West Sedgemoor

West Sedgemoor or West Sedge Moor (grid reference ST361258) is an area of the Somerset Levels, in Somerset, England, around 8 miles (13 km) east of Taunton, which approximately coincides with the West Sedgemoor biological Site of Special Scientific Interest, a 1,016 hectare (3.9 sq miles) site notified as an SSSI in 1983.

5 metres above sea level) of fields and meadows separated by water-filled rhynes and ditches.

Part of the moor is a Royal Society for the Protection of Birds reserve.

A rich invertebrate fauna is present including scarce water beetles, dragonflies and bugs.

Breeding birds include snipe, lapwing, redshank, curlew, water rail, yellow wagtail and whinchat.