The levels are distinct from two similar areas: the much larger Somerset Levels to the south in Somerset, and the smaller Gordano Valley to the north.
View of the most northerly part of the North Somerset Levels, including Kenn Moor, Nailsea Moor and Tickenham Moor.
The water level management and maintenance of rhynes in the area are the responsibility of the North Somerset Internal Drainage Board.
The term "Avon Levels" has also been used - either as a synonym for the North Somerset Levels, or to refer a larger area also including all of the other low-lying flat areas in the former county of Avon (e.g. the Gordano Valley and the areas around Severn Beach and Avonmouth).
Towns and villages on the North Somerset Levels
The following are the principal towns and villages in the area
Other plant species which are otherwise scarce or absent in the Bristol region but found in high concentrations on the North Somerset Levels are: flowering-rush (Myles, p. 210), lesser water-plantain (Myles, p.210-1), frogbit (Myles, p. 210-1), lesser pondweed (Myles, p.212-3), small pondweed (Myles, p. 212-3), hairlike pondweed (Myles, p213), opposite-leaved pondweed (Myles, p.213) and horned pondweed (Myles, p.213).
The introduced Canadian and Nuttall's waterweeds are widespread throughout the levels (Myles p.211).
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