NEW plans to develop a green corridor from Wellington to Wiveliscombe have been unveiled in a local nature recovery effort.

The project, officially titled ‘Welly 2 Wivey Green Corridor’, was initially inspired by the appearance of grassroots environmental efforts in the mid 2010s, when members of the Greener Langford Budville and Transition Town Wellington groups began discussing the potential of a wildlife corridor.

A glance at the area of the map between Wellington and Wiveliscombe reveals a number of green splashes, some big and some small, of which the groups hope to connect in a broad corridor between the two Somerset towns.

This would involve mapping nature reserves and projects, promoting and supporting green activity, and connecting of communities for the sharing and exchanging of resources, time and knowledge.

In essence, the corridor is a recovery project led by local environmental groups to create a green network, a route to connect fragmented habitats, like woods, ponds and hedges, to allow wildlife to move freely between these spaces.

The parishes of Wiveliscombe, Wellington Without, Milverton, Stawley, Bathealton, and Langford Budville all fall within the corridor area, with pairs of representatives for each, but any other surrounding parishes are encouraged to partake in the effort.

Somerset Wildlife Trust have also offered their backing.

The project was officially launched in February of this year with the release of the campaign’s website which was developed by Josh Wedderkopp. The site hosts a forum for sharing information, a blog record activities and maps to identify local biodiversity.

The Welly 2 Wivey Green Corridor have a number of projects in the pipeline including several which they hope will span the entire corridor area, such as a hedgerow planting and improvement project and woodland development.

To find out more, visit www.welly2wiveycorridor.org