News
First ever bionic bird feeding
Alan Gifford feeds a red-breasted goose A boy has used his new bionic hand to feed the birds at WWT Llanelli Wetland Centre for the first time. Alan Gifford, 10, from Loughor near Swansea lost his hands when he was j
14 March 2016
Disappearing duck could be helped by anglers
A pair of Common Scoters (c) Larry Griffin WWT The case of a disappearing duck – the common scoter – has puzzled WWT researchers and their partners, but new findings indicate that a decline in angling might have l
14 March 2016
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Time - AM/Tide - Mid Avocet - 4 Tufted Duck - 10 Mute Swan - 2 Oystercatcher - 4 Gadwall - 5 Lesser Black Backed Gull - 2 Black Headed Gull - 22 Shelduck - 35 Heron - 35 Lapwing - 16 Saline Lagoon Shelduck - 4 Mallard - 18 Other Birds Mute Swan
12 March 2016
EU referendum: Make the environment count when you vote ‘in’ or ‘out’
Wetlands beneath the white cliffs of Dover - should this be where our environmental influence ends? Blog post by WWT's Director of Conservation, Dr Debbie Pain: Few people will have escaped the daily debates about th
12 March 2016
Never mind the ballast - it's invasives week!
Fill the ballast tanks on one continent, empty them in another (c) CSIRO This week is Non-Native Invasive Species Week. It sounds a bit scary, but Britain’s wildlife really is under constant threat from foreign wild
2 March 2016
Bird News
A White-fronted Goose with Pink-footed Geese was the pick of the day. A male Siskin was in the Waterfowl Gardens (opposite the Common Crane enclosure). A Ringed Plover was in front of the United Utilities hide, but other wader counts slightly down on yest
26 February 2016
Today's sightings Thursday 25th February
All footpaths clear, All hides open except for Allport and Dragonfly ponds. Goldeneye Wigeon Mallard Pochard Tufted Duck Teal Gadwell Pintail Shelduck Shoveler Tree sparrow Reed bunting Greenfinch Stonechat Curlew Dunlin Redshank Black-tailed godwit Oyste
25 February 2016
Why do UK water plans promise so little?
Blog post by WWT's Head of Government Affairs, Richard Benwell: Healthy water leads to healthy wildlife Last week, new River Basin Management Plans were published to protect and improve water quality. These plans are
22 February 2016
Sightings Friday 19th February
Tree Sparrow Marsh Harrier Little Egret Smew (female) Dunlin Redshank Whooper Swan Bewick Swan Pochard Wigeon Tufted duck Snipe Kestrel Buzzard Teal Shelduck Shoveler Lapwing Reed bunting Buzzard
19 February 2016
Sightings Thursday 18th February.
Avocet Tree Sparrow Whooper swan Reed Bunting Skylark Golden Plover Teal Short-eared owl Liitle egret Bewick Swan Redshank Ruff Snipe
18 February 2016
Wetland wildlife gets extra award from players of People’s Postcode Lottery
Wildlife and visitors at WWT Wetland Centres have been given an extra £25,000 award by players of People’s Postcode Lottery. WWT is one of 57 charities that were awarded an extra £1.425 million between them as part of the charity lottery’s long-term
18 February 2016
Love is in the air!
Listen to the skies at night - the Bewick's swans are starting to leave the UK back to their breeding grounds, just in time for Valentine's Day. Catch up with the latest from swan expert Julia Newth's Bewick's Swan Diary:
11 February 2016
WWT to tell story of Sir Peter Scott thanks to National Lottery
The public are set to step inside the home of the ‘patron saint of conservation’ – Sir Peter Scott - for the first time, thanks to an investment of £4.4m from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) towards a £6m Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) project.
10 February 2016
Happy World Wetlands Day!
WWT Caerlaverock wetland centre 2nd February is the anniversary of the Ramsar Convention being signed, to protect wetlands around the world. WWT founder Sir Peter Scott was the keynote speaker when the Convention was
2 February 2016
First buffalo born in simple plan for Cambodia wetlands
A Cambodian family has received its first buffalo calf, born to a buffalo loaned to them by a Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) scheme to beat poverty and help the environment. WWT's "buffalo bank" loans poor communities in the Mekong Delta working anim
1 February 2016