Bangor Wetlands Group
Welcome to the website of the Bangor Wetlands Group (BWG). We are a group of wetland scientists and students based in the Wolfson Carbon Capture Laboratories (WCCL) at Bangor University in North Wales, UK. Our research and teaching span the breadth of the discipline; from the use of constructed treatment wetlands to the reintroduction of wetland animals, and from peatland carbon storage to decomposition in mangrove swamps.
We’re fortunate enough at Bangor University to be surrounded by a great variety of wetlands right here in Snowdonia and North Wales, though our team also works on wetlands from around the world, including peat-permafrost sites in the Arctic, tropical wetlands in Malaysia and mangroves in Florida.
Our team is led by Prof Chris Freeman who is one of the world’s leading experts on wetland science.
Please follow us on Twitter @BangorWetlands and Instagram @BangorWetlands
Wetlands News
- Bangor University scientist receives honorary doctorate from Chilean university
24 January 2019 - Investigating why oak trees are dying is helping scientists understand how infectious diseases work
14 January 2019 - Hen harriers and red grouse: Finding common ground in a persistent conflict
21 December 2018 - £1.85m study to investigate microbes “hitch-hiking” on marine plastics
13 December 2018 - Topping success – A slice of Chemistry for local schools during chemistry week
28 November 2018 - Read all news