Floods in the Levels

The Somerset Levels are currently in the midst of their winter floods. This is par for the course at this time of year, as heavy rains put huge areas underwater. While we understand it can bring difficulties for people living and working here, it is also part of what makes the Levels special. This was a seasonal wetland for millennia, and the current flooding is a powerful reminding of how quickly large areas might once again emerge as wilder, nature-filled wetlands if given the chance. In fact you can already see the beginnings of this process on our sites. Where once the water would have covered fields of close-grazed grass, increasingly our areas are starting to have a different character, with reeds and scrub and small trees starting to emerge in the shallows. These in turn provide perches for birds and insects.

The water too has an impact on the development of the sites - spreading seeds and animals, clearing away and flattening grass and thatch, and sweeping up woody debris into drifts.

Anyway - here are a few images of the most recent flooding, including a large lorry that someone managed to park in a ditch.

Godney Road underwater, January 2026.

Lorry in a flooded ditch. Thankfully no diesel seems to be leaking.

East Waste - three years into its rewilding journey, underwater.