Estuary Tower Hide

Explore the accessible Estuary Tower Hide, complete with a lift. Just a few hundred meters from the visitor centre, experience magnificent views of the Severn Estuary and the breath-taking variety of wild birds. Look out for summer warblers to autumn wading birds and wintering ducks, geese and swans.

WWT founder, Sir Peter Scott called Slimbridge the ‘avian Serengeti’ thanks to the vast number of wild birds here. During the winter you can see around 30,000 wild ducks, geese and swans flying and swirling in the sky and using the wetlands as a place to feed and roost.

Meet our ‘guides in the hides’ volunteers who will be on hand to help with bird identification and share their knowledge about this wild landscape.

And if you’re a wildlife photographer there’s plenty of space to get your perfect photos – with two viewing floors and an open terrace.

Things to do:

• Climb the Estuary Tower Hide to see the magnificent views of the Severn Estuary
• During the winter witness the breath-taking sight of up to 30,000 birds
• Test your photography skills from the Estuary Tower Hide, with two floors and an open terrace
• Ask our guides in the hides for help with bird identification

• In this section
  • Canoe Safari
  • Summer Walkway
  • Wild Safaris
  • Scott House Museum
  • Explore and play
  • Duck Decoy
  • Wild bird feeds
  • Talks and tours
  • Estuary Tower Hide
  • Slimbridge webcam
  • Viewing wildlife
  • Mission Possible
  • Arctic Adventure
  • Nature reserve
  • Scott's Goose Challenge