Location
WWT Steart Marshes, Stert Drove, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA5 2PU
Duration
1 day
Date
Sat 25, July 2026 10:00 - 17:00
Level
Beginner
Tutor
Ian Powell
Course details

WWT and the Field Studies Council are working together to bring you this 1-day beginner course that will introduce you to the incredible coastal habitat of saltmarshes. If you want to find out more about this dynamic habitat, the importance of saltmarshes for humans and biodiversity, and learn about the key characteristics and plant species, this course is for you.

Tutor: Ian Powell

After a few years of research work in coastal marine ecology, Ian Powell worked as an ecology tutor with the Field Studies Council at Slapton Ley (with lots of marine courses) and on overseas courses to South America. He has since taught undergraduate and master’s degrees in ecology and conservation biology at Edge Hill University, which has included running marine field courses at Millport. Ian also carries out regular botanical and butterfly surveys in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.