Conservation on Doxey Marshes Nature Reserve Summer 2026
Living Floodplains Manager, Victoria Bunter, explains the conservation which is planned for Doxey Marshes Nature Reserve this summer
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Doxey Marshes
A wetland oasis near the centre of Stafford and one of the county's best bird watching sites.
Staffordshire in Summer
Summer is a time of colour. By day, colourful wildlife zips and darts along the waterside in the form of hunting kingfishers and dragonflies. Butterflies flit between flower and reptiles bask on sun warmed bare earth. The activity carries on under cover of darkness too - bats sweep swiftly through the air and nightjars churr, while glow-worms adorn the night with their luminescent mating rituals.
New Volunteers Making a Difference at Doxey Marshes
We recently welcomed a new group of volunteers to Doxey Marshes, our SSSI nature reserve in the town of Stafford. Here Charlie, our Reserves Officer, gives an insight into what they’ve been up to…
Making it count: Nature spotting at Doxey Marshes
Not too long ago I was lucky to host a nature counting event at the beautiful Doxey Marshes, a truly wild place on the outskirts of Stafford’s urban sprawl.
Take a Big Wild Walk at Doxey Marshes with Staffordshire Wildlife Trust
The county’s largest nature conservation charity is asking people in Stafford to tackle the nature and climate emergency by challenging themselves to a Big Wild Walk this October half-term.
Wildlife at Stafford wetland set for big summer boost
This June Staffordshire Wildlife Trust (SWT) will carry out major habitat restoration work at Doxey Marshes.
Marshes Hill Common
Marshes Hill Common Local Nature Reserve is all that's left of a once extensive heathland that covered the area. It is now an island of heathland with great views over the surrounding…
Summer progress for Stafford Brooks
A year after works started on the ground, Stafford Brooks sites are progressing.
Summer Appeal 2026 - information
How your donations will help protect wildlife from fires
The election results are in! So, what’s next for nature?
Throughout the election campaign, it became clear that people know that our natural world is in crisis and want politicians to make the bold and ambitious commitments to reverse the decline. So…
Thank you for your support - summer appeal 2026
Thank you for making a donation to our summer appeal 2026.