Salina Nature Reserve

🇲🇹 L-għadajjar tal-ilma ħelu fir-riservi tagħna jsiru essenzjali fis-sajf, u jsostnu ħajja varjata minn żrinġijiet u damiġelli sa għasafar u rettili. Għadira żgħira, iżda bi rwol kruċjali li ssostni l-bijodiversità fl-aktar xhur sħan f'Malta.

🇬🇧 Freshwater ponds in our nature reserves become vital lifelines in summer, supporting a rich web of life from painted frogs and damselflies to birds, reptiles and more. A small pool, but a big role in sustaining biodiversity during Malta’s harshest months.

Footage: Vera Tokmakova, Victor Falzon, Aron Tanti, Mario V. Gauci and Carmen Gallego.
Editing: Simone Davide Brunori

Hidden beneath the waters of the Salina wetland, a rare and remarkable plant is making a comeback.

Following habitat restoration carried out two years ago, the Beaked Tassel Pondweed (Ruppia maritima), Ruppja tas-salini in Maltese, is now thriving once again, providing shelter for Mediterranean killifish and supporting wetland birdlife. 🌿💧

Footage: Aron Tanti, Mario V. Gauci, Karl Andrew Micallef and Vera Tokmakova.
Editing: Antonia Micallef.

Three days, thousands of visitors, one shared goal: bringing people closer to nature at AgriFair 2026 🌱

🎥 Footage by Simone Davide Brunori and Clodagh O’Neill
✂️ Edited by Simone Davide Brunori

🌊 March at Salina – time to get to work! 🌿

Each March, as wintering birds depart and before spring migrants begin to arrive, we return to clear the mud, drain the pans, and prepare for a new salt season. 💪🧂

It’s hands-on, it’s hard work - and it helps protect and sustain this unique site.