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Wildlife Sightings for 20th May 2023
Hobby and Kestrel hunting over site. Common Terns on the main lake.
20 May 2023
5 things you didn’t know about London Wetland Centre
London Wetland Centre has been creating space for nature for 23 years. To celebrate our birthday, here’s five things you might not know about us… 1 We were opened by Sir David Attenborough It’s true, we were opened by the patron saint of nature
19 May 2023
23 years of making space for nature!
Celebrate our anniversary with just £6.50 entry on Saturday 20 May. Over two decades ago, London Wetland Centre was created to preserve a space for nature in the face of ever-expanding urban development in London. Today we are one of the most importan
19 May 2023
Quentin Blake art draws people to London Wetland Centre
Press Release Three seasonal trails highlighting the best of the UK’s wetland nature will be running at London Wetland Centre from 18 May until February 2024 as part of a partnership between renowned illustrator Sir Quentin Blake and the Wildfowl & Wetl
19 May 2023
Wildlife Sightings for 19th May 2023
4 Common Terns on site. Various warblers around as well.
19 May 2023
Wildlife sightings for 18th May 2023
Greenshank, Lesser Whitethroat, Garden Warbler and Whitethroats on site
18 May 2023
Wildlife Sightings for 17th May 2023
Black-necked Grebe on the reservoir lagoon east end. Common Sandpiper on the main lake. Grasshopper Warbler singing from main lake North shore.
17 May 2023
Wildlife sightings for 16th May 2023
Grasshopper Warbler singing from western reedbed area, plus Hobby, Little Ringed Plover and Whitethroat
16 May 2023
Wildlife Sightings for 15th May 2023
Common Tern on main lake. Active Reed Buntings in the main reedbeds.
15 May 2023
Wildlife Sightings for 14th May 2023
House Martins flying over the marsh. 4 Common Tern using the main lake rafts.
14 May 2023
Wildlife Sightings for 13th May 2023
Swallow over main lake as well as House Martins over site.
13 May 2023
Wildlife Sightings for 12th May 2023
Kestrel hunting over south route. Three Yellow Wagtails on the marsh by wildside hide.
12 May 2023
Wildlife Sightings for 11th May 2023
1 Yellow Wagtail on the marsh. Summer flowers coming through. Green Hairstreak butterfly.
11 May 2023
Wildlife Sightings for 10th May 2023
Common Terns on reservoir lagoon. Snipe on the marsh
10 May 2023
Wildlife Sightings for 9th May 2023
Common Terns on the reservoir lagoon. Yellow Wagtail on the marsh
9 May 2023