News
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
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
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 are still commonly killed with lead shot in England despite a ban and voluntary moves by shooting groups, new research shows.
11 September 2024
Species Survival Fund mural and other news
Steart Marshes Dragonfly Day on 21st August saw a new mural in one of the Quantock Hides get underway. The mural, painted by local artist, Alison Jacobs, captures the wonder of Steart Marshes’ wetlands and grazing areas with longhorn cows, cattle eg
6 September 2024
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