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TV adventurer Simon Reeve in Conversation
WWT London Wetland Centre is delighted to present TV presenter and documentary film maker Simon Reeve in Conversation on Saturday 27 October. Simon’s fascinating TV series such as Equator and Indian Ocean have taken him through more than 110 countries.
10 October 2012
Catch the Rainforest Bug at WWT London Wetland Centre
Jungle Nymph - Jonathan Cleverly Meet exotic rainforest minibeasts such as giant millipedes, phasmids and whip spiders up close at WWT London Wetland Centre. On Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 October the Centre’s Rainfor
5 October 2012
Fungal Foray - Part Two
Guest blog by WWT London Wetland Centre Chief Ecologist Richard Bullock Pleated Inkcap at WWT London Wetland Centre - Richard Bullock So what of the fungi to be found at the London Wetland Centre? September and Octobe
3 October 2012
Fungal Foray - Part One
Guest blog by WWT London Wetland Centre Chief Ecologist Richard Bullock Blackening Waxcap - Richard Bullock If you go down to the woods today, you could be in for a big surprise. As our summer (.....‘What summer?’
28 September 2012
Sheep set sail for pastures new
[yframe url='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eu01i4jO1g8&feature=g-upl'] It’s not something you would normally expect to see just 10 minutes from Hammersmith; seven Hebridean sheep on a boat heading to an island in the middle of a lake... Hebr
28 September 2012
Photographers get closer to nature to win prizes
Keen photographers have each won a prize in five categories of the prestigious WWT Photography Competition. Their photographs of a common lizard, a soldier beetle, a little grebe eating a fish, a spider and a pair of hungry swallows have respectively won
27 September 2012
Corporate volunteering in World Wetlands
Guest blog post by Esther Harvey of Betfair The Betfair team hard at work On a beautiful late August morning we descended on WWT London Wetland Centre for a day’s volunteering. The weather was perfect and the abunda
26 September 2012
September podcast: harvest time for wetland wildlife
September's a time of change at WWT London Wetland Centre. In this mini podcast Jamie and Victor look at seeds, and explain why you shouldn't rush to deadhead the plants in your garden. Missed any of our podcasts? August: Bats and other summer wildlife J
6 September 2012
Elephants and Tigers – It’s a Jungle Out There
Guest blog by WWT London Wetland Centre Chief Ecologist Richard Bullock The thought of visiting the London Wetland Centre to view ‘big game’ seems rather far-fetched, particularly as our largest fauna on site extend to animals such as the Mute Swan or
4 September 2012
Junior Wetland Warden Log 3
Guest blog by WWT London Wetland Centre Learning Officer Paul Lawston Children digging holes for pitfall traps Rain may be unwelcome to many but for our Wetland Wardens it proved quite handy this week! After making ou
3 September 2012
Youngsters catch the volunteering bug
Taking part in "Be a Wetland Warden" Bayley, aged 8, and Finley, 6, are having fun finding out what it’s like to be wardens at WWT London Wetland Centre in Barnes. They gave up an hour of their time this w
31 August 2012
Junior Wetland Warden Log 2
Guest blog by WWT London Wetland Centre Learning Manager Shayna Barby Making minibeast refugia The second week of junior warden activity has seen us continue our habitat restoration work on the South Route of the Lond
27 August 2012
WWT London Wetland Centre is Britain's favourite nature reserve!
Wildside Pond at WWT London Wetland Centre WWT London Wetland Centre has been chosen as the UK’s ‘Favourite Nature Reserve’ by members of the public. The astonishing array of wildlife that calls the Centre home,
22 August 2012
A Gardener’s Friend – It’s Much Less Bother with a Hover
Guest blog by London Wetland Centre’s Chief Ecologist Richard Bullock Hoverfly Volucella inanis - Richard Bullock Many hoverflies mimic wasp colouration to avoid being attacked by predators such as birds. This is an
21 August 2012
Junior Wetland Warden Log
Guest blog by Loretta Hoy from WWT London Wetland Centre's Learning Team Investigating the log garden Log gardens are great habitats for a variety of species including invertebrates, reptiles and amphibians. The crevi
20 August 2012