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Climate Change Risk Assessment: published today
The Government’s Climate Change Risk Assessment 2017, published today, is a very welcome recognition by Government of the need to act on climate change adaptation in the UK. However, it includes a worrying line: “following the decision to leave the E
18 January 2017
Residents clean up polluted stream
A local litter eyesore blighted by drug use and rough sleeping has a new lease of life after 25 local residents turned out over the weekend to clean it up. More than 40 bags of rubbish were cleared from the area opposite the Hindu Temple on Keel Drive. Al
17 January 2017
Gulls, mink and nutrients implicated in pochard decline
Reasons for the recent decline of common pochard are investigated for the very first time in the latest issue of Wildfowl, the international scientific journal of the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT). The number of common pochard migrating to the UK fo
16 January 2017
A hungry harvest mouse and one hundred teal
Normally nocturnal harvest mouse feed on Tuesday afternoon. Photo by Romney Turner. Look out for Paul Stevens' weekly wildlife sightings column appearing in the Chichester Observer and other local weekly newspaper of
16 January 2017
Avian influenza - help birds by keeping clean
This winter, birds across Europe are catching bird flu. This strain has never transmitted to humans. But it is a very serious concern for all local birds including you or your neighbours’ poultry or pet birds at home or on the farm. After visiting anywh
6 January 2017
Commons Committee call for Environmental Protection Act
Leaving the EU is a time-consuming exercise. The Parliamentary process could leave little room for other matters. Yet today, the Commons Environmental Audit Committee topped its new Brexit report with a powerful demand for new environmental law. At WWT,
4 January 2017
Wildlife sightings - 26/12/2016
a.m. Tide Level: low Wader Lake Curlew 2 Lapwing 1 Eurasian shelduck 10 Eurasian teal 21 Great black-backed gull 1 Saline Lagoon Eurasian shelduck 2 Eurasian teal 3 Curlew 36 Hawthorn Wood Great spotted woodpecker 2 Nuthatch 1 Robin 1 Other birds Goldcre
26 December 2016
Sacha hands over swan petition at 10 Downing Street
A petition asking the UK Government to help improve the environment for swans and people has been handed over to 10 Downing Street.
21 December 2016
WWT welcomes Royal patronage announcement
His Royal Highness Prince Charles is to become the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust’s new Patron, taking over from Her Majesty The Queen. The Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust’s Chief Executive, Martin Spray CBE, said: “On behalf of everyone at WWT, I woul
20 December 2016
'Swan lady' Sacha's date with Downing Street
Today, just four days after completing her ground-breaking Flight of the Swans expedition, WWT conservationist Sacha Dench will be knocking on the door of 10 Downing Street in London to hand in a petition signed by 13,566 people which calls for the creati
20 December 2016
Celebration day to welcome back the human swan
WWT’s own human swan, conservationist Sacha Dench, has been welcomed back to Slimbridge as she nears the end of her epic 7,000km Flight of the Swans journey.
14 December 2016
Bringing life back to the Salt Hill Stream
The Salt Hill Stream in Montem Park, Slough, is teeming with life after the latest release of 1,000 fish, part of a project involving partners from the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust, Slough Borough Council, Thames Water and the Environment Agency.
13 December 2016
Greener UK for a greener world
Last year, 520,000 people across the EU answered a European Commission consultation, by far the largest ever response to an EU consultation. Yesterday, their call was answered with a brilliant victory. This year, one woman flew 4,000 miles from the icy
8 December 2016
The laws of nature: saved!
The UK’s most important environmental laws — the EU’s Birds and Habitats Directives — have been saved by an amazing campaign that has spanned the continent. Today, the European Commission agreed not only to keep the Directives, but to make a plan
7 December 2016
Immersive play areas key to getting children involved
Making sure children are involved in nature is key to ensuring the future of wildlife . . . and that message is being wholeheartedly embraced by the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) centres at Slimbridge and Castle Espie, where special immersive play areas
1 December 2016