Go peat free and only use peat free compost in your garden or make your own garden compost and never use peat! More Info: Be a Peat-free Gardener

Talk to others about wetlands and spread awareness about how important they are (you could also use your social media accounts to spread information)

Conserve water in your home (e.g. don't turn on the washing machine until its full, collect rainwater to water your garden)

Avoid activities that involve altering, damaging, polluting or draining wetlands

Join a local nature conservation group and help with habitat clean up or wetland restoration projects. More Info: National Spring Clean

Join a local catchment group or your tidy town group

Explore and enjoy wetlands and learn more about them

You could go birdwatching on your local wetland. County Wexford boasts a wealth of birding habitats, find out more here: www.birdwatchireland.ie

Submit sightings of plants and animals or invasive species you see on wetlands to the National Biodiversity Data Centre

Support organisations that protect wetlands such the Irish Peatland Conservation Council, Birdwatch Ireland, Community Wetland Forum or a local community group

Improve our knowledge of wetlands in County Wexford by submitting a photo of your local wetland to the Map of Irish Wetlands using this mobile app: WetlandSnapShot2

And remember if you visit a wetland - enjoy and explore without altering or damaging it (leave no trace)