Wells, Somerset Following construction of the A39/A371 bypass, the centre of the city has returned to being that of a quiet market town. It has all the modern conveniences plus shops, hotels and restaurants. Wells is a popular tourist destination, due to its historical sites, its proximity to Bath, Stonehenge and Glastonbury and its closeness to the Somerset coast. Also nearby are Wookey Hole Caves, the Mendip Hills and the Somerset Levels. Somerset cheese, including Cheddar, is made locally. Wells is part of the Wells & Shepton Mallet Travel to Work Area which also includes Glastonbury, Cheddar and surrounding areas. The historic
Moorlinch SSSI rich ditch systems. Regularly maintained field ditches are often species-rich and diverse. Notable species include Lesser Water-plantain ("Baldellia ranunculoides"), Tubular Water-dropwort ("Oenanthe fistulosa") and Hairlike Pondweed ("Potamogeton trichoides"). The channels and banksides support a rich fauna; rare species include the water beetle ("Hydrophilus piceus") and the soldier fly ("Odontomyia ornata"). Large populations of dragonflies and damselflies occur, including the Hairy Dragonfly ("Brachytron pratense") and the Variable Damselfly ("Coenagrion pulchellum"). Moorlinch SSSI Moorlinch () is a 226.0 hectare (558.4 acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest at Moorlinch in Somerset, notified in 1985. Moorlinch is part of the extensive grazing marsh