Porlock Vale Riverlands appeal

We need your help to restore rivers, develop better habitats for wildlife and improve land management in Porlock Vale

Porlock Bay on Exmoor with the first rays of sunlight

Help us keep Porlock Vale healthy

We're working to restore rivers, develop better habitats for wildlife and improve land management in Porlock Vale but we can't do it without you.

We'll be working with local communities as part of the National Trust's nationwide Riverlands project to bring our rivers, streams, brooks and becks flowing back to life. Help Porlock Vale rediscover its rivers by donating today.

Donate to the Porlock Vale Riverlands appeal

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Hedge laying at Lanlay in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales

£10 will help create one metre of hedge, restoring historic hedgerows, linking up habitats and providing homes for wildlife.

£20 will help us to re-wet areas of the uplands, helping to lock in carbon, restore peat, reduce flood risks, erosion and create unique bog habitats.

Upland heathland, Holnicote Estate, Somerset

£30 will help reintroduce species such as water voles to Exmoor, making our landscape richer in nature.

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" Through the Riverlands project we are accessing funds to help us plant up to 1000 metres of new hedgerows reducing water run off and improving water infiltration."

Porlock Vale streams, Somerset

Porlock Vale lies on the wild northern edge of Exmoor – a landscape of woods, streams and farmland cut through by steep gullies and combes.

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A beaver swimming in a river — Beavers help create diverse wetland habitats for other wildlife

Bossington Somerset

Beaver reintroduction at Holnicote

Find out about the beaver reintroduction on Exmoor.

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The Porlock project is part of the Interreg 2 Seas Co-Adapt programme

Bossington Somerset

The Porlock project is part of the Interreg 2 Seas Co-Adapt programme

We will be working with European partners to restore natural processes that build a more resilient catchment, develops better habitat, mitigates the impacts of climate change and provides benefits for people and nature.

Why give to the National Trust?

As a charity, we're dedicated to conserving our nation’s natural and human history for generations to come to enjoy. From preserving the historic buildings in our care to protecting nature and wildlife in outdoor spaces, by donating to our General Fund appeal, you'll help us to act quickly to look after special places. Donations also help us release match funding from various sources including corporates, grant-giving bodies like the Landfill Communities Fund, and Charitable Trusts. This means every pound you give helps us raise even more for vital conservation work.

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Donate now to help us keep Porlock rivers healthy