From the tiniest of garden ponds to whole river systems complete with wet floodplains, our wetlands are one of the most biodiverse habitats in the UK.

To mark World Wetlands Day, here’s a closer look at these incredible, wildlife-rich, carbon-capturing oases.

Wetland habitats vary from upland peat bogs to valley mires, floodplain meadows…

We may be a ‘wet’ nation, but wetlands – wildlife-rich, carbon-capturing oases – are in shorter supply than you might think. Wetlands have largely been removed from our landscape, and this loss is…