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Feel the love for wetlands this Valentine's Day
Looking for a Valentine’s Day with a difference this year? Then where better to turn for inspiration than the bird world – which has courtship rituals and romantic serenading down to an art form. The Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) has designed a
28 January 2011
Record numbers of swans in the Fens
Ornithologists are amazed at bumper numbers of whooper swans A co-ordinated count by the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) and the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB), has uncovered a record number of whooper swans in the Fens. Over 13,00
27 January 2011
National photography winners
The national winners were announced for our photography competition on Monday and I am pleased to say Martin Mere had two national winners. There were six categories this year and each of the nine centres winners went through to a national competition to
27 January 2011
Go on a date with a difference this Valentine’s Day
Love birds are being encouraged to go on a date with a difference to celebrate Valentine’s Day at Slimbridge Wetland Centre this year. There will be a special love trail at the Centre for families and couples to follow next month which will reveal some
27 January 2011
What kind of lover are you?
Wacky, fun Valentine’s ideas for the love-bird in your life Downloadable bird mating calls, fun e-cards, quirky animal facts, and a day out The Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) has devised the perfect solution for a fun and totally different Valentin
27 January 2011
Local people win national photography competition
Two local people have won the WWT national photography competition. The winners were chosen by an expert panel. Chaired by photographer and TV naturalist Chris Packham. Helen Davies, from Southport, won the WWT Best Wetland Landscape Photograph sponsored
27 January 2011
Chris Packham awards photography prizes at WWT London Wetland Centre
Photographer and TV naturalist Chris Packham spent the day at WWT London Wetland Centre on Monday to judge and present six national prizes for WWT's photography competition. All finalists were invited to the winners’ day to be on hand for individual fe
27 January 2011
Six winners chosen for WWT photo competition 2010
The six winners of the WWT photography competition have been chosen by an expert panel chaired by photographer and TV naturalist Chris Packham. All finalists were invited to the winners’ day at WWT London Wetland Centre on Monday 24 January to be on h
26 January 2011
Regional winner from Welney succeeds at national WWT photography competition
The six winners of the WWT photography competition have been chosen by an expert panel chaired by photographer and TV naturalist Chris Packham. One of which, won the regional section of the people’s choice category for WWT Welney Wetland Centre. All fin
26 January 2011
WWT staff visit Martin Mere
I have been very busy over the last couple of days meeting with other staff from WWT centres. Yesterday our Learning officer visited Martin Mere and today both the Centre Managers and Marketing Managers from Arundel and London have come along to have a lo
25 January 2011
Sunderland photographer clinches national prize in WWT Photography Competition
A massive congratulations and well done to Naomi Roper from Roker in Sunderland, who has been named national winner of the Wetland Wildlife category in the WWT Photography Competition 2010! The 26-year-old, who works in Jessops in Sunderland city centre,
25 January 2011
Celebrations as 'punk duck' numbers rocket
Conservationists in Gloucestershire are celebrating record numbers of a duck with a very unusual ‘hairstyle’. The Tufted duck gets its name from the way its feathers grow with a punk-rock style tuft of them sweeping down the back of its head. A whoppi
25 January 2011
Model boat and train show
The Centre has had a fantastic weekend. It was the Model Boat and Train Show and even though I wasn't scheduled in for work I did pop over to check that everything was running smoothly (I can never resist living on site). Amazingly on Saturday we had 832
23 January 2011
Snowdrops and birdsong...is spring around the corner?
This cluster of beautiful snowdrops is just one of the signs that spring is round the corner in Gloucestershire. The wardens at Slimbridge Wetland Centre are always on the lookout for sights and sounds of the different seasons. Reserve warden James Lees t
20 January 2011
Spot the scaup and unseasonal sightings
For the past week or so a female scaup has been feeding on the reserve among the large numbers of tufted duck (see the photo taken here by Paul Gregory). Like the tufted ducks, these are diving ducks. They generally overwinter in the seas around UK coast
18 January 2011