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Friends of Portbury Wharf Nature Reserve
Portishead Salt Marshes Day 2022
SATURDAY 13th AUGUST, 10 am - 4 pm,
Nature Reserve
Portbury Wharf Nature Reserve This is a 150 acre nature reserve on the edge of the Severn Estuary between Portishead and Royal Portbury Dock. It was in 2008 that Portbury Wharf Nature Reserve was first conceived to offset… Read More
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Wildlife Monitoring
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Learn MorePortbury Wharf Wetland
Wetlands are very important places and Portbury Wharf is no exception
Watch our slide show to see why:
For more facts about wetlands and World Wetlands Day visit www.worldwetlandsday.org
Only 2 days to go until Portishead Salt Marshes Day!😀 ![]()
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Find out about these fascinating but often overlooked habitats. These coastal super-forest wildlife sanctuaries are worth protecting, come and tell us your ideas.Here is a timetable of events for Saturday. As well as the timed events there will be salt marsh displays and you can discuss and share your own ideas for safeguarding our salt marshes throughout the day.![]()
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We look forward to seeing you.
Both the Nature Reserve and Salt Marsh at Portbury Wharf are important wildlife sanctuaries. Though you might be surprised to know which one is designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI).![]()
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The SALT MARSH is the SSSI!![]()
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Environmentally our salt marshes are among the most important places in Portishead and Portbury. They bury our harmful carbon and provide wildlife with a safe refuge.![]()
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The salt marsh is precious but it is fragile and easily damaged . . . and much too precious to be trampled. So if we stay by the sea wall our salt marshes can thrive!![]()
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The wildlife needs them but so do we! They bury more carbon than forests so are helping to protect our climate for future generations.They can only do this if the amazing salt marsh plants which absorb the carbon are allowed to flourish. Hundreds of pairs of feet (and paws) on top of them won't do them any good . . . and the wildlife won't like it either.![]()
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Thank you to Portishead Drone for allowing us to use this fab aerial photo.
The water in the pond on the Ecology Park is rapidly disappearing but there are still quite a few Small Red-eyed Damselflies to be seen.
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We are delighted to be joined by WWT Steart Marshes on Portishead Salt Marshes Day, Saturday 13 August. ![]()
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So here are a few photos from Steart, one of the UK's largest new wetland reserves. It is in the Severn Estuary at Bridgwater Bay. ![]()
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Unlike our salt marshes which have been formed over hundreds of years Steart is man-made. Work began here in 2012 and the high tide entered in 2014 so it is not quite 10 years old. It is amazing what you can achieve if you put your mind to it!
A date for your diary . . . Saturday 13th August is Portishead Salt Marshes Day😀 ![]()
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Come and celebrate our salt marshes with us.![]()
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Salt marshes are really important habitats and Portishead boasts two, one at Battery Point and the other at Portbury Wharf. Sites of Special Scientific Interest like these are really special!![]()
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Discover the endangered wildlife they safeguard. See how they help to protect our climate. Find out why it isn't a good idea to walk on our salt marshes.![]()
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The event takes place on Saturday 13 August between 10.00 am and 4.00 pm. The location is alongside the path between the marina and Portbury Wharf Nature Reserve. More information at ![]()
www.portburywharfnaturereserve.co.uk/portishead-salt-marshes-day/
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Dragonflies are showing well when the sun shines, especially Four-spotted and Broad-bodied chasers.