Wetland wildlife
Recent sightings 4-10th September
Sightings: Kingfishers, Spoonbill, Common Lizards, Slow Worm, Red Admiral.
10 September 2021
Recent Sightings 28th August-3rd September
Highlights: Curlew Sandpipers, Little Ringed Plovers, Kingfisher and a wealth of Dragonflies
3 September 2021
Conservation grazing
WWT London Wetland Centre uses grazing animals such as sheep and cattle to maintain and increase biodiversity on the reserve.
1 September 2021
Recent Sightings 23rd-27th August
A wonderful week for wildlife on the wetlands. Long-billed Dowitcher, two Glossy Ibises, Marsh Harrier and hoards of waders.
27 August 2021
Recent Sightings 1st - 7th May
Highlights - Savi's Warbler, Grasshopper Warbler, Swift, Kingfisher, Common Sandpiper, Whimbrel and Damselflies.
7 May 2021
WWT urges people to listen to a quirky alternative this International Dawn Chorus Day
From the song of warblers to the pee-wit of lapwings, we are urging people to get out into local wetlands and listen to the unusual and often outlandish sounds of wetland birds this International
29 April 2021
Shining a spotlight on the smaller creatures springing to life around WWT Castle Espie
Spring has sprung and it’s not just our feathered friends coming to life. All around WWT Castle Espie, lots of tiny bugs are awakening from their winter hibernation.
29 March 2021
Spring 2021
Spring is a brilliant time of the year when new life begins. It’s the perfect moment for you and your family to get outdoors and be inspired by nature.
15 March 2021
Storm Darcy forces Bewick’s swans to make rare migratory U-turn
A flock of Bewick’s swans which had begun their epic migration from Slimbridge Wetland Centre in Gloucestershire to the Arctic tundra have turned back to avoid the latest ‘Beast from the East’. Conservationists at the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust
12 February 2021
Winter brings its own special beauty to our wetlands.
As the centre is currently close, we have decided to show you, a bit of what is happening behind the scenes. Get a snapshot of our reserve management work and uncover the fascinating wildlife.
8 February 2021
Fall for nature’s spectacle at WWT Slimbridge this autumn
Just as wetlands offer sanctuary to thousands of animals over the colder months, they also make the perfect place to safely escape the everyday and appreciate one of nature’s greatest shows - autumn.
6 October 2020
Elroy in Estonia!
Spring has sprung and the Bewick’s swans are making excellent progress on their migration back to their breeding grounds in the Russian Arctic!
31 March 2020
WWT welcomes steps towards removing lead ammunition from the environment
WWT has welcomed a voluntary ban on the use of lead ammunition by UK shooting organisations. The new initiative means that hunters are expected to transition from lead ammunition in favour of non-toxic alternatives by 2025.
24 February 2020
International Swan Census: January 2020
Internationally coordinated censuses of the Northwest European Bewick’s swan population have been undertaken across the swans’ European wintering range at approximately 5-year intervals since 1984, with the next census scheduled for the weekend of 11/
8 January 2020
The Big Brood Count!
Around the weekend of 14/15 December the Swan Specialist Group held a co-ordinated count in Europe to find out how many cygnets were born this year. The NW European wintering population has been declining since the mid-1990s. To try to understand this dec
23 December 2019