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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
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
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
Bridgwater Bay Wildfowlers Partner with WWT
Bridgwater Bay Wildfowlers Partner with WWT to Boost Local Mallard Population. In a joint effort to combat the declining mallard population, the Bridgwater Bay Wildfowlers Association (BBWA) and the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) came together on a recen
1 March 2024
10th Anniversary of Volunteering!
February saw the 10th anniversary of volunteering groups at WWT Steart Marshes! The first volunteer group task was planting the orchard next to the office on 17th February 2014. Since that day we have grown to a dedicated team of over 60 volunteers who su
28 February 2024
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
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
The Big Green Hike 2024
Since 2022 WWT has joined forces with environmental charities for The Big Green Hike – a nationwide sponsored walking challenge to raise vital funds for nature.
6 February 2024
WWT celebrates over £5.9 million of support raised by players of People’s Postcode Lottery
Players of People’s Postcode Lottery have now raised over £5.9 million in support of WWT’s work since 2014. In 2023, we received an incredible £1.1 million thanks to funds raised by players, which was awarded by Postcode Planet Trust, one of 20 Postcode Trusts managed by People’s Postcode Lottery.
8 January 2024
Winter news
Welcome to 2024 at Steart Marshes! We have had some exciting developments over the past few weeks with the arrival of long awaited new offices on site. The staff were delighted to see the old portacabins craned out in December and we are now setting up
28 December 2023
Dynasties, divorce, and 10,000 swans – 60 years of WWT’s unique Bill Pattern Study
A scientific study into Bewick’s swans, birds which can be identified as individuals through the unique markings on their bills, is celebrating 60 years of drama and discovery this winter.
7 December 2023
A radical rethink on flood protection needed – WWT report
The recent impacts of storms Babet, Ciaran and Debi have exposed how unprepared the UK is to the growing risk of flooding caused by climate change. Our new report is calling on Government to increase the amount they spend on natural flood prevention.
23 November 2023
Warming climate and storms see Bewick's make latest arrival since 1965
Today the first of this year’s Bewick’s swans have arrived at WWT Slimbridge, the latest they have arrived since 1965. Experts are linking their delayed arrival to climate change, combined with a mixture of stormy and mild weather in recent weeks.
16 November 2023
A Cob Roundhouse is emerging!
If you have visited Steart Marshes lately you may have noticed some extra muddy staff and volunteers around the wetland walkway? All in a good cause of course - we are building a cob roundhouse near the kingfisher bridge (the long bridge on the way to Qua
2 November 2023
Wetlands are the way: Our new strategy to 2030
Today we have published our strategy to 2030 - "Wetlands are the way" which sets out how we will operate and our priorities for the next seven years, including a new mission to restore wetlands and unlock their power.
12 October 2023