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Crinkly comes home to Slimbridge for Christmas
Christmas just wouldn't be Christmas at Slimbridge without Crinkly, the much loved Bewick's swan with the crinkly neck. Just over three weeks ago, she had touched down on the reserve at the end of another gruelling migration, but hadn't been seen here si
8 December 2008
WWT to tell minister of concerns about Severn Estuary study
In a meeting today at Newport Wetlands in Gwent, WWT and other environmental charities will present a joint statement to climate change minister Mike O'Brien. The statement outlines fears that less environmentally damaging options for harnessing the power
2 December 2008
Out of the doodoo...
Toilets are unquestionably valuable for sanitation. And the doodoo that comes out of them can be pretty useful too. Using specially created wetlands, the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) hygienically treats waste in a simple natural way. And those special
17 November 2008
Crinkly's back at Slimbridge!
The news we have all been waiting for! Crinkly, our swan with the crinkly neck, flew on to Swan Lake this afternoon, after surviving yet another gruelling migration! Crinkly has become a firm Slimbridge favourite after first arriving here in 2004 as a cy
14 November 2008
First family of Bewick's arrive at Slimbridge
The first family of Bewick’s swans landed at the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust’s Slimbridge Wetland Centre today having travelled thousands of miles from their summer breeding haunts in the Arctic Circle. Parents Conrad and Connie flew into the reserve at
13 November 2008
WWT Martin Mere welcomes a record brood of swans
A pair of whooper swans have flown into WWT Martin Mere with a record number of nine cygnets. Three of the cygnets are slightly lighter in colour, which suggest that this is in fact two broods of six and three. The likelihood is that the smaller brood ha
7 November 2008
Top geese: All three BBC Radio 4 Top Goose barnacles make it back to Solway
The last of the three barnacle geese – Thor – arrived back on 31 October with a mate. This is fantastic news after what has been a lengthy journey. Thor has travelled from his unusual summer destination just off the coast of Edgeøya, which is east of
4 November 2008
Eight Bewick's now at Slimbridge and three finally arrive at Welney
This afternoon's Bewick's swan count has risen to eight. Six Bewick's flew into WWT Slimbridge just before 8am this morning to keep Anga, the lone Bewick's who arrived on Saturday, company, and by this afternoon, there were eight. Heavy rain in the area o
3 November 2008
Bewick's finally fly in to WWT Slimbridge
The wait is over. The first Bewick's swan arrived at WWT Slimbridge this morning, finally putting an end to speculation this week over whether they would arrive at all. The swan flew in at 0630 and was quickly identified by its unique bill pattern at Anga
1 November 2008
They might be late, but the Bewick's swans really are on their way to WWT Slimbridge
Staff and visitors at the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust (WWT) Slimbridge are eagerly awaiting the arrival of some 300 Bewick's swans for the winter, after reports from the Netherlands confirmed today they are on their way. Contrary to recent press reports,
28 October 2008
British weather brings record year for wild birds at WWT Slimbridge
For many of us the British weather might not be a cause for celebration, but at WWT Slimbridge the wind, rain, storms and sunshine has created one of the centre's best years on record for wild birds. The number of wild birds spotted at Slimbridge this yea
22 October 2008
WWT helps provide wetland solutions to Vientiane, Laos
September sees WWT’s Sally Mackenzie and Matt Simpson head off to Vientiane in Laos to pioneer an innovative way to address the city’s increasing pollution and flooding problems. Specially constructed wetlands, similar to those at WWT Wetland Centres,
28 September 2008
WWT welcomes new report on climate change threat to migratory birds
The Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) has welcomed a new report by the British Trust for Ornithology and Wetlands International outlining the threats faced by migratory birds by the effects of climate change. The report was published at the fourth meeting o
18 September 2008
Greenland white-fronted goose endures week-long ice cap crossing with neither food nor water
'Speedy' the satellite-tracked Greenland white-fronted goose has shown incredible endurance by taking a week to cross the treacherous two mile high Greenland ice cap without food or water. Speedy was fitted with a GPS transmitter by WWT scientists back in
17 September 2008
WWT to continue wetland project with Nepal's flood hit communities
The Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust's (WWT) community wetland project in Koshi Tappu, Nepal, is continuing, despite the recent flooding in the area. The flooded embankment, which became damaged earlier this month, has affected approximately 50,000 people who ha
4 September 2008