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Today's sightings Thursday 25th February
All footpaths clear, All hides open except for Allport and Dragonfly ponds. Goldeneye Wigeon Mallard Pochard Tufted Duck Teal Gadwell Pintail Shelduck Shoveler Tree sparrow Reed bunting Greenfinch Stonechat Curlew Dunlin Redshank Black-tailed godwit Oyste
25 February 2016
Why do UK water plans promise so little?
Blog post by WWT's Head of Government Affairs, Richard Benwell: Healthy water leads to healthy wildlife Last week, new River Basin Management Plans were published to protect and improve water quality. These plans are
22 February 2016
Sightings Friday 19th February
Tree Sparrow Marsh Harrier Little Egret Smew (female) Dunlin Redshank Whooper Swan Bewick Swan Pochard Wigeon Tufted duck Snipe Kestrel Buzzard Teal Shelduck Shoveler Lapwing Reed bunting Buzzard
19 February 2016
Sightings Thursday 18th February.
Avocet Tree Sparrow Whooper swan Reed Bunting Skylark Golden Plover Teal Short-eared owl Liitle egret Bewick Swan Redshank Ruff Snipe
18 February 2016
Wetland wildlife gets extra award from players of People’s Postcode Lottery
Wildlife and visitors at WWT Wetland Centres have been given an extra £25,000 award by players of People’s Postcode Lottery. WWT is one of 57 charities that were awarded an extra £1.425 million between them as part of the charity lottery’s long-term
18 February 2016
Love is in the air!
Listen to the skies at night - the Bewick's swans are starting to leave the UK back to their breeding grounds, just in time for Valentine's Day. Catch up with the latest from swan expert Julia Newth's Bewick's Swan Diary:
11 February 2016
WWT to tell story of Sir Peter Scott thanks to National Lottery
The public are set to step inside the home of the ‘patron saint of conservation’ – Sir Peter Scott - for the first time, thanks to an investment of £4.4m from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) towards a £6m Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) project.
10 February 2016
Happy World Wetlands Day!
WWT Caerlaverock wetland centre 2nd February is the anniversary of the Ramsar Convention being signed, to protect wetlands around the world. WWT founder Sir Peter Scott was the keynote speaker when the Convention was
2 February 2016
First buffalo born in simple plan for Cambodia wetlands
A Cambodian family has received its first buffalo calf, born to a buffalo loaned to them by a Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) scheme to beat poverty and help the environment. WWT's "buffalo bank" loans poor communities in the Mekong Delta working anim
1 February 2016
Your support gets wetland wildlife on TV
BBC Autumnwatch film a slice of cake in the Caerlaverock café. We don't know why either. Thank you to all our supporters, as always, for helping to save wetlands in the UK and around the world. Wetlands are so import
28 January 2016
Show the love this Valentine's Day
Your own little green heart - wear it with pride! Your local wetland centre is a great place to go for a Valentine’s Day date with someone you love. WWT has teamed up with the Climate Coalition to invite you to ‘s
27 January 2016
It's nearly gardening time again!
If you’re lucky enough to have a garden, the mild weather might get you out gardening a bit earlier this year. Here are a couple of things you probably know already, but are always worth keeping in mind to protect our native wetlands and wildlife.
27 January 2016
WWT's Big Splash: national puddle jumping championships this half term
Children of all ages are encouraged to get out in the fresh air and have fun jumping in puddles this February half term with WWT’s Big Splash - the national puddle jumping championship. The Big Splash takes place at all nine WWT wetland centres. Kids
26 January 2016
Sightings Thursday 7th January
Great white egret on lady fen. Please note Reedbed hide closed due to flooding, Lyle and friends wellies advised. All other hides and hare walk unaffected
7 January 2016
Wetland birds’ lives revealed in WWT science journal
New aspects of the lives of wetland birds are revealed for the first time in the latest issue of Wildfowl, published by the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT). The charity’s annual scientific journal is a way of sharing new research that could help conser
7 January 2016