Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT)

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New Discovery Hide enjoyed by families at its opening on Father’s [...]

Posted on 19th June 2013 by WWT Slimbridge

Families flocked to see wildlife from WWT Slimbridge’s new Discovery Hide on Father’s Day (today). A mum and her daughter try out the hide’s binoculars The hide, which has been kitted out with modern decor, soft [...]

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New Discovery Hide will offer visitors ‘chilled-out’ birdwatching[...]

Posted on 24th May 2013 by WWT Slimbridge

An exciting attraction that is set to inspire a whole new audience of wildlife lovers opens its doors at WWT Slimbridge Wetland Centre on Father’s Day (June 16).   The South Lake Discovery Hide has been designed [...]

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Spill the beans! WWT Slimbridge has a new cafe

Posted on 22nd May 2013 by WWT Slimbridge

Visitors to WWT Slimbridge have a choice of places to enjoy a cuppa indoors now a new cafe has opened in the foyer. The new cafe will be open at weekends, during school holidays and on other busy days. It …

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Today's Sightings

Posted on 17th May 2013 by WWT Slimbridge

Please Note:  Black-Caps, Sedge warblers and Reed warblers can be seen and heard all over the site at the moment. Rushy Pen Avocet Black Tailed Godwit (2) Knott Hide Cetti’s Warbler Shelduck (25) Holden Tower [...]

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Kingfishers delight the Slimbridge Visitors

Posted on 23rd April 2013 by WWT Slimbridge

A pair of kingfishers which are building a nest in a bank are delighting visitors to WWT Slimbridge. The brightly coloured birds are easy to see from the Kingfisher hide and visitors have been treated to views of them [...]

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Our new artist-in-residence will create a real buzz

Posted on 23rd April 2013 by WWT Slimbridge

An artist who celebrates the beauty of the smaller things in life is WWT Slimbridge Wetland Centre’s new artist-in-residence. Cotswold artist Cath Hodsman has spent years sketching and painting beautiful pieces of [...]

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Unusual nest site gives eggs-tra challenge to our duckery warden

Posted on 22nd March 2013 by WWT Slimbridge

  Our duckery warden Phoebe Young has her hands busy at this time of year checking on all the young bird families in our grounds.   She is used to them choosing to nest in unusual places, but this year &hellip[...]

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Baby boom in time for Easter at Slimbridge

Posted on 20th March 2013 by WWT Slimbridge

  Families will see the first baby birds of the year on their trip to WWT Slimbridge this Easter holidays. The Centre’s first Hawaiian geese have hatched this week with many more expected to follow over the next [...]

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Beautiful lamps are bright addition to wildlife gallery

Posted on 15th March 2013 by WWT Slimbridge

                       Ceramic lamps featuring eye-catching wildlife designs form part of a new exhibition at WWT Slimbridge Wetland Centre. From 3 March to 22 April there [...]

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Special diet keeps our frogs looking picture perfect

Posted on 28th February 2013 by WWT Slimbridge

They are probably the most photographed species of amphibian in the world but the secret to the red-eyed tree frog’s beauty is most definitely in its diet. The amphibian keeper at WWT Slimbridge Wetland Centre in [...]

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