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World Wetlands photo competition winners announced on World Wetlands Day
'Serenity' by Hiranmoy De These incredible images of lagoons, lakes, bogs and brooks are all winning entries in a competition to celebrate World Wetland’s Day today (Thursday, 2 February). View all of the wi
2 February 2012
Wildlife suffering as countryside dries out
Nature experts warn that this summer could be the worst for wildlife in over 30 years if the current period of low rainfall continues. Rainfall has been so low that in many areas the level of moisture in the soil is currently worse than in 1976, when the
2 February 2012
The Mileage Company donations to WWT top £100k
The Mileage Company, operators of the new UK Avios travel rewards programme, has made its latest donation of over £40,000 to the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT), as part of its on-going support to us. The Mileage Company has now donated over £100,00
1 February 2012
Bird News
The unpleasant weather over the last couple of days seems to have put many people off, but the birds are still out there for anyone willing to brave the squalls ! At one stage today 3 Marsh Harriers, [...]
27 January 2012
A whole lot of holiday fun for the whole family at WWT
Why don’t you visit your local WWT Wetland Centre during February half term to enjoy a whole host of activities and events that the family can enjoy, while giving children exciting opportunities to learn about the natural world around them? With a medle
19 January 2012
Marathon run for spoon-billed sandpiper
Nigel Hewston, a teacher at Robinswood Primary School in Gloucester, has never run a marathon before, but in April will be taking on the London Marathon to try and raise £5,000 to help save the spoon-billed sandpiper from extinction. The 57 year old onl
19 January 2012
One hundred year anniversary of Captain Robert Falcon Scott's heroic voyage
One hundred years ago today, Captain Robert Falcon Scott arrived at the South Pole - 33 days after his rival Amundsen. The rest, as they say, is history as sadly they never made it home, but for WWT this day played a pivotal role in its own history. Foun
17 January 2012
Reward a wetland hero
WWT are looking for the unsung hero responsible for the best wetland in the UK and they need your help. Use the online form to nominate the wetland you most love and admire. A panel of experts will choose the very best and the person who manages it will b
10 January 2012
Reward a wetland hero
WWT are looking for the unsung hero responsible for the best wetland in the UK and they need your help. Use the online form at wwt.org.uk/marsh-award to nominate the wetland you most love and admire. A panel of experts will choose the very best and the pe
10 January 2012
State of Birds in Wales 2011
The State of Birds in Wales report published yesterday charts the fortunes of Welsh birdlife, and the successes of, and challenges for, conservation action. The curlew has seen a 49% decline since 1994 For more than a
22 December 2011
Rare bird rescue hits new milestone
The Spoon-billed Sandpiper conservation breeding programme is a collaboration between WWT, Birds Russia, Moscow Zoo and the RSPB working with colleagues from the BTO, BirdLife International, ArcCona and the Spoon-billed Sandpiper Task Force. Efforts to sa
21 December 2011
Rare bird rescue hits new milestone
Efforts to save one of the world’s rarest and most unusual birds have today (Monday 19 December) taken another step forward. Spoon-billed sandpipers, brought to the UK from Far East Russia, have been moved out of quarantine into purpose built quarters a
19 December 2011
An invitation to see one of the world’s rarest birds at Slimbridge
Please join us and our Vice-President Kate Humble for a very special event on Monday 19 December, which will include the first chance to glimpse the spoon-billed sandpipers in the UK. Kate will unveil a live CCTV link up with the specially-constructed Sli
13 December 2011
Plan for water lacks bottle
The Government’s water White Paper, Water for Life, is published today. The measures outlined could reduce water use and better safeguard wetlands and this can only be welcomed. But action is delayed, and concerns about urban flooding and over-abstracti
8 December 2011
Plan for water has no bottle
The Government’s Water White Paper, Water for Life, is published today. The measures outlined could reduce water use and better safeguard wetlands but action is delayed and concerns about urban flooding and over-abstraction are fudged. Carrie Hume, Head
8 December 2011