Somerset Levels and Moors

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Somerset_Levels_and_Moors

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:wetlands
gptkbp:archaeologicalSite	gptkb:Glastonbury_Lake_Village gptkb:Sweet_Track
gptkbp:area	about 650 km2
gptkbp:climate	temperate maritime
gptkbp:contains	gptkb:River_Brue gptkb:Catcott_Lows gptkb:King's_Sedgemoor gptkb:Tealham_Moor gptkb:River_Parrett gptkb:River_Tone gptkb:Westhay_Moor gptkb:Ham_Wall gptkb:Shapwick_Heath gptkb:Sowy_River
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:elevation	mostly below 8 metres above sea level
gptkbp:governedBy	gptkb:Somerset_County_Council
gptkbp:historicallyDrainedBy	drainage ditches rhynes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Somerset Levels and Moors
gptkbp:locatedIn	gptkb:England gptkb:Somerset
gptkbp:nearestCity	gptkb:street gptkb:Bridgwater gptkb:Glastonbury gptkb:Highbridge
gptkbp:notableEvent	2013–2014 flooding
gptkbp:notableFor	agriculture birdlife tourism peat bogs extensive wetlands grazing marshes historic flooding peat extraction traditional willow growing
gptkbp:notableSpecies	gptkb:lake gptkb:reed_warbler gptkb:sedge_warbler gptkb:Eurasian_bittern gptkb:common_crane adder water vole great white egret marsh harrier
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:West_Country
gptkbp:protectedArea	gptkb:nature_reserve gptkb:wetlands gptkb:Site_of_Special_Scientific_Interest
gptkbp:UNESCOStatus	tentative list for World Heritage Site
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Mendip_Hills gptkb:River_Parrett
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6