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Aerial view of restored wetlands at Holnicote in Somerset
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Restored Somerset wetlands stay green through extreme summer heat while surrounding land dries out

National Trust wetland restoration at Holnicote retained water, wildlife and grazing through one of the UK's hottest summers on record.

The TEA Editorial Desk · 28 August 2026

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A restored wetland in the Upper Teme catchment
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£2.27m from pollution enforcement will restore rivers, wetlands and trees across the Severn catchment

Environment Agency enforcement agreements are directing more than £2.27m into Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust and Severn Rivers Trust restoration work.

West Midlands and Gloucestershire · 28 Aug 2026
Aerial view of restored wetlands at the National Trust’s Holnicote Estate
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Somerset wetlands stay green through one of the UK’s hottest summers

River restoration, wetlands and beaver activity at the National Trust’s Holnicote Estate have helped parts of the landscape retain water and wildlife through extreme summer heat.

Somerset · 28 Aug 2026
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