Risen from the Ashes: 25 years of conservation success at Newport Wetlands National Nature Reserve - Water Magazine

Risen from the Ashes: 25 years of conservation success at Newport Wetlands National Nature Reserve - Water Magazine

This year is a special milestone anniversary for the Newport Wetlands National Nature Reserve – marking 25 years since it was first established – on a site that once housed storage lagoons for pulverised fuel ash from a neighbouring power station. Today, thanks to careful habitat management, the reserve is a sanctuary for specialist wildlife and plants and is valued by the local community, demonstrating how conservation efforts can help nature t…