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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 …

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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 fortnight. [...]

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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 are also oil paintings by artist …

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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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Geese running on Hawaiian time lay early eggs

Posted on 21st February 2013 by WWT Slimbridge

Temperatures are still sub zero at night in many parts of the UK but for Hawaiian geese living here in Gloucestershire this seems the perfect time to get busy laying eggs. This Hawaiian goose, which is the rarest species [...]

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Rare swans named in tribute to Gloucestershire's Olympic heroes

Posted on 15th February 2013 by WWT Slimbridge

WWT Slimbridge has named a new group of rare swans after Gloucestershire's Olympic greats. Five young Bewick's swans which have flown into …

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TV presenter's nationwide nature quest will take him to Slimbridge [...]

Posted on 25th January 2013 by WWT Slimbridge

Well-known TV personalities will be attending the Slimbridge Festival of Birds this weekend (26th and 27th) The two day celebration of bird watching includes a host of speakers, shopping opportunities, bird ringing and [...]

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Slimbridge in the snow - VIDEO

Posted on 23rd January 2013 by WWT

Just before the snow melts we wanted to share some of the images of our birds in the snow. More vulnerable species were moved to warmer places and others were provided with hay and extra feeds. This video shows …

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