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Madagascar: Wetlands in Trouble

Madagascar: Wetlands in Trouble

Madagascar’s jaw-dropping rainforests and cute resident lemurs have been made famous through frequent Hollywood animations and many a natural history programme. The island’s long list of exotic species that can’t be found anywhere else on the planet

18 October 2018

Five things to do in wetlands that can improve your wellbeing

Five things to do in wetlands that can improve your wellbeing

We know, because of our research (and because people tell us) that being outside in nature makes you feel good. Here are five of our favourite ways to get more out of being outside in nature.

10 October 2018

How nature can benefit your mental health, and why we need it now more than ever

How nature can benefit your mental health, and why we need it now more than ever

Today, we live in a society where record levels of stress, anxiety and depression are being diagnosed. Mental health awareness is improving, but Mind reports that people are finding it harder to cope with these disorders and so incidents of self-harm and

10 October 2018

Curlews in crisis - now one of Britain's most endangered birds

Curlews in crisis - now one of Britain's most endangered birds

The curlew is now one of Britain’s most endangered birds. we’ve lost half of our breeding birds in the past 20 years, and the trend shows no sign of abating. Author, producer and curlew expert Mary Colwell explores how we’re leading efforts to make

2 October 2018

Fish and chips: Eels microchipped to track species on the brink

Fish and chips: Eels microchipped to track species on the brink

Wild eels are being microchipped, similar to the way people microchip their pets, in an attempt by conservationists from WWT to better understand their activity. The study at Slimbridge in South Gloucester will allow scientists to monitor how eels are

27 September 2018

The Comeback Crane

The Comeback Crane

A total of three young cranes have been raised at a nature reserve in Gloucestershire marking the most successful so year of an ambitious re-introduction project. The youngsters have been practicing flying at WWT Slimbridge where 93 cranes were hand-re

30 August 2018

Washington's Gill Pipes shares the weird and wonderful

Washington's Gill Pipes shares the weird and wonderful

Centre managers are the guardians of WWT. They keep everyone safe – visitors, staff, volunteers and the animals. The health of our centres massively depends on the juggling abilities of these amazing humans who work hard to keep a visit to WWT reserves

25 April 2018

World Wetlands Day: A countdown from Slough part three

World Wetlands Day: A countdown from Slough part three

Jillian Derbyshire, 62, volunteer I decided to join after seeing a notice in the park. I used to walk through quite regularly as it’s really close to where I live and I used to take my mum there. I got involved because I needed something to do. I was

31 January 2018

World Wetlands Day: A countdown from Slough part two

World Wetlands Day: A countdown from Slough part two

John Hook, 63, volunteer, Slough I first got involved after noticing a poster on the park railings. I’d been retired for six months and I’d always told myself I wasn’t going to start volunteering for anything until I’d had half a year to myself.

30 January 2018

World Wetlands Day: A countdown from Slough part one

World Wetlands Day: A countdown from Slough part one

WWT has been working with the community in Slough to restore its Salt Hill Stream. We talked to three of the volunteers who have been working hard to clean the area. They revealed to us why they want their wetlands back and how the project has awarded the

29 January 2018

World Wetlands Day: A countdown from Colombo

World Wetlands Day: A countdown from Colombo

The city of Colombo grew out of a group of fishing villages around a wetland. Today, these wetlands cover more than 15% of the total area of the Colombo Metropolitan Region. They protect the city from flooding and help mitigate climate change.

27 January 2018

Christmas waste - the weight of 3.3m penguins!

Christmas waste - the weight of 3.3m penguins!

WWT and 17 other environment and animal welfare charities* are championing moves to cut plastics and waste this Christmas. Together we are calling for: businesses to slash wasteful packaging; governments across the four nations to commit to a raft of

19 December 2017

Report reveals the effect of a changing climate on UK's birds

Report reveals the effect of a changing climate on UK's birds

The distribution, numbers and behaviour of birds in the UK are changing because of a changing climate according to a new report by WWT and partners. The State of the UK’s Birds 2017 (SUKB) - the one-stop shop for all the latest results from bird survey

5 December 2017

Can a school trip change children’s attitudes to nature?

Can a school trip change children’s attitudes to nature?

What was your best day of the school year when you were a kid? Was it sports day or the school play or, like me, was it the school trip? I wonder what memories pop into your mind when you think back to school trips. Probably for some, it’s simply the p

30 November 2017

Our volunteer Daniel Modley talks about life on the Steart Marshes

Our volunteer Daniel Modley talks about life on the Steart Marshes

WWT’s 1000 volunteers are the backbone of the charity, without them, the scale and reach of the charity’s conservation work would not be possible. Daniel Modley, 32, volunteers at Steart Marshes in Somerset where he examines invertebrates as part of h

6 October 2017