Somerset Wildlands

THE CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES OF SOMERSET WILDLANDS ARE THE ADVANCEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT, AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION. WE WILL WORK TO CONSERVE AND RESTORE WILDLIFE AND WILDNESS TO PARTS OF SOMERSET FOR THE BENEFIT OF NATURE, PEOPLE AND THE CLIMATE. WE WILL WORK WITH AN INITIAL, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVE, FOCUS ON THE SOMERSET LEVELS, AN INTERNATIONALLY IMPORTANT AREA OF WETLANDS. WE WILL DO THIS BY: Ò ACQUIRING LAND FOR THE PURPOSES OF NATURE CONSERVATION, RESTORATION AND REWILDING, SETTING ASIDE AREAS IN WHICH WE CAN MAKE SPACE FOR NATURE AND WHICH CAN PROVIDE IMPROVED HABITATS FOR EXISTING WILDLIFE AND FOR THE REINTRODUCTION OF SPECIES; Ò ACQUIRING LAND FOR THE PURPOSES OF CARBON SEQUESTRATION AND STORAGE AND REDUCTION OF POLLUTION WHERE SUCH LAND WILL ALSO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL BENEFITS TO WILDLIFE;Ò WORKING TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE TO CONNECT TO NATURE, AND TO EDUCATE PEOPLE ON THE IMPORTANCE OF WILDLIFE AND THE PROCESSES OF CONSERVATION, RESTORATION AND REWILDING. WE WILL PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ACADEMIC RESEARCHERS, VOLUNTEERS, STUDENTS AND OTHERS TO LEARN ABOUT WILDLIFE AND GAIN PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE OF CONSERVATION, REWILDING AND RESTORATION; Ò WORKING TO DEVELOP NETWORKS OF AFFILIATE LANDOWNERS WHO SUPPORT OUR AIMS AND OUTCOMES;Ò WORKING TO COMMUNICATE THE BENEFITS AND IMPORTANCE OF NATURE RESTORATION AND REWILDING.