News
People and wildlife to benefit from China/WWT agreement
British and Chinese wetlands could benefit from an agreement to share conservation expertise, signed today between the Chinese Government and UK charity the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT). The agreement opens the door to share technology to design an
31 May 2016
What's your favourite duck?
Blog post by Phoebe Vaughan, Aviculture Warden. Read Phoebe's regular Duck Diary blog or take a behind-the-scenes duckery tour at Castle Espie, Llanelli, Martin Mere and Slimbridge wetland centres - while the ducklings are still downy! Phoebe's blogs a
31 May 2016
Wildlife sightings for 22nd May 2016
2 Shelduck - main lake and scrape 1 Little Egret - scrape 5 Common Tern - main lake May bird highlights: Shelduck, Little Egret, Knot, Whimbrel, Common Sandpiper, Little Ringed Plover, Dunlin, Greenshank, Ringed Plover, Common Tern, Arctic Tern, Ic
22 May 2016
Chewing gum cleaner used to weed wetland!
No, we're not vacuuming, we're weeding! A wetland nature reserve has found a novel use for a machine that usually cleans chewing gum and graffiti from towns and streets. WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre in Lancashire is
18 May 2016
Meet the UK's newest birdwatching hide - it's got 16 sides!
The interlocking roof means no pillars are needed Britain’s newest birdwatching hide is a 16-sided wooden gazebo with “surround sight” lagoon views, a close-up kingfisher pool, and a wildlife-friendly roof at th
16 May 2016
WWT welcomes Government's new homes flooding announcement
Rain runs off the roofs and parking spaces - into a wildlife-rich wetland Rules to stop new homes in England from causing flooding might not be working, so the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) is welcoming a Government announcement to review them. New h
13 May 2016
Lost baby birds. What to do if you find one.
Where's my mummy? Springtime is baby birds time. So what if you see one by itself, hopping around without its mum? As worrying as it seems, this is actually quite normal for all birds. Mum is usually not far away, and
4 May 2016
Europe politicians support our shared swans
Sacha arrives in Brussels to meet MEPs Politicians from across northern Europe have come together to support the continent’s smallest and most threatened swan species – as well as a lone woman who will break recor
29 April 2016
MPs hear multiple benefits of using nature to manage floods
Kevin Peberdy gives evidence to the Environment, Food & Rural Affairs Committee Using plants and soil to slow down rainwater flows can protect us from flooding and much more besides, environmental groups have told MPs. It can also improve water quality
27 April 2016
Celebrities lead support for first ever lone female expedition to save swans
Dame Judi Dench, Sir Ranulph Fiennes and Sir David Attenborough head a list of hundreds of businesses, charities and individual supporters throughout Europe and Russia who are getting behind a unique expedition to save Europe’s smallest swan from disapp
26 April 2016
Sustainable drainage - Lords win Bill amendment
Rain runs off the roofs and parking spaces - into a wildlife-rich wetland New and existing homes could be better protected from flooding, after the House of Lords voted to stop new houses being automatically connected to overloaded drains. If the amend
25 April 2016
Water experts urge Lords to fight for flood resilient homes in affordable houses debate
Why not divert your rain to a water feature, rather than into already overloaded drains? Leading civil engineers, environmental scientists, water experts, water companies and architects have appealed to the Lords to e
22 April 2016
WWT birthday season begins
Llanelli is the first of four WWT wetland centres to celebrate a milestone birthday this year – WWT’s 70 anniversary year. Our youngest reserve - Steart Marshes It’s a silver anniversary for Llanelli, who opene
15 April 2016
Recent Sightings, British Steel Hide
Black-tailed Godwit 420 Knot 52 Greenshank 11 Whimbrel 4 Bar-Tailed Godwit 4 Dunlin 4 Curlew 59 Snipe 1 Redshank 211 Grey Plover 4 Lapwing 1 Ruff 2 Shoveler 31 Pintail 3 Wigeon 5 Teal 23 Gadwall 12 Mallard 12 Tufted Duck 6 Shelduck 74 Canada Goose 7 Grey
15 April 2016
I bet you look good on the dance floor?
Blog post by flamingo researcher Paul Rose. Find our more about these amazing creatures in Paul's flamingo diary. It's a fantastic day for flamingo courtship at WWT Slimbridge and so many of the birds seem to be marching around constantly. Maybe they kno
11 April 2016