▁has ▁tried ▁to ▁manage ▁through ▁rh yn es , ▁can als , ▁artificial ▁rivers ▁and ▁sl u ices ▁for ▁centuries . ▁ ▁The ▁Br ue ▁Valley ▁Living ▁Land s cape ▁is ▁an ▁e colog ical ▁conservation ▁project ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁Som erset ▁Level s ▁and ▁Mo ors ▁and ▁managed ▁by ▁the ▁Som erset ▁Wild life ▁Trust . ▁The ▁valley ▁includes ▁several ▁S ites ▁of ▁Special ▁Scient ific ▁Interest ▁including ▁West h ay ▁Mo or , ▁Sh ap wick ▁He ath ▁and ▁Sh ap wick ▁Mo or . ▁Much ▁of ▁the ▁area ▁has ▁been ▁at ▁the ▁centre ▁of ▁pe at ▁extra ction ▁on ▁the ▁Som erset ▁Level s . ▁The ▁Br ue ▁Valley ▁Living ▁Land s cape ▁project ▁comm enced ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁to ▁restore ▁and ▁re connect ▁habitat ▁that ▁will ▁support ▁wild life . ▁The ▁aim ▁is ▁to ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁sust ain ▁itself ▁in ▁the ▁face ▁of ▁climate ▁change ▁while ▁guarantee ing ▁far mers ▁and ▁other ▁land own ers ▁can ▁continue ▁to ▁use ▁their ▁land ▁profit ably . ▁It ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁an ▁increasing ▁number ▁of ▁landscape ▁scale ▁conservation ▁projects ▁in ▁the ▁UK . ▁ ▁Cour se ▁The ▁River ▁Br ue ▁origin ates ▁in ▁hills ▁to ▁the ▁south west ▁of ▁the ▁catch ment ▁area , ▁close ▁to ▁the ▁border ▁with ▁Dor set . ▁The ▁same ▁hills ▁are ▁the ▁locale ▁of ▁the ▁sources ▁of ▁the ▁River ▁Wy ly e ▁and ▁the ▁Dor set ▁St our ▁which ▁flow ▁south ▁to ▁the ▁English ▁Channel . ▁It ▁desc ends ▁quickly ▁in ▁a