WWT news
Sixty per cent of UK species in decline, groundbreaking study finds
Posted on 22nd May 2013 by WWT
UK nature is in trouble – that is the conclusion of a groundbreaking report published today by a coalition of leading conservation and research organisations including the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT). Scientists[...]
Continue reading24 hour guard for western Britain’s first crane egg in four [...]
Posted on 20th May 2013 by WWT
Conservationists at WWT Slimbridge Wetland Centre in Gloucestershire have set up a round-the-clock guard to protect the first crane egg laid in western Britain in over 400 years. Hunting and the loss of wetlands drove [...]
Climate changes shift wintering ranges of waterbirds
Posted on 11th May 2013 by WWT
[11-12 May is World Migratory Bird Day] Migratory waterbirds have shifted their wintering areas north-eastwards due to climate change in Europe, according to a group of scientists including Richard Hearn of the Wildfowl[...]
World’s rarest duck’s best friend: a pair of socks
Posted on 3rd May 2013 by WWT
A critically endangered duck is being rescued from extinction by British and Malagasy conservationists with the help of a pair of socks. The Madagascar pochard was thought to be extinct until 2006, when a pocket of just [...]
First schools ease flooding by turning rainwater into wildlife [...]
Posted on 30th April 2013 by WWT
Schools across North London are helping to ease flooding and water pollution problems in their local river catchment by creating wetland habitats which store rainwater and provide homes for wildlife. The first [...]
Why captive birds are important
Posted on 26th April 2013 by WWT
The Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust welcomes more than a million visitors every year to our nine wetland centres across the UK. You can see thousands of wild birds which choose to be at our centres due to the beautiful [...]
Gardeners urged to repel invaders as weather warms up
Posted on 25th April 2013 by WWT
Gardeners buying plants as spring warms up are being urged to choose water plants which won’t get out of hand in gardens and invade local wetlands. Garden pond species like Water Primrose evolved in tropical climates. [...]
First crane nests in the South West in 400 years
Posted on 6th April 2013 by WWT
Common cranes are nest building in the South West of England for the first time in 400 years, after being reintroduced to the region by the Great Crane Project. Cranes are large and colourful birds who perform amazing [...]
Spring is on its way to WWT's wetlands
Posted on 28th March 2013 by WWT
The cold weather seems relentless but the seasons are still revolving slowly on and we’re seeing signs of spring and new life across our wetlands. If you’re feeling the winter will never end and longing for that bit [...]
African meets Arctic wildlife in confused weather at Wetland Centres
Posted on 27th March 2013 by WWT
Cold weather is causing the bizarre sight of wild African and Arctic birds on the same day at the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust’s nine centres across the UK. The current cold snap – on track to be the coldest March &[...]
