News
Least Sandpiper at Otterhampton Marshes
A local birder reports on a rare find this January.
11 March 2025
March Update
We are coming into an exciting time of year as breeding season is gearing up to get started. The swans are pairing up close to their usual nest sites around the wetland walkway. If you are dog walking on site, please be mindful of the wildlife and keep do
5 March 2025
Experts express concern over dramatic loss of Bewick’s swans in Britain
But the solution lies where land meets water.
5 March 2025
Promising signs for Malagasy wildlife and communities as Lake Sofia dam almost complete
A new dam to re-establish Lake Sofia – release site for the critically endangered Madagascar pochard – is now close to completion. This is thanks to the hard work of staff from WWT and Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust (DWCT), who collectively raised over £100,000 for the emergency action and worked tirelessly with the contractors, local authorities and local communities to turn this project around in time for the onset of the 2025 rainy season, throwing an essential lifeline to the wildlife and communities that call it home.
17 February 2025
WWT statement on the reaction to our lead ammunition campaign video
WWT is the charity for wetlands and wildlife. For the last two decades, we’ve been leading a coalition of partners campaigning for the ban on the sale and use of toxic lead ammunition in Britain, which kills up to 100,000 wildfowl every year. On Tuesday
15 February 2025
Walks in Blue Spaces - One Year On
WWT Steart Marshes volunteers have been running Walks in Blue Spaces on a Thursday morning for a year now, and that is certainly something to celebrate. These Health Walks are overseen by Somerset’s activity specialists, SASP (Somerset Activity and Spor
28 January 2025
Get lost in your own adventure this World Wetlands Day
To celebrate World Wetlands Day, 2 February 2025, we're encouraging nature lovers to explore the hidden worlds within wetlands with a free ticket offer.
21 January 2025
Winter Sightings at Steart Marshes
The start of the new year has seen the site very busy with birds, with a few especially exciting visitors!
8 January 2025
“Throw birds a lifeline and ban toxic lead ammunition”, wildlife experts urge government
Charities, campaigners and parliamentarians are urging the government to end years of delay and decades of poisoning by bringing in a swift, complete ban on the sale and use of toxic lead ammunition in Great Britain.
7 January 2025
WWT to restore saltmarsh on the Awre peninsula
WWT, the charity for wetlands and wildlife, has today announced that it has agreed the purchase of 148-hectares of low-lying land on the Awre peninsula for a pioneering saltmarsh restoration project.
10 December 2024
Steart Survey
Please have your say! The new Steart survey is now live... https://shout.com/s/steart-survey-2024 We are listening and really appreciate your feedback on Steart Marshes and the work we do. Thank you for your support
8 December 2024
Bewick’s swans knock on the doors at WWT Slimbridge
The first Bewick’s swans have arrived in the UK following their annual migration from Russia.
12 November 2024
Exploring Steart Marshes and Beyond
A new volunteer reflects on two Somerset WWT wetlands - the rural and the urban.
7 November 2024
WWT joins efforts to reintroduce white-tailed eagles to Wales
WWT is joining local partners to explore the feasibility of reintroducing white-tailed eagles back into Wales and the Severn Estuary.
4 November 2024
Wetter for Waders project progress
Works have been underway since September at WWT Steart Marshes as part of the Species Survival fund project, Wetter for Waders: Enhancing Somerset’s Coastal Wetlands. This project is funded by DEFRA and delivered by the National Lottery Heritage Fund,
14 October 2024