies #nature #wildlife #insects #Somserset
May 11, 2025 at 7:27 AM
sophiecooper.bsky.social
Up at 3am and off to #SomersetLevels to count #BoomingBitterns! 5 bitterns booming in our patch! Clear skies and chilly start. A perfect spring morning! And, a few swallows spotted on the drive home!💚
#AvalonMarshes #Somerset #nature #wildlife #birds #wetlands #weather #StormHour
April 10, 2025 at 7:33 AM
sophiecooper.bsky.social
A busy & beautiful, sunny saturday sniffing otter (and other mammal) poo for otter surveys on #SomersetLevels. Celebrated with a pint of Otter Bitter!💚
#wildlife #nature #Somerset
April 5, 2025 at 6:39 PM
sophiecooper.bsky.social
Scarlet elf cup #fungi from the #SomersetLevels to vividly brighten up the day!!💚
#FridayFungi #fungus #mushrooms #nature
February 13, 2025 at 10:40 PM
sophiecooper.bsky.social
But I did hear my first bittern/s of the year!!💚
#BoomingBitterns #AvalonMarshes #SomersetLevels #nature #wildlife #birds
sophiecooper.bsky.social Sophie Cooper @sophiecooper.bsky.social · Feb 13
I think I saw a Father Dougal starling murmuration today, either they were very small or...
February 13, 2025 at 10:12 PM
sophiecooper.bsky.social
For #WorldWetlandsDay I have been so lucky to get to know the #SomersetLevels in the last few years by leading group visits and surveying wildlife such as: booming bitterns, bearded reedlings and snipe! Such a unique & vital ecosystem!💚
#AvalonMarshes #UK #wildlife #nature #StormHour
February 2, 2025 at 4:20 PM
sophiecooper.bsky.social
Another splosh through #SomersetLevels as part of #BTO & Somerset Wildlife Trust Wetland Bird Survey counting a few stunning snipe this morning! The Sun peeping through the clouds & some lucky close encounters to boot! 💚
#Somerset #birds #nature #wildlife
December 16, 2024 at 6:35 PM
fraggenstein.bsky.social
Morning All 👋~ it's Friday 🤩 (Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty like this wonderful Great Egret at Westhay Moor NR on the Somerset Levels 🪶 🦉 #ukbirding #birds #ukwildlife #nature #wildlife #birdsky #birdwatching #wildlifephotography #birdphotography #somersetlevels #PhotograpyIsArt #BirdLife
November 14, 2025 at 8:45 AM