Join us on our groundbreaking work to restore seagrass meadows in Kent!

Our conservationists have launched an ambitious project to restore biodiversity-boosting seagrass meadows to rebuild the Thames Estuary ecosystem.
Did you know seagrass is the only flowering plant to grow in seawater? It also plays an essential role within these marine ecosystems. However, research has shown that least 44% of seagrass has been lost from the UK coastline since 1936.
We’re trialling and refining methods to plant seeds from dwarf eelgrass - one of two eelgrass species that grows in UK waters - each one similar in size to a sesame seed.
The seagrass restoration trials are part of a larger ZSL-led project called Restoring the Thamescape, which aims to restore coastal habitats in the Thames through restoring multiple habitats together, including native oysters and saltmarsh.