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Glorious Waders
A good day for sightings with plenty to see, the large numbers of Black-tailed Godwits inc a colour-ringed bird were joined by a 'grey' Knot, also still plenty of nicely marked Ruff. Up to 2 Peregrines and at least 1 female Marsh Harrier were keeping the
20 July 2015
Nature Explorers Activities: Mon 10th - Sun 16th August
Nature Explorers Scavenger Hunt - Self Guided Your passport is waiting, your expedition is set and your summer adventure starts at Castle Espie! Every day there are four self guided activities to complete to earn stic
17 July 2015
Northern Ireland welcomes special arrivals
Northern Ireland welcomed two very special arrivals this week – the first light bellied brent geese to be hatched in captivity. (c) Chris Henry WWT The young birds took their first steps outside in front of the publ
16 July 2015
Autumnwatch 2015 comes to WWT
Wow! Yes that really is what Caerlaverock looks like from above (The visitor centre is far top right). WWT Caerlaverock Wetland Centre near Dumfries will be the venue for Autumnwatch 2015, the BBC has announced. Caerl
13 July 2015
Somerset locals celebrate rare chicks
(c) Simon Fairweather Steart locals are celebrating a rare arrival for Somerset – a brood of four avocet chicks. It’s only the second time that avocets have bred in Somerset for over 170 years. The fluffy grey chi
7 July 2015
Dragonflies - Ancient Flyers
Dragonflies were some of the first insects to evolve. They have honed their flying skills to become amazing aerial predators, and as a result have inspired engineers to replicate this adaptation in human technology! There are relatively few species to l
6 July 2015
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake/Time - AM/Tide - Mid Avocet - 22 + 8 chicks Little Ringed Plover - 2 Black tailed Godwit - 1 Curlew - 1 Redshank - 4 Lapwing - 17 Common Tern - 79 Black Headed Gull - 62 Grey Heron - 29 Teal - 1 Shoveler - 4 Sedge Warbler - 1 Swallow - 16 Stock
28 June 2015
Wildlife celebs back nature law campaign
Miranda K shoots our Nature Directives video - watch it here TV presenters Kate Humble and Miranda Krestovnikoff are backing the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust’s (WWT) call to protect the laws that protect the UK’s
26 June 2015
WWT receives international recognition from Ramsar
Governments around the world unanimously recognised the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) as a formal partner on the global convention for wetlands earlier this month. WWT joins a select group of independent organisations including WWF and IUCN that sup
23 June 2015
Water Voles - How To Spot Them
Water voles are the fastest declining mammal in the UK, seeing a drop of 90% since the 1970’s! They are facing serious threats from habitat loss and predation by the American mink. East Anglia is still a national stronghold for this species and by impro
22 June 2015
Waders - Evolutionary Bills
Waders are beautiful birds, they come in all different shapes and sizes and due to their different bills, they can co-exist in wetland habitats without competing with each other. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcqBwm6-eJs
22 June 2015
Calling all nature explorers
Become a modern day adventurer at a WWT Wetland Centre this summer holiday. This summer holiday, children of all ages can discover their inner adventurer by becoming fully fledged Nature Explorers at any of our nine UK WWT Wetland Centres. Here, they can
20 June 2015
Less salt on our veg, less sheep poo on our starfish
Decisions upstream affect our coasts (c) Sacha Dench WWT Sheep on high moorlands affect the UK’s starfish, says the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT), and not enough people are thinking about that unlikely connect
15 June 2015
Recent sightings - 12th June
The following sightings were recorded by Toni Castello, Senior Reserve Warden Main lake – visible from Sensory garden and Visitor centre Tufted duck 19, Greylag 4 (with 5 goslings growing extremely fast!), Coot 1, Little grebe 1, Herring gull 3, Great
12 June 2015
Recent sightings - 9th June
The following sightings were recorded by Toni Castello, Senior Reserve Warden Main lake – visible from Sensory garden and Visitor centre Tufted duck 16, Greylag 2 (with 5 goslings!), Coot 3. Freshwater lagoon - visible from Brent Hide and Crannog Gadwa
9 June 2015