Amid a dry year in South Australia's South East, one place is giving conservationists some hope for the future.

The Nature Glenelg Trust (NGT) took over Mount Burr Swamp, about 40 kilometres from Mount Gambier, in 2016.

In 2018, it purchased an additional parcel of land to create the 370-hectare property the trust looks after today.

Now, with some much-needed rain and shallow groundwater, the newest section of the swamp is full and thriving.

NGT senior ecologist Brian Haywood said the signs were already encouraging.

"We've observed migratory birds like the Latham's snipe in August and September. That's a declining global species," he said.

" Certainly, the frogs are loving it. The chorus has been pretty loud today and has been for the past few months. "

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