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“Restoring wetlands could save UK billions”, say WWT experts ahead of global summit
As international delegates gear up for the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands COP15 in Zimbabwe this July, a major new report is warning one fifth of the world's wetlands could vanish by 2050.
15 July 2025
“Toxic lead ammunition is history”, charities celebrate major win for wildlife
At a critical time for nature, the government has made the historic decision to finally ban poisonous lead ammunition in outdoor shooting across Great Britain, throwing a lifeline to some of the country’s most precious wildlife.
9 July 2025
Care home resident finds lifelong connection at WWT Slimbridge
In the last year, WWT Slimbridge has welcomed more than 250,000 visitors through its doors. Recently, a group of residents from Abbeymead Lodge, a care home in Gloucester run by Rehability UK, have enjoyed a few special days out on the reserve. But for
19 June 2025
England’s nature-bursting wetlands are at risk
The Government’s Planning Bill is a serious threat to some of our most precious habitats.
9 June 2025
Players of People’s Postcode Lottery have raised £7million for wetlands in the last decade
In the last ten years, players of People’s Postcode Lottery have raised over £7million in support of WWT’s work to restore wetlands and unlock their power.
14 May 2025
WWT’s departure from X
From Thursday 1 May, WWT will no longer post on any official charity accounts on Elon Musk's social media site X (formerly Twitter).
1 May 2025
One of the UK’s most elusive spiders spotted at WWT London
One of the UK’s most elusive spiders - the Enoplognatha caricis (E. caricis) - has been spotted at WWT London. The sighting marks only the fourth time it’s been seen in Great Britain in the last 30 years, and the first time in the nation’s capital.
22 April 2025
Wetlands and wildlife charity to drop debut album, ‘imMERSE’
In a move sure to set the music world quacking, WWT announces the launch of its highly anticipated debut album, ‘imMERSE’.
1 April 2025
'Delays mean deaths - ban toxic lead ammunition now', experts urge government
Environmental charities and campaigners insist there is still time for the government to save thousands of waterbirds from needless and painful deaths despite another delay on the decision to ban toxic lead ammunition.
18 March 2025
Experts express concern over dramatic loss of Bewick’s swans in Britain
But the solution lies where land meets water.
5 March 2025
Promising signs for Malagasy wildlife and communities as Lake Sofia dam almost complete
A new dam to re-establish Lake Sofia – release site for the critically endangered Madagascar pochard – is now close to completion. This is thanks to the hard work of staff from WWT and Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust (DWCT), who collectively raised over £100,000 for the emergency action and worked tirelessly with the contractors, local authorities and local communities to turn this project around in time for the onset of the 2025 rainy season, throwing an essential lifeline to the wildlife and communities that call it home.
17 February 2025
WWT statement on the reaction to our lead ammunition campaign video
WWT is the charity for wetlands and wildlife. For the last two decades, we’ve been leading a coalition of partners campaigning for the ban on the sale and use of toxic lead ammunition in Britain, which kills up to 100,000 wildfowl every year. On Tuesday
15 February 2025
Get lost in your own adventure this World Wetlands Day
To celebrate World Wetlands Day, 2 February 2025, we're encouraging nature lovers to explore the hidden worlds within wetlands with a free ticket offer.
21 January 2025
“Throw birds a lifeline and ban toxic lead ammunition”, wildlife experts urge government
Charities, campaigners and parliamentarians are urging the government to end years of delay and decades of poisoning by bringing in a swift, complete ban on the sale and use of toxic lead ammunition in Great Britain.
7 January 2025
WWT to restore saltmarsh on the Awre peninsula
WWT, the charity for wetlands and wildlife, has today announced that it has agreed the purchase of 148-hectares of low-lying land on the Awre peninsula for a pioneering saltmarsh restoration project.
10 December 2024