Slimbridge Wetland Centre
Bing's Nature Explorers
Sat 23 March to Sun 2 June
Learn all about wetland nature and wildlife this spring with a little help from Bing and his friends.
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Welcome to Slimbridge Wetland Centre
Feel alive in wildlife-rich wetlands this spring
Spring Highlights
Spring brings new star species to Slimbridge. From kingfishers nesting to cranes displaying.
Latest sightings
Things to see and do
There's plenty to see and do at Slimbridge Wetland Centre, here are a few of our favourites...
WWT is the charity that protects wetlands and wildlife.
Your support, through visiting, membership or donation, is what makes this happen. Thank you.
Recent Sightings 12th March - 18th March
Spring unfolding on the Deep Water Lake
19 March 2022
Recent Sightings 5th - 11th of March
Otters in front of the Heron's wing, breeding birds, and Willow Tit rumours
11 March 2022
Recent Sightings 27th February - 4th March
Displaying Lapwings, bird song, Black Headed Gulls, and Great Crested Grebe
4 March 2022
Recent Sightings 5th - 12th February
Highlights: Otters, Glossy Ibises, Snipe and some early signs of Spring
12 February 2022
Recent Sightings 29th January - 4th February
Pintail, Peregrine, Goldeneye, Merganser, Grebe
4 February 2022
World Wetlands Day 2022
World Wetlands Day 2022 We need to love, cherish and restore our amazing, natural wetlands.This February 2 sees the 25th World Wetlands Day. The day provides a crucial reminder that our wetlands are sadly disappearing three times faster than our rainfo
1 February 2022
Recent Sightings 22nd - 28th January
Weasel, Fox, Sparrowhawk
28 January 2022
Recent Sightings 15th - 21st January
Glossy Ibis, Kestrel, Bullfinches, Black Headed Gulls
21 January 2022
Recent Sightings 8th - 14th January
Highlights: Woodcock, Fox, Scaup, Firecrest
14 January 2022
Recent Sightings 1st - 7th January
Highlights: Curlew, Thrush, Red Kite, Glossy Ibis
7 January 2022
Amazing Wetland's Critters
Wetlands provide a habitat for a huge diversity of animals and plants, many of which are found nowhere else. In fact, species diversity in wetlands is so great, there are a fair few species that many people have never heard of. Here are eight examples of
23 December 2021
Recent Sightings 11th - 17th December
Highlights: Lapwings, Goshawk, Siberian Chiffchaff and Jays
17 December 2021
Recent Sightings 4th - 10th December
Redwing, Lapwing, Pochard, Bullfinches
10 December 2021
Recent Sightings 27th November - 3rd December
Hen Harrier, Merlin, Kestrel, Redwing, Woodcock
3 December 2021
Recent Sightings 20th-26th November
Garganey, Spoonbills, Water Pipits, Siberian Chiffchaffs and a Grey Seal
26 November 2021