Blog - London
WWT London Wetland Centre hangs out its bunting for the Jubilee
London Wetland Centre bunting Head down to London Wetland Centre for the Jubilee bank holiday weekend, 2-5 June. You can be among the first to meet our new otters , enjoy our special Best of British menu in the café
1 June 2012
Green Hairstreak Butterfly
Green Hairstreak - Laurence Arnold This beautiful butterfly is a Green Hairstreak, photographed at the weekend at WWT London Wetland Centre. It the first of its species to be recorded at the Centre. Green Hairstreaks
14 May 2012
Swift rescue
Swift - Mike Caiden Our reserve warden Mike helped rescue a struggling swift which had somehow managed to crash-land. Swifts have evolved for an aerial life and only ever touch down when they're nesting, so this bird,
10 May 2012
Ringed Redshank
Redshank - Mike Caiden While spring migrants are still on the move, now is a good time to look out for ringed birds. Our warden, Mike, spotted this redshank on Wednesday. He sent the details off to a wader ringing pro
15 April 2012
March podcast: birdsong and trees
Blackthorn in bloom - Richard Bullock As the temperature rises the birds around the reserve have started singing - we have a few tips to help you identify some common species. We're also taking a look at trees and the
29 February 2012
Snowy wetlands
Snowy wetlands - Przemek Piotrowski It's cold! But this is one of my favourite times of year at WWT London Wetland Centre. To begin with, the Centre looks beautiful in the snow, as this lovely photo by my colleague Przemek Piotrowski demonstrates. Bu
10 February 2012
Celebrity podcasts
A number of well known wildlife presenters and film makers have taken part in our monthly podcasts. Follow the links below to find out more: Kate Humble with tips on watching water birds Kate Humble Kate Humble, broad
8 February 2012
February podcast with Simon King
Simon King In the February edition of our monthly podcast, the naturalist and broadcaster Simon King explains how people can benefit from a visit to London Wetland Centre, and what to look out for in terms of wildlife
31 January 2012
December podcast with Bill Oddie
Bill Oddie Broadcaster, author and birdwatcher Bill Oddie talks about the importance of the London Wetland Centre for wildlife and people. He also explains the meaning of the word "wetland", and shares some of his fav
1 December 2011
Three smew is good news
Guest blog by London Wetland Centre's Chief Ecologist, Richard Bullock Smew - Yvonne Simmonds We've been very excited about a visit from three redhead (female or juvenile) smew on the reservoir lagoon today. Three sme
21 November 2011
November fungi
We're now seeing our second autumn flush of fungi, following something of a dearth of fungus during a mild , almost summery, dry October. The weather's slightly more autumnal now and the fruiting bodies of many species are popping up all over the reserve.
16 November 2011
Booming bittern in London
With an unusually mild October it's been difficult to discern when the seasons actually changed, but with the arrival of one of our avian highlights, the bittern, we finally feel like it really is autumn. The first two bitterns arrived at their usual time
2 November 2011
November Podcast
London Wetland Centre November podcast team. From left: Sam Rowley, Jamie Wyver, Luke Massey, Stephen Le Quesne, Adam Canning, Nathalie Mahieu In our podcasts this year we've been following the story of our local peregrine pair. In this edition, find
1 November 2011
October wildlife
Migrant Hawker October's always great for seeing a variety of birds at London Wetland Centre, from the pretty teal and wigeon, to the shy snipe, to the big brown showstopper of a bird, the bittern. But this October -
20 October 2011
The story from London so far...
So far we’ve seen a variety of wildfowl, including up to 150 teal when the Thames tide is in. We’re expecting shoveler and gadwall shortly. We’ve got around 12 snipe, plus one jack snipe. Three ruff dropped in earlier, and we’ve seen a dunlin, gre
19 October 2011