Westhay Moor

Westhay Moor National Nature Reserve, managed by the Somerset Wildlife Trust is an internationally acclaimed reserve set in the heart of the Somerset levels.

With several hides to visit, including an elevated hide that lets you view over the tall reeds, and a hide stood in the middle of one of the ponds accessible along a wonderful walkway across the water, there are many places where you can sit back and watch nature unfold in front of you.

For the luckier visitors, there are otters and water vole to be seen at Westhay, and possibly bitterns hiding amongst the reeds, but more likely you are going to see many bird species, including heron, egret, ducks and geese, as well as birds of prey such as buzzards and marsh harriers.

At Westhay the ease of access to the hides varies, and gets harder the further away from the car park you get, but there is still much to be seen close to the car park for those that cannot travel far on uneven terrain. There is a small car park for blue badge holders which is closer to the hides than the main car park, but there is limited space here, so you may not always be able to park.

The main car park has plenty of room for parking, though there is a height barrier blocking access to taller vehicles.