Welcome to the Dee Wildfowlers and Wetlands Management Club

A brief background . . .

The Dee Wildfowlers and Wetlands Management Club recently celebrated its 50th anniversary. The conservation activities of wildfowlers on the marshes of the Dee Estuary has a history of activities stretching back for hundreds of years.

The Club was the first to establish habitat reserves for wildfowl on the marsh and has sensitively preserved the environment, working with landowners, the farming community and investing in the biodiversity of the marsh for future generations.

The Dee Marshes - Air photograph of the Neston Marshes

We positively welcome the support of all who are interested in the marshes and are willing to work to preserve them. The knowledge of the marsh, its wildlife and where to walk in safety in this wilderness has been passed on by generations of wildfowlers who can reveal a quite extraordinarily beautiful landscape to those who want to care. Contrary to immediate impressions the marsh is not "natural" but a managed resource for local farmers as well as the wildfowling community. Without grazing and mowing the grasses would proliferate and provide cover for predators. Without attention to draining and damming, the current and prolific birdlife of the Dee might well be in decline. Generations have created this wonder and we work hard to preserve it.

Panorama of the Dee marshes - This photograph is taken from the marsh edge looking towards Little Neston and Burton Point.