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21 June 2017
Rare birds released on the Fens in ‘conservation first’ for the UK
25 rare black-tailed godwits were released into their new home in the Cambridgeshire Fens yesterday by conservationists from RSPB and the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) as part of ‘Project Godwit’. After the eggs were removed from nests and hatch
13 June 2017
The campaigning is over - time to start campaigning!
The campaigning is over – time to start campaigning! This is an invitation to join us to speak up about climate change in the new Parliament. In the run up to the election, many of us campaigned hard to make sure that the environment wasn’t forgotten.
9 June 2017
"We'll always have Paris"
The US decision to withdraw from the Paris climate change agreement is an abdication of responsibility that will affect people’s livelihoods and our environment for years to come. Our response must be to redouble our environmental efforts at home and to
2 June 2017
Tiny bird drives huge changes
One of the world’s largest expanses of mudflats now has special protection thanks to one tiny bird: the spoon-billed sandpiper. The vast funnel-shaped Gulf of Mottama in Myanmar is fed by three major rivers providing rich feeding for shoals of fish and
1 June 2017
High hopes for stilts
First for reserve as rare wader hatches chicks
31 May 2017
Floating islands launched to help scoters
Artificial islands made of redundant materials from fish farms have been floated at two Scottish lochs as safe nest sites for common scoters. Common scoters are one of the UK’s rarest breeding birds. They nest at just a small number of Scottish lochs. R
24 May 2017
Royal Bank of Canada donates Chelsea garden to Martin Mere
UPDATE: The Royal Bank of Canada Garden won a showgarden Gold Award at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. It's also up for a People's Award - you can vote for it online via the BBC website. WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre staff have been to Chelsea to meet the d
22 May 2017
Our environment: the parties’ promises
Manifestos give a glimpse into the future: not just commitments, but the political priorities of the Parliament to come. At WWT, we’re politically impartial. We’re working with all parties to promote the strongest possible policies to protect the envi
19 May 2017
Attenborough pays tribute to Scott
Sir David Attenborough has visited WWT Slimbridge Wetland Centre to pay tribute to his old friend, WWT founder Sir Peter Scott. The two broadcasters became close in the 1950s and 1960s, when Peter presented “Look” and David presented “Zooquest” fo
12 May 2017
Fenland chicks good for godwits
First chicks mark fresh future for rare fenland wading bird
12 May 2017
Ask for environmental answers
3 crucial questions to ask Parliamentary candidates on your doorstep Political parties are already making promises for the Parliament ahead. But as we go into the General Election, we are still waiting for Government to deliver on previous promises: an en
11 May 2017
Dodging the turbines
Windfarms are popping up all along the migratory flight path of the Bewick’s swan, as this aerial taken by our human swan Sacha Dench during her epic Flight of the Swans expedition shows. From offshore farms in the North Sea, to onshore sites in Denmar
9 May 2017
Our call to local leaders
The General Election on 8 June will surely shape the future of our environment. That’s why we want all parties to commit to a new Environment Act with legally-binding targets to restore nature. We need to play our part in a more sustainable world. But n
4 May 2017
A better environment should be top of every party’s agenda for Government
The Prime Minister has called an election to seek a clear mandate for government. We think our environment should be at the heart of any government’s agenda. This week, Martin Spray, CEO of the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust, has written to the leaders of
27 April 2017