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Follow the journeys of our whooper swans...

Welcome to our brand new super whooper website. Here at WWT, we are following a group of whooper swans on their travels from three of our centres (WWT Caerlaverock in Scotland, Martin Mere in Lancashire and Welney in Norfolk) to Iceland and back again. Through this website, you can follow the swans' progress, fly like a bird (link to that part of the site), and find out the height they fly at.

This is the place where your school can get involved. Nine schools have already played a huge role in helping build this website by picking the names of the chosen swans, and what fantastic names they are.

  • Sigrunn, which was named by children from Leyland Methodists Junior near WWT Martin Mere, was chosen because it means "victory".
  • Sky, which was named by pupils at William Marshall School near WWT Welney, and chosen because Star Wars is their favourite film, and so Sky is named after the surname of their hero, Luke Skywalker.
  • Supersonic Bill, which was named by children at Cargenbridge School near WWT Caerlaverock, was thought to be a perfect name for a swan. Will this give him the edge....We shall have to see.

For updates on all nine of the swans, go to the swans page.

What now?

This is just the beginning of the project, and we want you to be a part of it! Over the coming months, there will be plenty of ways in which schools can get involved. To find out more, or if you have a story to tell about any of the whooper swans being tracked, or you have spotted one of them on their travels, please email your local learning manager.

WWT Caerlaverock. Please contact Brian Morrell on brian.morrell@wwt.org.uk

WWT Martin Mere. Please contact Chris Whitehead on chris.whitehead@wwt.org.uk

WWT Welney. Please contact Emma Brand on emma.brand@wwt.org.uk

Don't forget to tell your friends and teachers about the chance to fly like a bird. We will feature a selection of your comments, pictures and paintings on this page of the website. So, what are you waiting for...

 

 

 

And finally, here are the schools involved so far... 

Caerlaverock

  • Rocky named by Troqueer School - Contactable on 01387 252615
  • Swanderful named by Caerlaverock School
  • Supersonic Bill named by Cargenbridge Primary School

Martin Mere

  • Lars named by Burscough Methodists Primary
  • Sigrunn named by Leyland Methodists Junior
  • Sherdley named by Sherdley Primary School

Welney

  • Snow Cloud named by Clackclose Primary School
  • Sky named named by William Marshall School
  • Edmund named named by Emneth Primary School