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Become a Wildlife Ranger this Summer at UK Wetland Centres
Families can join Dusty’s Wildlife Rangers by taking part in exciting new Ranger Camps, picking up their very own free log book and becoming fearless wildlife rangers at seven WWT Wetland Centres this summer holiday. A full day of discovery and adventur
19 July 2018
WWT cautiously welcomes Environment Bill
The Prime Minister has announced England will have an Environment Bill. This is great news. Firstly, well done to all WWT members for your part in securing this. In 2015 you gave us your ideas for a Bill, in 2016 we presented them to Parliament as part of
19 July 2018
Cranes here to stay, new model predicts
The UK’s tallest bird – the common crane – is here to stay and we could have as many as 275 breeding pairs within 50 years, according to the latest population model from scientists at the University of Exeter, WWT and RSPB published in Animal Conser
17 July 2018
Heart to tackle climate change
WWT Arundel Wetland Centre welcomed its local MP for afternoon tea as part of a national climate change awareness campaign. WWT is part of an umbrella group called the Climate Coalition who each year invite MPs to visit local groups to discuss climate
9 July 2018
WWT launches super-sized summer extravaganza!
The sun is shining and our centres are celebrating with an oversized range of fun-packed activities for all the family to enjoy. There’s nothing small about the scale of our summer plans this year with Giant LEGO® Brick Animal Trail heading to Slimbrid
4 July 2018
The UK's lovely lizards
You can find three species of lizard in the wild in the UK. Each is really amazing in its own way. Common lizard Like all reptiles, common lizards lay eggs. But these hatch inside mum’s body so she appears to give birth to live young! Common lizards a
25 June 2018
Mixed Brexit outlook for water, WWT tells MPs
Brexit could be both bad and good for the UK’s natural water resources, WWT has told a Committee of MPs. WWT was giving evidence to a Parliamentary inquiry into regulation of the water industry, as chair and spokesgroup on water policy for a national c
20 June 2018
A 'tail' of triumph! Hand-reared godwits survive odds to fly the nest
38 black-tailed godwits have been released in the Cambridgeshire Fens after being hand-reared by conservationists at WWT Welney. Many of the birds released were not expected to hatch due to the terrible condition of the eggs as a result of the late sprin
20 June 2018
A winning watchdog
Brexit means waving goodbye to Europe’s environmental watchdog, and saying hello to a brand new British watchdog instead. Tonight they’ll be debating the issue in Parliament. There is currently a whole litter of potential watchpuppies to choose from.
13 June 2018
To celebrate Kamehameha Day in Hawaii we remember three very important nenes
Today, Hawaii celebrates Kamehameha Day, in honour of Kamehameha the Great - a monarch who first established the unified Kingdom of Hawaii. The first male Hawaiian goose – nene - to arrive at Slimbridge was named after him. The first two female nenes
11 June 2018
Making a splash! Pupils at Enfield's Prince of Wales Primary plant water garden
Year two schoolchildren helped create their very own living water feature by filling a small pool with wetland plants. They also got their hands muddy by making finishing touches to a nearby Mediterranean gravel garden, digging holes and filling them w
11 June 2018
Baby Baer's! First sighting of duck family confirms rare bird is breeding
A female Baer’s pochard and her young have been spotted at Hengshui Hu National Nature Reserve in China. It’s the only confirmed report from anywhere in the world this year of successful breeding by this Critically Endangered duck. Conservationists h
7 June 2018
WWT success on single use plastics ahead of World Environment Day
Ahead of World Environment Day (June 5, 2018) WWT announces that it has successfully replaced many single-use plastic items in its shops and restaurants. The aim of this year’s World Environment Day is to beat plastic pollution. The wetland conservation
4 June 2018
A lead-free win-win
The challenge for UK shooters everywhere is whether they will continue to needlessly poison wildlife because of the myth that the evidence of their impact is in some strange way an “attack” on themselves, or switch to non-poisonous ammunition because the
29 May 2018
WWT response to LAG update report
The extent and cost of wildlife being poisoned by spent lead ammunition is higher than previously thought, according to figures in a new report by an expert advisory panel. Ducks, geese and swans are the main victims. They gobble up some of the 5,000 t
29 May 2018