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£75k raised from latest WWT appeals
Thank you to everyone who has given to the Lady Scott Memorial Fund and the Power of 10 appeal. The Lady Scott Memorial Fund has raised £30,000 to date and this total is rising every day. The money will provide a great boost for our work with Bewick’
24 February 2011
Festival of Gardening
Guest blog by London Wetland Centre's gardening expert Alwyn Craven With a little thought everyone can have a garden which works well for people as well as for wildlife. For example, our sustainable gardens here at London Wetland Centre use simple ideas
23 February 2011
The beaver cameras are alive
The beaver camera was put live last night so that you can watch the nightly antics of Twiggy and Woody and their young. I believe the beavers are showing fairly well after 9pm although this will become earlier as the nights become lighter. I am absolutely
22 February 2011
A walk around the grounds
The end of last week became very busy as half term got into full swing at the Centre. We have had reptile societies at the Centre every weekend in February so the weekends have been busier than normal and I have been in to ensure everything is running mor
21 February 2011
Rapture on the lonely shore . . .
"Pleasure in the pathless woods, rapture on the lonely shore . .” is the Lord Byron inspired title of a joint exhibition by artists, John Fairfield and Ann Bresnahan. The joint exhibition will run at The Graffan Gallery at Castle Espie from Saturday 2 t
19 February 2011
Meetings, meetings and more meetings
I have a very hectic week ahead of me. I have recently been at our visitor services training day. We call our teams on the information desk the visitor services team as they do not just provide information but do all of the talks and tours as well. We hav
7 February 2011
Sneak preview of the canoe safari
It was an exciting day yesterday. Brookbank Canoes, a local company based in Stockport, brought a couple of different styles of canoes to Martin Mere and some staff were able to have a go so that we could chose the style of canoe for our canoe safari
4 February 2011
Blue cranes have arrived at Martin Mere
We now have two Blue Cranes as an exhibit at Martin Mere. I am really excited about this as I am an aviculturalist at heart and this is the first time that any WWT Trust Centre has displayed Blue Cranes. We have a male and female breeding pair and they ar
3 February 2011
Temporary path closures - UPDATED
The river path running down from Hawthorn Wood and along the back of Sandpiper Pond will remain closed for the next fortnight as essential preparation work for WWT Washington's saline lagoon project continues. Please speak to a member of shop staff before
3 February 2011
Johnny Phillips pays us a visit
I bumped into Johnny Phillips from Sky Sports whilst I was out walking around earlier. Johnny came to visit Martin Mere over a year ago to film some footage of Preston North End players: Neil Mellor and Liam Chilvers, birdwatching as we were undertaking a
2 February 2011
See the wild world at its best on a day trip to WWT Caerlaverock
Discover the wonders of the wild world at their very best on a day trip from WWT Washington to WWT Caerlaverock. With recent appearances on the BBC’s Countryfile and The One Show highlighting its stunning natural beauty, WWT's Dumfries-based site is a s
1 February 2011
Valentine love birds: posh date vs cheep date
1.30pm - 4.30pm, Theatre Impress your Valentine with a designer love nest… or a bird feeder from recycled materials. Plus downloadable bird mating calls, fun e-cards, quirky lovers’ walks… and a great day out. We've devised the perfect solution for
1 February 2011
WWT wins funding for Sarus crane reserves in Cambodia
A partnership led by WWT has been awarded funding totalling over $350,000 by the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) to fully establish and conserve designated Sarus crane reserves in Cambodia. The two sites that are the focus of the project are
31 January 2011
Red-breasted geese tagged for the first time
In one of the largest and most ambitious initiatives aimed at the conservation of a threatened wildfowl species to be conducted in Europe - the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT), the Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds (BSPB) and RSPB (Royal Soci
31 January 2011
Lovebirds?
Show them you care with heart-shaped seed cakes in time for for Valentine’s Day Valentine’s Day is for the birds - especially when you give them hand-made, heart-shaped, seed cakes. Children will enjoy this free workshop on Sunday 13 February at WWT A
31 January 2011