Salt Marshes

A marsh is somewhere damp with vegetation on it. A salt marsh is a muddy seashore with plants on it.

More formally: A salt marsh may be defined as the vegetation (usually dominated by flowering plants) that occurs on muddy shores between approximately mean high water neap and extreme high water spring tides.

If you're not certain what neap and spring tides are (and want to know) go back to the rocky shore section where you can find a brief explanation.

The Gann salt marsh near Dale in Pembrokeshire. Students from North London Collegiate can be seen investigating community development and sun bathing. A dried up salt-pan can be seen in the foreground.