Steart Marshesand Bridgwater Bay NNR

Welcome to Steart Marshes, the first of WWT's working wetlands.

Providing flood defence for local homes and businesses, showcasing productive farmland and home to a thriving nature reserve. It proves we can fight climate change by working with nature.

Why is Steart Marshes important?

Hundreds of hectares of saltmarsh and freshwater wetlands buffer homes and businesses from rising sea levels, and provide habitat for wetland wildlife and plantlife.

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Bridgwater Bay

A sprawling reserve, WWT Steart Marshes and Bridgwater Bay is part of the Somerset Wetland NNR, a holistically managed mosaic of coastal wetlands that many different species rely on.

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September update

Garden waste, warden tasks and exciting new audio events at Steart!

10 September 2026

July update

Our Summer of Saltmarsh events are well underway and the tower hide has had a revamp

20 July 2026

May Update and Summer of Saltmarsh events!

New bird ID signs on site and the launch of our Summer of Saltmarsh events

12 May 2026

Nature Connection for Wellbeing Sessions

Free 6-week course in nature connection for wellbeing at Steart Marshes

7 April 2026

We are WWT, the wetland charity

We're on a mission to restore wetlands and unlock their powers. With your support, through visiting, membership and donation, we will help nature back to life.

Thank you.