News
First crane nests in the South West in 400 years
Common cranes are nest building in the South West of England for the first time in 400 years, after being reintroduced to the region by the Great Crane Project. Cranes are large and colourful birds who perform amazing courtship dances and trumpeting calls
6 April 2013
Spring is on its way to WWT's wetlands
The cold weather seems relentless but the seasons are still revolving slowly on and we’re seeing signs of spring and new life across our wetlands. If you’re feeling the winter will never end and longing for that bit of fresh air, come and be inspired
28 March 2013
WWT-IUCN partnership will help plants and wetlands
A new partnership has been agreed between the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) and the IUCN SSC Freshwater Plant Specialist Group (FPSG) that will improve wetland conservation and help save threatened plants. Water hyac
19 March 2013
5,000 schoolchildren connect with nature
More than 5,000 school children have been given a firsthand experience of nature in just the first six months of a free school trips scheme run by WWT. The scheme is offered to children at schools in disadvantaged areas, who are least likely to have had t
19 March 2013
Wetlands already full of spring heat as weather warms up
Spring is the season of New Life but, before then, each animal must find a mate. In this wintry weather, animals of all sorts are flirting as if their life, or their legacy, depended on it. Cranes dance with each other, like teenagers at a school disco. S
5 March 2013
Kate Humble posts letters of inspiration
100 years ago Captain Scott and his team bravely battled the Antarctic elements. Knowing he was about to lose that battle he wrote to his wife and urged her to get their young boy interested in nature. That letter inspired their boy, Sir Peter Scott, into
4 March 2013
Researchers fit satellite tags to unlock secrets of ‘lost’ geese
Researchers in Bulgaria have taken the largest ever catch of Endangered red-breasted geese and fitted satellite tracking devices in a bid to unlock one of the biggest mysteries of the natural world. Red-breasted goose Bulg
20 February 2013
Wildlife wonders on World Wetlands Day, 2 February
TV wildlife presenter Mike Dilger is urging everyone to head down to their nearest wetland centre on this year’s World Wetland Day, Saturday 2 February, to find out just how amazing these habitats are. While wetlands might sound a bit muddy and soggy, t
1 February 2013
Tribute to Professor Geoffrey Matthews, OBE
Prof Geoffrey Matthews, OBE It is with great sadness that the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust has learned of the passing of Professor Geoffrey Matthews at the age of 89, a pioneer of waterbird and wetland conservation,
29 January 2013
WWT welcomes move to prevent another Ash Dieback situation
(c) Trevor Renals The British countryside will be safer from invasive plants following a decision by the government to ban the sale of certain exotic species. The move has been welcomed by the Wildfowl & Wetlands
29 January 2013
Captain Scott letters competition inspires children
Children are encouraged to switch off their computers and go and see the “immense variety” of wildlife in Britain, in the winning entry to WWT’s Scott 100 Letters letter-writing competition. Brent Astley Richards, 66, wrote the letter to inspire the
29 January 2013
WWT welcomes lead poison review
WWT has welcomed the Government’s announcement to review the progress of the Lead Ammunition Group, of which WWT is a member. The Group was set up in 2010 in response to urgent concerns about the toxic effects of ammunition made of lead, which is a pois
24 January 2013
Big 9 challenge: TV presenters nationwide nature quest
On 25 January TV naturalist and WWT supporter Mike Dilger starts a nationwide tour to raise awareness and money for wetlands. The quest will take in all nine WWT centres across the UK in just nine days, finishing on World Wetlands Day (2 February). Along
18 January 2013
Severn Barrage would cause 'massive change to the estuary'
A proposal to build a Barrage across the Severn Estuary would be "such a massive change to the estuary that we do need more information”, WWT Chief Executive Martin Spray has told MPs. The Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT), RSPB and Angling Trust told
10 January 2013
Flooding – New guidance could help protect homes and wildlife
People and wildlife could be better protected from Britain’s worsening flooding problems and even use them to gain a range of benefits through new guidance published today. The Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) and RSPB have developed a guidance manua
10 January 2013