Reimagining the Levels
and catchments
“Somerset people taking practical action to shape landscapes and communities which are healthy, productive and resilient.”
Think global. Act local.
Thanks to everyone for making the 2024/25 tree planting season such a great success!
This short video shows our hardy volunteers in action…
…and there were warm sunny days too, when it was wonderful to be outside with such a lovely group of people!
Now we are working towards to 2025/26 tree planting season….
- If you have land and you want to plant woodland or hedgerows…
- If you’re a community group and you want to plant…
- If you’re interested in volunteering…
- If you’d like to sign up for the RTL newsletter…
- Any questions?
Contact Kate by email at katetowers.rtl@gmail.com or telephone on 07872-664543
Topics
Trees & Woodland
Woodland cover over the Somerset Levels and Catchment is low – at 8% compared to 13% for England and many of the smaller woodlands …
Flooding
Severe 1-in-100 years events are likely to become twice as frequent by the 2050s. Sights like this will be commonplace …
Food
The Production, Supply and Consumption of our Food needs RADICAL CHANGE
Soil and farming
Significant areas of peat soils act as a store of organic carbon while farmland soils absorb rainfall and reduce the risk of flooding …
Nature and Wildlife
The Somerset Levels and Catchment as a whole boasts one of the largest and biologically richest areas found anywhere in the UK.
Climate Change
The large-scale, long-term shift in the planet’s weather patterns, or average temperatures that the world’s scientists …
Take action!
Action: What we are doing
Tree planting, looking at phosphates, contributing to the Somerset Tree Strategy…
Action: What you can do
We can all do something to help…. here are some ideas for small changes which will help. If everyone did a little, it would add up to a lot!
Action: What others are doing
Links to other organisations working to bring change to our lives on the Levels…
The Levels & Moors Catchment Area
