working wetlands

I just wonder where the Making Space for Water agenda went? OK having more money but please not just to pour concrete and dredge. Use the flood plains as flood plains.

Lapwings at @RSPBSouthWest West Sedgemoor yesterday

Good for water storage too, deep rooted ‘weeds’ help rainwater percolate into soils

Its #WetlandWednesday and we are highlighting the value of wetlands for cities. Urban wetlands make cities liveable, they are prize land and not wasteland. #KeepWetlands.

Rivers are the life blood of our societies and should unite us not divide us - We are all connected whether we like it or not!

Peatlands are a type of wetland that occurs in almost every country. They represent close to half of the world’s wetlands. Wetlands help us prepare for, cope with & bounce back from the impacts of #climatechange. Learn more on #WorldWetlandsDay 👇

It's #WorldWetlandsDay! While wetlands only cover 6-7% of the planet, an incredible 40% of the world's biodiversity is found there. Sadly, they're now disappearing 3x faster than forests. Find out more about why wetlands are amazing, and how you can help > wwt.org.uk/our-work/why-w…

For #WorldWetlandsDay: one of Britain's thousands of high nature value headwater streams; this one is in the New Forest National Park in southern England, where we're working with our partners to protect freshwater biodiversity.

Happy #WorldWetlandsDay from the glorious Somerset Levels, home to 100,000 wintering waterbirds, breeding waders, including lowland curlewand the magnificent European crane #cranecountry @RSPBSomerset @workingwetlands #conservation

Withy harvest on West Sedgemoor #SomersetLevels #worldwetlandsday

If you are not sure what a Redwing and Fieldfare look like, these beautiful overwintering visitors fed side by side on pyracantha berries!

This could have been very interesting indeed! I was holding my breath and hoping. @AnneGallagherUK @SomersetWT @Team4Nature300 @BBCSpringwatch @RSPBSouthWest @NatureUK

@SomersetWT@@RSPBHamWall @RSPBSomerset Bitterns are very hard to spot among the reeds due to their camouflage: from Tor Hide Ham Wall today

Find out about the river Dart and what we are doing to protect this amazing river on the 5th October wrt.org.uk/discover-the-d…

Pawlett Hams #waterlevels starting to rise, after @IDBsomerset restored 250m long water supply pipeline, under the River Parrett

Great news from @thecraneproject that reintroduced cranes on #SomersetLevels have fledged four chicks - fb.me/1GDIkrP2L @waterlevels

Wetland beauty. We built this, nature finished it.

Swallow nos seemed low this year? Youngsters making up nos now. @RSPBSouthWest @somersetbirds @_BTO @SomersetWT @NatureUK @Team4Nature300