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This summer WWT Wetland Centres offer wild, watery adventure for families
Families can take part in a variety of wild, watery adventures this school summer holidays at events being held at our nine wetland centres across the UK.
17 July 2019
WWT descends on Westminster
Volunteers and staff from across WWT were among 15,000 people who lobbied their MPs for stronger environmental laws, in a mass event outside the Houses of Parliament.
5 July 2019
Wetlands' future is "non-negotiable"
“Healthy wetlands are non-negotiable for life as we know it and if you take them – and the biodiversity they support – out of the equation the whole edifice crumbles”.That’s the stark message given by WWT and five fellow NGOs to an international
26 June 2019
Warning bell sounds for threatened wetlands worldwide
A specially commissioned art piece for WWT Llanelli signals a warning for nature.
25 June 2019
The Time Is Now
Do you want politicians to do more to tackle environmental issues like climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution?
11 June 2019
Wildlife sightings - 11/06/19
a.m. Tide Level: HighWader LakeReed bunting 2Little ringed plover 1Black-tailed godwit 2Avocet 41Oystercatcher 3Lapwing 10 + 4 chicksShoveler 6Tufted duck 17 + 1 chickSwallow 3Swift 1Gadwall 7Redshank 11Saline LagoonStock dove 3Oystercatcher 1Avocet 1Shel
11 June 2019
Wildlife sightings - 10/06/19
a.m. Tide Level: HighWader LakeGrey heron 19Lapwing 9Shelduck 19 + 15 ducklingsBlack-tailed godwit 2Avocet 42 + 3 chicksRedshank 8Gadwall 16 + 4 ducklingsSwift 6Oystercatcher 2Shoveler 5Tufted duck 14 + 6 ducklingsSaline LagoonStock dove 1Linnet 1Oysterca
10 June 2019
Endangered ducklings hatch at Arundel Wetland Centre
The first scaly-sided merganser ducklings ever hatched at any Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) arrived at Arundel mid-May 2019 and are thriving.
7 June 2019
Bird on the brink receives boost after bumper baby arrival
Endangered curlews in lowland England have been handed a lifeline after dozens of rescued eggs hatched at WWT Slimbridge.
7 June 2019
Wildlife sightings - 05/06/19
a.m. Tide Level: LowWader LakeAvocet 25 (+ freshly hatched young)Swallow 1Swift 6Common tern 170+ (+ freshly hatched young)Grey heron 27Black-tailed godwit 2Shelduck 30 (+ 21 young)Shoveler 7Gadwall 29 (+ 2 young)Redshank 2Lapwing 5Oystercatcher 3Tufted d
5 June 2019
Wildlife sightings - 04/06/19
a.m. Tide Level: LowWader LakeBlack-tailed godwit 2Avocet 31Lapwing 10Grey heron 25Kestrel 1Gadwall 19 + 12 youngOystercatcher 3Redshank 3Shelduck 20 + 9 youngLesser black-gacked gull 5Saline LagoonAvocet 6Oystercatcher 2Linnet 1Shelduck 2Hawthorn WoodJay
4 June 2019
Wildlife sightings - 03/06/19
a.m. Tide Level: LowWader LakeSwift 25+Common tern 169+Avocet 39 + 2 visable chicks)Grey heron 27Black-taield godwit 1Redshank 2 + 3 young)Oystercatcher 3Shelduck 21 + 4 ducklingsGadwall 28Shoveler 6Saline LagoonLapwing 2Redshank 1Oystercatcher 1Shelduck
3 June 2019
Wildlife sightings - 31/05/19
a.m. Tide Level: LowWader LakeAvocet 33 (2 chicks)Oystercatcher 3 + 2 chicksLapwing 12 + 1 chickRedshank 4Black-tailed godwit 1Common tern 148Black-headed gull 23Lesser black-backed gull 2Gadwall 18Shoveler 4Shelduck 16 adSaline LagoonLapwing 2Oystercatch
31 May 2019
Expanded Blue Belt welcomed - But Governments must champion its protection
WWT and 10 other environmental organisations are welcoming an announcement by Defra today of 41 new Marine Conservation Zones.
31 May 2019
Wildlife sightings - 30/05/19
a.m. Tide Level: LowWader LakeAvocet 28 (5 chicks)Lapwing 8 (1 chick)Common tern 104Shelduck 18 (13 ducklings)Shoveler 5Grey heron 22Gadwall 6 Oystercatcher 5Redshank 6Kestrel 1Saline LagoonShelduck 4Shoveler 1Hawthorn WoodNuthatch 1Great-spotted woodpeck
30 May 2019