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Maisie's epic migration
As winter closes over the Arctic tundra and the temperatures drop to well below freezing, a swan takes flight. Maisie is leaving her summer breeding ground late this year but with the cold now gently nudging her on her way she has no choice but to begin h
6 November 2017
One swan's incredible journey
An incredible 3,600 kilometres in just seven weeks… From the wilderness of the arctic tundra to WWT Welney. That’s some pretty impressive flying by Daisy Clarke, so how did she do it? Thanks to the amazing GPS tag fitted around her neck, we are now
3 November 2017
National Lottery support to transform the birthplace of conservation
A £4.1m National Lottery grant has been awarded to WWT Slimbridge Wetland Centre, Gloucestershire, in a three-year project that will pay tribute to founder, Sir Peter Scott in a range of developments aimed at creating inspirational wildlife experiences.
31 October 2017
Unlocking the Bewick's secrets
A young girl leaps out of bed. It’s a cold winter’s morning and the sun is just starting to rise. But despite the cold, she can’t wait to get downstairs to see if any new visitors have arrived overnight. The young girl is Dafila Scott, daughter of
30 October 2017
Royal visitor celebrates new milestone in efforts to save Madagascar pochard
HRH The Princess Royal, patron of Durrell Wildlife Conservation, and President Rajaonarimampianina have officially opened the Fotsimaso Interpretation Centre for the Madagascar pochard. The event marks the completion of a major phase of the project, whic
27 October 2017
WWT Snapshot - September 2017
Thank you to our 212,341 members for your support. Here’s a whistle-stop run through just a few of the things your support enabled us to achieve in the last three months - at our wetland centres, elsewhere around the UK, and around the world: At our we
23 October 2017
Spooktacular 'wild' goings-on at UK WWT Wetland Centres this October Half Term
Children and their families can enjoy a scarily huge variety of spooky fun at nine WWT Wetland Centres spread across the UK this October half term. Many events incorporate a ‘wild’ element, giving a different twist to traditional Halloween fare. Activ
20 October 2017
Iconic monument glows pink in support of solar-powered flamingos
WWT Washington Wetland Centre is giving North East England’s iconic Penshaw Monument a pink flamingo makeover as part of a bid to create Europe’s first solar-powered flamingo house. The display marks tomorrow being the deadline for public votes for pr
20 October 2017
Fenland farmer wins Marsh award for wetlands
Fenland farmer Andrew Green has won the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust’s 2017 Marsh Award for Wetland Creation. Over 20 years Mr Green has transformed 250 acres at Kingfishers Bridge near Wicken, Cambridgeshire from intensively farmed fields into meadows, r
20 October 2017
WWT and wetland centres around the world
Your nearest WWT wetland centre is one of 10 around the UK. But did you know we’ve also helped to design and create dozens more wetland centres around the world? So if you go to Dubai, check out the 20,000 birds at the Ras Al Khor Wildlife Sanctuary. Or
17 October 2017
Autumnal highlights from across our reserves
We all have our favourite season, but few can argue that there are more dramatic sights than the countryside turning bronze. For our wetlands, it is a spectacular time of year. The first of our migratory birds arrive, having flown vast distances in search
17 October 2017
Will there be a happy ending for our lonely swan at Caerlaverock?
The young whooper swan arrived in Caerlaverock from Iceland with its family last year but was unable to return this spring after damaging its feathers. As a result, the sad little cygnet has spent a summer on the Solway all alone. Now, as the whooper swan
16 October 2017
WWT's very own 'human swan' recognised by Women of the Year
Sacha Dench of the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT), will be named as one of Britain’s ‘Women of the Year’ at a prestigious lunch to celebrate ‘2017 Woman of Achievement’. She will join over 400 women from all walks of life and represents not
12 October 2017
WWT proposes new accountability law
A new law will be proposed at Westminster today (Wed 11 Oct) which would commit the Government to making the UK a little greener and healthier each year, or have to face up to Parliament and the public if they don’t. The WWT (Wildfowl & Wetlands Tru
11 October 2017
Child 'architects' check on new wetlands
School pupils turned construction managers last week when they dropped in on a new wetland project that they helped design. More than 500 pupils from Prince of Wales Primary School visited the site of the new Prince of Wales community wetlands, which are
4 October 2017