Reviving Ecosystems: The Power of Wetland Restoration Projects

Restoring wetlands

Restoration in action Read more about wetland creation and restoration projects WWT is currently working on.

The truth is that strategic wetland restoration can actually save money whilst delivering substantial environmental and economic benefits. Modern restoration techniques have revolutionised how we approach wetland projects , making them more accessible and cost-effective than ever before.

Wetland restoration

Wetland restoration : for people and planet Natural England, 2 February 2024 - Biodiversity, Climate change, Environment Act, Environmental Improvement Plan, Green Infrastructure, Landscapes, Mental health and wellbeing, National Nature Reserve, Natural England, Nature Recovery Network, Protected sites and species, Species recovery, Wildlife

Pevensey Levels Wetland Restoration Project Sussex Wildlife Trust and National Highways have joined forces to launch an exciting and ambitious Network for Nature project to bring Pevensey Levels back to life as one of the great biodiverse wetlands of the UK, benefiting people, nature and wildlife.

Wetland establishment

Background In the past many of our UK wetlands have been drained for conversion to agricultural and development land. However, in recent decades the re-establishment of wetlands through restoration and creation plans has increased in response to regulatory and voluntary incentive programs. This is because wetlands have been shown to provide a variety of ecological, biological, and hydrologic ...

Wetland -Based Solutions (WbS) is a free-to-access resource and information hub put together by expert scientists, analysts and specialist organisations to assist decision-makers, managers and civil society their wetland ecological restoration and protection efforts, promoting Nature-based Solutions. WbS hosts the European Community of Practice of the RESTORE4Cs project .

Pond, Scrape & Wetland Creation and Restoration

Expert pond, scrape, wetland and river restoration services. Habitat creation, natural flood management, nutrient neutrality and ecological enhancement across the UK.

The Blea Tarn wetland restoration project got underway in June 2024. It is part of the national Riverlands project which is focussed on improving the health of some of most precious UK rivers. The Lake District Riverlands project stretches from Keswick in the north to Kendal in the south, across the central fells and finally out to sea.

Wetland Restoration Project

Heal Somerset's wetland restoration project aims to renaturalise watercourses to slow the flow of water, improving resilience against flooding and drought, while boosting biodiversity.

Completed in February 2026, the Species Coastal and Wetlands programme worked at landscape-scale in Southeast England to create, enhance, and restore wetland and coastal habitats. During its lifetime, it restored almost 500 football pitches of wetland grazing marsh, helping endangered Lapwing and ...