Steart Marshes news

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

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

WWT nearly doubles the area of land under its management with Bridgwater Bay lease

WWT nearly doubles the area of land under its management with Bridgwater Bay lease

WWT is set to nearly double the total area of land it looks after for nature after agreeing to manage Bridgwater Bay National Nature Reserve.

24 April 2023

WWT Blue Carbon work on Prince of Wales website showcasing top innovations to help combat climate change

WWT Blue Carbon work on Prince of Wales website showcasing top innovations to help combat climate change

A stunning short film showcasing the importance of wetlands with a focus on our blue carbon work at WWT Steart Marshes has been made by the film production branch of HRH Prince Charles’ Sustainable Market Initiative.

1 August 2022

WWT Steart Marshes becomes part of the new Somerset Wetlands – England’s largest ‘Super National Nature Reserve’

WWT Steart Marshes becomes part of the new Somerset Wetlands – England’s largest ‘Super National Nature Reserve’

England’s second sNNR has been declared in Somerset by Natural England on the 70th anniversary of the creation of national nature reserves.

18 May 2022

Science Behind Steart - New QR Codes on Reserve

Science Behind Steart - New QR Codes on Reserve

WWT Steart Marshes is collaborating in a Masters project at the University of the West of England which pilots the use of QR codes on our reserve to help communicate the scientific research going on at Steart. There are three QR codes on site which you ca

29 August 2017