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WWT responds to government proposals that could imperil wetlands
Proposed changes to the planning system, land management support and environmental legislation.
28 September 2022
A tribute to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
All of us at the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust are deeply saddened to learn of the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. We were honoured to have had the Queen as our Patron for many decades until 2016, when she passed on the role to her son, His Majesty King Charles III, then His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales.
9 September 2022
WWT helps win protection for wetland wildlife at Hinkley Point C nuclear power station
WWT has helped secure a big win for wetland nature in preserving vital environmental protections at Hinkley Point C nuclear power station on the Severn Estuary.
8 September 2022
Somerset town enjoys the benefits of wetland project one year on
Residents of a Somerset town are celebrating one year of an exciting project to bring wetlands into the urban area and help transform the local community.
19 August 2022
Curlews fly free on Dartmoor as part of project to save iconic species
A project to re-introduce a thriving population of curlews on Dartmoor run by a partnership which includes the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust has received a boost in its second year with the release of a group of new birds.
5 August 2022
WWT Blue Carbon work on Prince of Wales website showcasing top innovations to help combat climate change
A stunning short film showcasing the importance of wetlands with a focus on our blue carbon work at WWT Steart Marshes has been made by the film production branch of HRH Prince Charles’ Sustainable Market Initiative.
1 August 2022
Glowing report for Generation Wild at the end of a busy school year
As schools around the country break for their summer holidays, it’s a clear A+ in the end of term report for Generation Wild – the Wildfowl & Wetland Trust’s innovative nature-connection programme for children from economically disadvantaged areas.
28 July 2022
Swans sacrifice rest to squabble
Swans give up resting time to fight over the best feeding spots, new research by the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) and the University of Exeter shows.
11 July 2022
New plan calls for urban wetlands to help ‘level up’ inequalities in wellbeing
Creating wildlife-rich wetlands like ponds, streams, wetland parks and rain gardens in deprived urban communities could help level up inequalities in wellbeing across the UK, according to a new report launched today.
6 July 2022
Farmers help save critically endangered curlews in Severn and Avon Vale meadows
Farmers have joined forces with conservationists from the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT), the Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group South West (FWAG) and the Floodplain Meadows Partnership in the floodplain meadows of the Severn and Avon Vale to help save the curlew - one of the UK’s rarest wading birds - as part of the new Flourishing Floodplains project running from 2022-2023.
30 June 2022
Critically endangered black-tailed godwits thrown lifeline in the Fens
Today (28 June) sees the final release of hand-raised black-tailed godwits as part of an emergency intervention which has thrown the critically endangered wetland bird a lifeline and helped increase its chances of survival.
28 June 2022
Become a Wetland Ranger this Summer
Families can join in the fun to become Junior Wetland Rangers at seven of our WWT Wetland Centres this summer holiday.
15 June 2022
“Gibellula Bangbangus” - Castle Espie finds species new to science
A fungus discovered in an old Victorian gunpowder store at WWT Castle Espie has been revealed as a completely new species – and named Gibellula Bangbangus by BBC Springwatch viewers.
10 June 2022
WWT joins politicians to bring an end to toxic lead pollution
WWT has joined forces with a new cross-party group of parliamentarians and Wildlife and Countryside Link on the toxic impact of lead ammunition pollution.
9 June 2022
MPs and peers visit tranquil urban wetlands of WWT London Wetland Centre to hear about the wellbeing benefits
On 7th June 2022 the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Wetlands, chaired by Slimbridge MP Siobhan Baillie, held its first in-person meeting where MPs and peers heard about the amazing benefits urban wetlands provide and witnessed these benefits first-hand at WWT London Wetland Centre.
8 June 2022