Swain's Lane, Wellington

These two small fields that were once orchards are now being managed by Taunton Deane as a Local Nature Reserve. The site is important for its colony of amphibians which exist in the pond in the southern corner which includes all three species of native British newts. The old orchard is being restored with new apple trees of local varieties, and the meadow is being managed to increase species diversity.

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Swain's Lane Information Sheet

Contributed by: Tom Hill