Catcott
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Catcott | |
Catcott shown within Somerset |
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OS grid reference | |
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District | Sedgemoor |
Shire county | Somerset |
Region | South West |
Constituent country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | TAUNTON |
Postcode district | TA7 |
Police | Avon and Somerset |
Fire | Devon and Somerset |
Ambulance | South Western |
European Parliament | South West England |
List of places: UK • England • Somerset |
Catcott is a rural village and civil parish, situated close to Edington on the Somerset Levels to the north of the Polden Hills in the Sedgemoor district of Somerset.
Nearby are Catcott Lows, a Somerset Wildlife Trust Reserve of grassland in the summer, but flood during the winter, creating a perfect habitat for wintering waterfowl and Bewick's Swans. Roe Deer and several invertebrate species of scientific interest also inhabit the area.
Catcott, Edington and Chilton Moors SSSI is a 1083 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest consisting of land south of the River Brue managed by Somerset Wildlife Trust and is known for the variety of the bird life.