Wetlands are a vital part of our global ecosystems, not least of which are their critical role in water cycles and as key places of cultural importance. As habitat for more-than-human, wetlands are essential places. The focus of this paper is to consider whether, in light of efforts to promote an environmental right for nature agenda, these ideas of situating more-than-human needs at the fore rather than the back of environmental policy can extend to wetlands. This paper suggests that extending an environmental right for nature to land/waterscape-wide settings might enable the crafting of a dedicated “Rights for Wetlands”. To situate this argument, we use a case study to assess the state of one Australian Ramsar-listed wetland in Sydney’s backyard – the Towra Point Nature Reserve. We outline the ways in which the site is currently regulated and the challenges the wetland faces, from pollution to urban encroachment. Our analysis reveals a hierarchy of regulatory priorities which shape this land/waterscape. Environmental law is complicit in valorising some species over others. We draw on concepts from Rights of Nature and Multispecies Justice to argue for a fresh perspective on wetlands protection through a “Rights for Wetlands” approach. We argue the time has arrived to recognise that some land/water scapes have an inherent right to exist, and thrive, and we call for a regime-change in wetlands protection that will enable wetlands to be valued beyond an anthropocentric gaze. Our research here represents one strain of an emergent and evolving environmental legal geography scholarship.