In praise of saltmarshes - teaming with life, storers of carbon and just awesome to look at. It’s #worldsaltmarshday here’s an aerial view of#Newportwetlands at Goldcliff. What amazing habitats to have right on our door step in Newport.

It’s #30DaysWild and your reminder to get outside, be curious and see what you can discover! Follow along with me to see what I spot in June!
Today is #WorldSaltmarshDay, let's celebrate this important coastal habitat.
#BeCurious #ScienceIsEverywhere #DrJoScience @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social

It's World Saltmarsh Day! 🌿 The Severn Estuary has the largest saltmarsh in the South West. Saltmarshes capture carbon 40x faster than forests, protect against floods, and support incredible wildlife! #WorldSaltmarshDay #SevernEstuary

Vanishing saltmarshes threaten climate progress but recovery is within reach The world’s saltmarshes are disappearing three times faster than forests, threatening global progress on climate change goals, according to a major new report co-led by the UK Centre for Ecology & Hyd...

The State of the World’s Saltmarshes, published by @wwf.org.uk, Sky, UKCEH and @bluemarinef.bsky.social points out that saltmarsh habitat restoration could deliver important benefits for climate change and flood mitigation.

See the full report: www.wwf.org.uk/our-reports/...

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Cover of the State of the World's Saltmarshes 2025

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Overhead image of water meandering through saltmarsh and a quote by Angus Garbutt: Saltmarshes are wonderful places that bring us many benefits, including carbon sequestration and flood protection as well as recreation, providing places to see the wide range of migratory birds and other wildlife supported by these coastal habitats. Unfortunately, they have long been neglected, but there is hope

Angus Garbutt standing by water in Nice

It's the first ever World Saltmarsh Day, celebrating these vital coastal habitats!

But saltmarshes are disappearing three times faster than forests, threatening global progress on climate change goals, a major global report reveals.

www.ceh.ac.uk/news-and-med...

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Historical maps can be valuable data to document loss of this valuable ecosystem, e.g.

41% loss in area in Massachusetts (1777-1999)
link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Today marks the first #WorldSaltmarshDay! 🌾
We have our own Saltmarsh Project to ensure we protect these amazing habitats & teach local communities about them. 💚
Find out more here ⬇️
www.northwaleswildlifetrust.org.uk/livingseas/s...

📷 NWWT Nia Haf Jones, John Archer-Thomson, NWWT Dylan Moses

Saltmarsh - Farm Wildlife Saltmarsh Saltmarsh supports a host of specially adapted species that can tolerate the salt-rich landscape which is regularly covered by the tide, including plants, invertebrates and fish. Saltmarsh i...

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Saltmarsh in the UK supports:
- half the British breeding population of Redshank
- rare insects like Sea Aster Mining-bee & Sea Lavenders
- nurseries for spawning fish
- feeding areas for migrating birds

Grazing management tips to help wildlife here:

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Happy #WorldSaltmarshDay! 🌊🌾🥳

Salt marshes are an important habitat for plants & animals and also help protect the climate and the coast!

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New State of the World's Saltmarshes report published on #WorldSaltmarshDay 💚
For Carbon sequestration & flood defence #saltmarshes are "doing heavy lifting with little recognition." I would add that their immense value for #wildlife is often even less appreciated.
www.wwf.org.uk/our-reports/...