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Your WWT 2016-17
Your WWT is working hard to create special wetland landscapes that benefit people and wildlife. Here are just some of the achievements your support made possible in the financial year 2016-17. Wildlife at wetland centres Our 10 wetland centres and reserve
2 October 2017
New urban wetland at WWT London Wetland Centre
A new urban wetland feature at WWT London Wetland Centre is showing visitors how to use rainwater to improve their environment and for wetland wildlife A series of ponds and planters in the courtyard capture rainfall from the visitor centre’s roofs, and
20 September 2017
World record holders
World’s largest bug hotel built at WWT Martin Mere in Lancashire WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre has been awarded a Guinness World Record for creating the world’s largest bug hotel at 18.46m3. The hotel’s residents already include leafcutter bees, m
19 September 2017
Today's Highlights
Strong winds today mean that many birds are sheltering out of sight. As it gets calmer they should become easier to spot. Tree Sparrow - bird feeders Sparrowhawk 9 Ruff - Reedbed hide Snipe Green sandpiper Marsh Harrier
13 September 2017
Early observations indicate a poor breeding season for the Bewick's swan
Our experts travelled over 2000 miles to the tundra to ring Bewick’s swans but sighted just one cygnet over nine days. The team managed to tag 86 of the magnificent birds but are concerned unseasonably cold weather may have affected numbers. However the
12 September 2017
Celebrating our achievements!
As we wave goodbye to summer, we thought we’d cheer everyone up with a round-up of good news from across our WWT centres. There’s lots to celebrate in conservation. There were several examples of how habitat creation projects and developed habitat man
7 September 2017
UK hand-reared rare birds head south for winter
A total of 26 black-tailed godwits, hand-reared at WWT Welney in Norfolk, have spread their wings for warmer climes. The first-time adventurers were released from their aviary only eleven weeks ago and have already been sighted in various locations along
5 September 2017
Tree-mendous rain garden that mimics the Canadian wilderness is unveiled
A stunning new garden, which pays tribute to the Canadian outdoors and picked up a Gold medal at the 2017 RHS Chelsea Flower Show, has opened at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre in Burscough. The feature, which was funded by the Royal Bank of Canada, will
1 September 2017
First ever floating aviary to save world's rarest duck
A flock of tufted ducks will spend the next ten days in the world’s first known floating aviary at the WWT Slimbridge Wetland Centre, Gloucestershire as part of a trial that could save their cousins on the other side of the world, the Madagascar Pochard
25 August 2017
Todays sightings
Mute swan Whooper swan Greylag goose Teal Grey heron Little egret Black-tailed godwit Goldfinch Tree sparrow House sparrow Goldfinch
23 August 2017
WWT's John Crooks reveals all about his otterly fascinating job
Although 12 out of 13 species of otter are in decline, our cheeky, furry friends can now be found in every county in England. Their return is partly due to protection and habitat regeneration programmes run by specialists at our centres up and down the co
23 August 2017
Environment Secretary visits WWT Steart Marshes
Environment Secretary Michael Gove visited the UK’s biggest coastal realignment project to find out how constructed wetland habitats can reduce flooding, pollution and carbon. The Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) and Environment Agency’s Steart Mars
22 August 2017
WWT's 'universal duck mum' Phoebe Vaughan tells us about life as an aviculturist
Birds at risk of extinction are being bred in special conservation programmes around the world thanks, in part, to experience and skills gained by aviculturists at Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) centres in the UK. Phoebe Vaughan is one such avicultur
8 August 2017
10 years on - flooding lessons unlearned
(main photo: Dealing with floods WWT style - with floating wheelbarrows!) Blog by Peter Morris, WWT Head of CampaignsIt is 10 years since the UK’s worst floods on record. It’s a time to: Firstly reflect on the shock, hardship and bravery of t
19 July 2017
Super whoopers
I am Damien and I've been lucky enough have been asked to give you a round up of the recent whooper swan season at Martin Mere. First a bit of background on myself. Well the first thing is that I am an autistic guy who along with my partner Emma, has been
17 July 2017