News
WWT Martin Mere shortlisted for two tourism awards
WWT Martin Mere has been shortlisted for two Lancashire and Blackpool Tourism Awards: Best Large Attraction and Best Visitor Experience with the Canoe Safari. Martin Mere has made considerable investment over the last year in new attractions and a new 170
22 August 2011
Chicks still being fed at the nest
This morning one of the chicks ZY was feeding on the nest from 10.30am in the pouring rain. The soggy conditions didn't seem to affect her enjoyment of todays flounder! Yesterday we saw both chicks on the nest at various times and on Tuesday both the ma
15 August 2011
Raise a glass (and cash) for geese and wetlands
WWT is delighted to announce a new way for our members and supporters to help our global conservation work and many will also be pleased to hear that it involves enjoying one of Scotland’s finest Highland single malt Scotch whiskies. Glengoyne Highland
15 August 2011
Stiffys!
When my boss Sparky does a census mid-way through the season, you can guarantee it will be for Stifftails and seaducks... 2011 has absolutely blasted last year's record clean out of the water. Stiffy wise we have bred 20+ white-headed duck, 15+ Maccoa,
12 August 2011
Make a date with a water vole at Arundel from Saturday 13 August
Visitors to the town of Arundel will be able to watch wild water voles visit a feeding platform along the Mill Road Stream starting from Saturday 13 August. This small furry mammal, made famous as the character Ratty in The Wind in the Willows, inhabits t
4 August 2011
Inside the sand martin nest
You can now get close-up views of sand martins nesting at the Centre thanks to two cameras at the sand martin nest bank. If you walk into the back of the bank (behind the sheltered lagoon) you can watch all the action on a large screen. Switch between a
3 August 2011
Summer at London Wetland Centre
It's summer at WWT London Wetland Centre. Find out how you can get a closer look at the sand martin colony, and what else you might spot at the Centre over the next few months. There's been some drama on the nearby peregrine nest - and we hear from nature
3 August 2011
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