News
Spring at London Wetland Centre
In our first podcast, Jamie is joined by members of the WWT London Wetland Centre Facebook group to discuss seasonal wildlife, our local peregrine pair, and wildlife photography for beginners. There's news of nesting birds at the Centre, and some tips on
3 August 2011
Amazing aerial acrobatics on screen
Sand Martin bank at WWT London If you have ever tried to follow the twisting, rolling, high-speed flight of a sand martin (Riparia riparia) you will know just how difficult it is to keep track of them. Their amazing a
3 August 2011
Icelandic swan romance results in rare UK cygnets
A tragic swan romance has taken a happy turn as a pair of Icelandic whooper swans, hampered by injury, has hatched a healthy brood of cygnets at WWT Welney Wetland Centre, 1,800 kilometres from their usual breeding grounds. Whooper swans pair for life but
29 July 2011
Sussex author talks about new book for young teens
On Tuesday 02 Aug at WWT Arundel Wetland Centre Sussex author Jill Hucklesby will chat about her new book, 'If I Could Fly' on Tuesday 2 August at Arundel Wetland Centre. Jill is an award-winning writer for young teens. Her first book, 'Deeper Than Blue',
29 July 2011
Eytons whistling duck nest
Every year it is my job along with the rest of the team to coerce our birds into breeding. We fill up aviaries with prime examples of species and provide all the necessary boxes and habitat to orchestrate the laying of eggs. Whilst these basics are stand
29 July 2011
Mother’s blind love for baby cuckoo
A juvenile cuckoo It is one of nature’s cruellest tricks: a tiny bird struggles to feed a large cuckoo believing it is her own. These incredible images of a reed warbler feeding a baby cuckoo were taken at Slimbridg
27 July 2011
Skills of the past help protect the future of rare waterbird species
Traditional craftsmanship and cutting-edge conservation have woven together to help boost rare waterbird populations at WWT Washington. Numbers of endangered white-headed ducks hatching at our centre have so far doubled this season, thanks to the Northum
26 July 2011
Rare flamingo hatch shines spotlight on threat to wild population
Visitors to WWT National Wetland Centre Wales, Llanelli are in for a special treat over the next few weeks, as the first ever lesser flamingo chick to hatch in captivity in Wales has just been born there. The current chick, the second ever hatched in capt
22 July 2011
Rare flamingo hatch shines spotlight on threat to wild population
Staff at WWT were overjoyed as the second lesser flamingo ever bred by them in captivity hatched this week. But the mood was tempered by news that three quarters of the wild population in Africa is threatened by industrial development. In the wild, as in
22 July 2011
First for Caerlaverock!!
Breeding birds at Caerlaverock, three new breeding records. Garganey A pair of Garganey was first seen on 26th March in a small borrowpit in the Corner Field. These birds remained here for a few days and later relocated to the Teal Pond. The last time the
17 July 2011
MP takes a dip with students
Nick Herbert, MP for Arundel & South Downs, experiences learning outside the classroom with a pond dipping session at WWT Arundel Wetland Centre A year five class from Brighton helped MP Nick Herbert experience learning outside the classroom on Friday
15 July 2011
Looking for lavender
Lucky ducks at Arundel? Folklore says to plant lavender for luck. The Arundel Wetland Centre is hoping to have some soon in their search for these pretty plants. The Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust site needs donations of enough lavender plants to fill a one
15 July 2011
Launch of WWT’s 2011-2012 Photography Competition in celebration of the Scott Antarctic Expedition Centenary
1 September 2011 will see the return of WWT’s popular Photography Competition. The 2011-2012 competition is being held in celebration of the Scott Antarctic Expedition Centenary and offers an amazing first prize of a trip to Antarctica. The competition
13 July 2011
Dragonfly habitat area launched at WWT Welney
Staff at the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust, Welney Centre invited donators and supporters to the opening of the new dragonfly pond area on the reserve this week. It is hoped that visitors will now be able to enjoy close encounters with the 20 species of d
13 July 2011
First spoon-billed sandpiper chicks hatch in captivity
The first critically endangered spoon-blled sandpiper to hatch in captivity in the world was always going to be a spectacular sight, but when a Heritage Expeditions boat docked in Anadyr last night not one, not two, but an incredible 17 tiny, hatched spoo
12 July 2011