Steart Marshes news
Wetter for Waders Recruitment at Steart Marshes
Hundreds of hectares of wetland habitat are due to 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. We are curr
15 April 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
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
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
August update
It’s all about the mud at Steart – a rich, carbon-storing habitat for wildlife and a large focus of our work on site! A few weeks ago we had a visit from the Bridgwater Fire Service who carried out a mud rescue exercise on Otterhampton Marsh for thei
24 August 2023
Summer Update
Warden update Many visitors have asked recently about why the lagoons in front of the Quantock hides and the lagoon north of the breach are so dry. This happens for a few different reasons including the lack of rainfall, the tides currently not being high
16 June 2023
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
Hot drinks on a Sunday!
From Sunday 5th March we will be welcoming back @LiveFreeKitchen with Daisy (the glamorous horsebox!) selling a delicious range of hot drinks, vegan snacks, cakes and cookies. They will be located near the main car park/decking area - look out for the fla
1 March 2023
Warden Update
Long stretches of hedges were planted when Steart Marshes was developed into a nature reserve. These hedges are getting to the right size and maturity for us to start laying them, taking up a lot of time for the volunteers and staff this autumn and winter
24 November 2022
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
Steart Marshes becomes a designated dragonfly hotspot!
On Saturday 23 July Steart Marshes launched as a dragonfly hotspot! Steart Marshes has been recognised by the British Dragonfly Society as a hotspot due to the number of species and suitability of the habitat, 21 species have been found on site so far a
27 July 2022
GRCF Monitoring and Citizen Science Steart Marshes
The Green Recovery Challenge Fund (GRCF) running from March 2021 to 2022 has afforded WWT a valuable opportunity to support continued monitoring, research and citizen science engagement at WWT Steart Marshes.
7 July 2022
Ten Things to Do at Steart Marshes in Summer
Long days and warm nights mean that the natural world barely rests. Summer is all about raising young, growing tall and spreading seeds. Take this opportunity to stop and listen, touch and truly see the wildlife around you. Your local wetland is blossomin
9 June 2022