Steart Marshes news

Ten Things to Do at Steart Marshes in Spring

Nature is gradually wakening from its winter slumber. The warmth of the sun is encouraging new life. It’s time to shrug off the blanket of winter and emerge into the welcoming embrace of spring. Our wetlands wave goodbye to some of their winter resident

8 March 2022

GRCF funding new screen to reduce disturbance.

We are now nearing the end of our year of Green Recovery funded habitat improvement works at Steart Marshes and I am pleased to say that we have managed to close fewer paths than originally expected. The contractors are able to complete the final stages u

16 February 2022

A Steart Walk Photo Story

For many of us, being beside water is intensely calming and powerfully inspiring. Evidence shows that spending time in and around 'blue' spaces can improve our mood and reduce our stress levels. Simply getting outside for some fresh air and exercise can w

18 January 2022

Ten Things to Do at Steart Marshes in Winter

This year we have all enjoyed visiting our local natural spaces, watching the seasons come and go. As the sun weakens and the temperature drops, we often forget about the benefits of the outdoors and hunker down in our cosy homes. Yet winter is a great ti

8 December 2021

BioBlitz

In celebration of WWT’s 75th anniversary, we decided to run a BioBlitz at Steart Marshes to see if we could find at least 75 species present on the reserve during the first week of November. This gave us a great opportunity to run several events open to

22 November 2021

Giant Willow Longhorn community project at Steart Marshes

The local community, volunteers and staff were invited to help create a sculpture of a longhorn cow with willow artist Sophie Courtier. This is what we produced in just 3 days!

8 November 2021

Work Experience at Steart Marshes

Welcome to our guest blogger, Gemma, who will tell us a bit about what she did and what she learnt during her work experience here at Steart Marshes. My week volunteering at Steart Marshes was enjoyable and eventful! I have come away with new contacts, sk

27 September 2021

Dog Walking at Steart Marshes

WWT Steart Marshes welcomes responsible dog walkers

26 July 2021

Measuring insect emergence on ponds

Senior Research Officer Dr Sarah Davies explains the trials of emergent insect traps on freshwater ponds at WWT Steart Marshes.

1 July 2021

Fighting Water with Water: Helping to prevent flooding in West Somerset using wetlands and other natural solutions

6 June 2021

WWT Steart Marshes thanks its pandemic volunteer stars!

At the start of National Volunteers Week June 1 - 7, Steart Marshes, run by the charity The Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) has paid tribute to its army of volunteers who helped the site get through the past, difficult year.The first volunteers to return

2 June 2021

Looking for people to help design nature-based mental health self-management course

Are you passionate about the ways nature can help people? Do you have personal or direct experience of health & well-being issues? Here is an opportunity to contribute your experience and passion to help others make the connection between nature and healt

20 April 2021

Health and Wellbeing Visits on the up at Steart Marshes

One way or another, the covid-19 pandemic has meant that 2020 was a very different year for all of us. This has certainly been the case at Steart Marshes. During these extraordinary times we have managed to stay open throughout and have seen a distinct ch

12 April 2021

Grant secured to protect and enhance the Somerset coast

Fantastic news! An ambitious new project to safeguard the Somerset coast from the effects of climate change has received a £1.58m grant as part of the UK Government’s new Green Recovery Challenge Fund. The project will focus on creating and restoring

25 February 2021