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11 April for canoe safari launch and sneak preview of the playarea
The date has been set for the launch of the canoe safari for our visitors: Monday 11 April The canoe safari will be open everyday from 11 April until Sunday 31 October starting at 10am in the morning and the last canoe will go out at approximately 3.30pm
15 March 2011
Big bums a good sign for swans
As Bewick’s swans depart the UK for their annual migration to Arctic Russia, researchers at the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust have been observing the size of their behinds. With Bewick’s swan numbers falling sharply, scientists are hoping to rule out
11 March 2011
Walking around and new uniforms
There is so much happening at the centre at the moment: On 21 March we will be officially launching our new WWT uniforms and I will put a picture on this blog on 21st of the new selection which I hope you will all like and comment on. I have also been rou
9 March 2011
Britain’s Got Wetland Talent! Marsh award
The Marsh Award for Wetland Conservation 2011 - make your nomination As the nation’s hopefuls gear up to hit our screens in Britain’s Got Talent this spring, we're looking for the unsung heroes whose real talent, for creating or looking after wetlands
8 March 2011
A gold star award
I am pleased to be able to tell you that we have been shortlisted for a national Goldstar award - there are 10 available. Last year we went through the process of being accredited with the Green Tourism Business Scheme - we got a score of 86% and received
1 March 2011
First signs of spring at WWT
Winter is without doubt a spectacular time to visit a WWT centre if numbers are what you’re after. Tens of thousands of ducks, swans and geese have spent the last few months with us and many of those birds are now preparing for long journeys back to the
25 February 2011
First data collected from tagged red-breasted geese
Back in January an expert team that included WWT scientists headed out to Bulgaria to catch wild red-breasted geese in the wintering grounds for the first time. The goal was to fit transmitters to a number of these endangered birds in order to track the
24 February 2011
£75k raised from latest WWT appeals
Thank you to everyone who has given to the Lady Scott Memorial Fund and the Power of 10 appeal. The Lady Scott Memorial Fund has raised £30,000 to date and this total is rising every day. The money will provide a great boost for our work with Bewick’
24 February 2011
Festival of Gardening
Guest blog by London Wetland Centre's gardening expert Alwyn Craven With a little thought everyone can have a garden which works well for people as well as for wildlife. For example, our sustainable gardens here at London Wetland Centre use simple ideas
23 February 2011
The beaver cameras are alive
The beaver camera was put live last night so that you can watch the nightly antics of Twiggy and Woody and their young. I believe the beavers are showing fairly well after 9pm although this will become earlier as the nights become lighter. I am absolutely
22 February 2011
A walk around the grounds
The end of last week became very busy as half term got into full swing at the Centre. We have had reptile societies at the Centre every weekend in February so the weekends have been busier than normal and I have been in to ensure everything is running mor
21 February 2011
Rapture on the lonely shore . . .
"Pleasure in the pathless woods, rapture on the lonely shore . .” is the Lord Byron inspired title of a joint exhibition by artists, John Fairfield and Ann Bresnahan. The joint exhibition will run at The Graffan Gallery at Castle Espie from Saturday 2 t
19 February 2011
Meetings, meetings and more meetings
I have a very hectic week ahead of me. I have recently been at our visitor services training day. We call our teams on the information desk the visitor services team as they do not just provide information but do all of the talks and tours as well. We hav
7 February 2011
Sneak preview of the canoe safari
It was an exciting day yesterday. Brookbank Canoes, a local company based in Stockport, brought a couple of different styles of canoes to Martin Mere and some staff were able to have a go so that we could chose the style of canoe for our canoe safari
4 February 2011
Blue cranes have arrived at Martin Mere
We now have two Blue Cranes as an exhibit at Martin Mere. I am really excited about this as I am an aviculturalist at heart and this is the first time that any WWT Trust Centre has displayed Blue Cranes. We have a male and female breeding pair and they ar
3 February 2011