Latest sightings
Snow
A spell of heavy snow settled early this morning, the reserve looked fabulous when the sun came out, it was thawing by early afternoon.
24 January 2021
A cold snap to end the week
The temperature has dipped below freezing for the weekend
22 January 2021
Monday WeBS Count results and latest sightings to 20th January
Wetland Bird Survey Count on Monday.
21 January 2021
This week's wildlife
A summary of the last week on the reserve
15 January 2021
End of the week catchup
Although the centre is closed, our conservation work continues
8 January 2021
Centre now closed for lockdown
Unfortunately due to the national lockdown all WWT centres are now closed, but our conservation work continues
6 January 2021
A farewell to 2020
Hard frosts prompting movements for many species.
1 January 2021
26-29 December 2020 update
Our hides remain closed due to Tier 3 rules, the grounds remain open.
29 December 2020
Hides to close
Unfortunately our region is moving in to Tier 3 on 26th December, so our hides must close
24 December 2020
Egrets? We've got a few...
A dawn check of the Decoy found all nine Cattle Egret roosting along with four Little Egret
23 December 2020
Counting Cattle Egrets
A nice surprise this morning with nine Cattle Egret on the South Lake
22 December 2020
More Bewick's arrive
Yesterdays possible arrival of Bewick's Swans was confirmed by our researcher this morning, thanks to their unique bill patterns
21 December 2020
Use your ears
A few birds to be picked up with your ears today flying over the reserve
20 December 2020
What do you do on a rainy day....
...you come to WWT Slimbridge.Yet more heavy rain has raised levels in the field causing soil invertebrates especially worms and leather jackets to become more accessible to the vast flocks of wintering wadersWadersA massive build up of Golden Plover over
19 December 2020
Some welcome sunshine
After a rather wet Wednesday, this morning's sunshine was a welcome change
17 December 2020