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WWT Steart Marshes celebrates 10th anniversary

WWT Steart Marshes celebrates 10th anniversary

2024 is a special anniversary for WWT Steart Marshes, marking 10 years since saltwater first entered the breach in the Steart peninsula sea wall.

3 October 2024

Strategic wetland restoration could unlock billions in benefits for people and nature

Strategic wetland restoration could unlock billions in benefits for people and nature

Spending just under £3 billion on creating and restoring wetlands around the UK in the next 27 years could yield at least £11 billion in benefits for society and the environment, new research has revealed.

30 September 2024

Ducks still regularly shot with lead despite ban

Ducks still regularly shot with lead despite ban

Ducks are still commonly killed with lead shot in England despite a ban and voluntary moves by shooting groups, new research shows.

11 September 2024

Lake Sofia dam construction could prevent imminent ecological collapse

Lake Sofia dam construction could prevent imminent ecological collapse

The lives and livelihoods of 10,000 people, as well as the future of a host of unique species, are under threat due to the near collapse of the Lake Sofia ecosystem in Madagascar’s north-west highlands. Due to catastrophic water loss in recent months

4 September 2024

WWT announces Dara McAnulty as its latest ambassador

WWT announces Dara McAnulty as its latest ambassador

WWT has appointed the award-winning nature writer and naturalist Dara McAnulty as their newest ambassador.

14 August 2024

Black-tailed Godwit chicks mark start of world-first captive breeding project

Black-tailed Godwit chicks mark start of world-first captive breeding project

The eggs will boost critically low numbers of the UK’s breeding Black-tailed Godwit.

15 May 2024

His Majesty the King to remain patron of WWT

His Majesty the King to remain patron of WWT

His Majesty the King has retained his patronage of WWT, the charity for wetlands and wildlife, following his coronation. The Royal Household opted to conduct a review of the King's patronages following his royal highness' accession, and we are very hap

13 May 2024

100,000 nature activities completed by primary school children

100,000 nature activities completed by primary school children

Through Generation Wild, a project spearheaded by WWT, the charity for wetlands and wildlife, 100,000 nature activities have been completed by children who traditionally have fewer opportunities to make meaningful connections with nature. Over 35,000 c

7 May 2024

WWT announces singer David Gray as its latest ambassador

WWT announces singer David Gray as its latest ambassador

David Gray, whose album White Ladder is one of the biggest sellers of the 21st century, has long supported wetlands and its wildlife, in particular the red-listed Eurasian Curlew, and is a committed supporter of the work of WWT. Explaining why he has b

1 May 2024

WWT unites with wildlife and climate campaigners in what could be the biggest ever march for nature

WWT unites with wildlife and climate campaigners in what could be the biggest ever march for nature

WWT is urging everyone who cares for nature to unite and march through London to Parliament Square on Saturday 22 June, with a simple demand to all political parties: Restore Nature Now. This legal demonstration aims to be the biggest gathering of peop

24 April 2024

WWT announces partnership with BRITA on World Water Day

WWT announces partnership with BRITA on World Water Day

On World Water Day, WWT, the charity for wetlands and wildlife, announces its new partnership with water filter manufacturer BRITA.

22 March 2024

Government admits delay on toxic lead shot ban despite its presence in 93% of pheasants destined for dinner tables

Government admits delay on toxic lead shot ban despite its presence in 93% of pheasants destined for dinner tables

The government has quietly admitted in response to a parliamentary question that progress on banning the use of toxic lead shot for hunting has been delayed again with a decision on the issue not expected until “later this year”, despite it considering restrictions since 2021.

15 March 2024

Somerset nature reserves will be made Wetter for Waders with 800k funding boost

Somerset nature reserves will be made Wetter for Waders with 800k funding boost

Hundreds of hectares of wetland habitat will be restored, or enhanced, across WWT Steart Marshes and Bridgwater Bay National Nature Reserve (NNR), thanks to more than £800,000 in funding from the government’s Species Survival Fund.

15 March 2024

Rich Hearn. A tribute.

Rich Hearn. A tribute.

Last week we lost Rich Hearn. We lost a valued colleague. We lost his outstanding skills in monitoring, research and action planning for water birds. And we lost a voice for policy change to save wetlands across the world. We will miss his friendship, his humour, his adventures, his antics, his passion for birding and his unfailing energy to share his time, knowledge and skills with anyone who needed it.

27 February 2024

Labour scrapping green investment pledge is a mistake, but it’s not too late, we say

Labour scrapping green investment pledge is a mistake, but it’s not too late, we say

Yesterday marked an entire year that the world’s average warming exceeded 1.5C – deemed by most scientists as the safe limit to avoid the worst impacts of climate breakdown on people, nature and the economy.

9 February 2024