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Golden frog blog
Common Frog – Going for Gold? Guest blog by WWT London Wetland Centre's Chief Ecologist Richard Bullock Golden Common Frog - Nick Oliver The Common Frog (Rana temporaria) occurs in a wide range of damp and wetland
Final flamingo chick has hatched!
One of the flamingo chicks on the nest (Sammy-jo Pengelly) There are now five flamingo chicks to see at WWT Llanelli! Chicks number 1 and 2, both hatched on the morning of 25 July (to different parents), have grown a
Wildlife artist on display during the Arundel Festival
Wildlife artist Desiree Hart will display her paintings in the rustic Outlook In building at Arundel Wetland Centre from August 22-27, as one of the stops on the 2012 Arundel Gallery Trail during the Arundel Festival. Desire’s recent painting of a Horn
WWT Arundel congratulates neighbour on Nature of Farming win
WWT Arundel congratulates Peter Knight, Manager of the Norfolk Estate, who was selected as regional winner and one of four finalists in the RSPB Nature of Farming Award. The Award was open to all farmers in the UK, whatever their farming system. It isn’
LOtC badge for WWT Arundel
WWT Arundel is awarded a Learning Outside the Classroom Quality Badge The LOtC badge from the Council for Learning Outside the Classroom means Arundel Wetland Centre has been recognized for offering a good quality educational experience to children visiti
Gentle walks and talks this autumn
Autumn Foraging Walk As the leaves start to fall, the berries and fruits of the wild harvest are all around us. Take a gentle walk with Jonathon Huet, a bush craft instructor with a classical woodland traditional approach to the art of foraging. Discove
Two Weeks of Fun Before the School Run
With Classroom antics looming over the kids why not blow out the last 2 weeks of summer and join us at Castle Espie Wetland Centre for woodland mini beats hunts, pond dipping and the chance to meet some baby owls - Trix the Great Gray Owl, Woody the Asian
Our new arrivals.... otter cubs
Three otter cubs have been born at Martin Mere. I am delighted that the otters have produced young. Parents and cubs are all very healthy and it will be a delight to watch them spend their time together as a family. I have no doubt that the young otters w
Three otter cubs born at Martin Mere
[yframe url='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qe7nYn1kehY'] Staff at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre are celebrating after three ‘otterly’ cute otter cubs were born this summer. The three adorable cubs, all girls, are now 6 weeks old and doing really w
Unique gosling hatches for the first time
In a first for WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre, we have successfully bred Magpie geese. Magpie geese are part of our waterfowl collection at Martin Mere and we have had them for a number of years, never successfully breeding them. The gosling looks so visu
Wildlife sightings 14 August 2012
47 Teal – main lake, wader scrape 24 Shoveler – main lake, wader scrape 40 Lapwing – main lake 1 Snipe – wader scrape 1 Kingfisher – wildside 1 Peregrine – sat on hospital across river 4 Willow Warbler – south route, sheltered lagoon, wildsi
Latest sightings
3 Green Sandpiper – scrape 34 Lapwing – main lake 3 Snipe – marsh, scrape 39 Gadwall – main lake, resr lagoon 38 Teal – scrape 27 Shoveler – scrape, main lake, resr lagoon 1 Yellow Wagtail – marsh 11 Chiffchaff 8 Willow Warbler
Wildlife sightings for 13th August
3 Green Sandpiper – scrape 34 Lapwing – main lake 3 Snipe – marsh, scrape 39 Gadwall – main lake, resr lagoon 38 Teal – scrape 27 Shoveler – scr [...]
A visit to the flamingos in Lancashire
A quick break from reporting on the birds down in the sunny South West, and a visit to WWT Martin Mere to speak with the knowledgeable and dedicated Julia Meldrum about her two flocks of flamingo; greater and Chilean. I am hoping to include these flocks i
Latest sightings
48 Teal – scrape and main lake 16 Shoveler – scrape and main lake 1 Peregrine – perched on hospital 114 Black-headed Gull – main lake 2 Common Tern – main lake 4 Swallow - marsh 1 Whinchat - marsh