News
Swans stall their migration as cold snap hits!
After the mass exodus of Bewick's swans from UK wintering sites at the weekend, cold north-easterly winds and snow on the continent have stopped many in their tracks! Rather than flying straight on to Germany, large flocks have congregated at sites in Hol
1 March 2011
Saving the world’s rarest duck and other wetland wildlife tales
Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 March, 2011 In July 2009 an expedition to Madagascar confirmed that there were just 20 Madagascan pochards left in the wild and only six of those were female. The Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) teamed up with Durrell Wildlife Co
1 March 2011
Russian bound swans start leaving the UK
Over 100 swans made the most of the westerly winds to leave Slimbridge on spring migration over the weekend! The reserve count dropped from 247 birds on Friday to just 142 today, although some of the 'missing' birds may still be lurking in the area. In re
28 February 2011
Last chance to see the swans
WWT Welney enters the last 2 weeks of swan feeds Anyone wanting to witness the unique spectacle of seeing wild swans being fed at the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust at Welney, should visit in the next 2 weeks. The wardens at WWT Welney will be saying goodb
28 February 2011
How many hits on the beaver cam?
Thank you for all of your comments stating how you are enjoying watching the beavers - I can't believe it has been so popular although I always hoped it would be something that would catch on. The Marketing Manager had a quick look on google analytics thi
28 February 2011
First signs of spring at WWT
Winter is without doubt a spectacular time to visit a WWT centre if numbers are what you’re after. Tens of thousands of ducks, swans and geese have spent the last few months with us and many of those birds are now preparing for long journeys back to the
25 February 2011
A big thank you to Angus!
WWT Washington Wetland Centre would like to thank photographer Angus Thompson, who has donated the proceeds of his recent exhibition to the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust, to help support our vital conservation work. Featuring birds from right here on site
25 February 2011
Seacourt print workshop exhibition
Artists from Bangor-based Seacourt Print Workshop (SPW) will exhibit a range of original prints themed around the environment at The Graffan Gallery between Saturday 12 to Sunday 27 March. Established in 1981 by Jean Duncan and Margaret Arthur, SPW has gr
24 February 2011
First data collected from tagged red-breasted geese
Back in January an expert team that included WWT scientists headed out to Bulgaria to catch wild red-breasted geese in the wintering grounds for the first time. The goal was to fit transmitters to a number of these endangered birds in order to track the
24 February 2011
£75k raised from latest WWT appeals
Thank you to everyone who has given to the Lady Scott Memorial Fund and the Power of 10 appeal. The Lady Scott Memorial Fund has raised £30,000 to date and this total is rising every day. The money will provide a great boost for our work with Bewick’
24 February 2011
A visit from IT
Julian, our new Head of IT, and John came up from Slimbridge yesterday to have a good look around the Centre and find out our technological needs! It was a really good visit and a great opportunity to sit down and talk about problems we have with our netw
24 February 2011
Time for migration!
The swans are ready! After a week or so of loafing around, the swans are now preparing for migration by stretching their wings and taking short 'practice' flights. This restlessness is thought to be caused by the lengthening days which the swans see as a
23 February 2011
Watch the beavers at night on WWT Martin Mere’s new web cam
From Monday 21 February visitors to WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre can take the experience home with them as they can now watch a live web cam on the beavers to view their nightly antics of swimming, playing, feeding and carrying willow around the enclosu
21 February 2011
Province’s schools get eco-creative!
Young creative types out there are certainly concerned about conservation. That’s official after a record number of entries were received for the Castle Espie Wetland Centre’s EcoArt 1d-3d competition. Based on four categories; renewables, wetlands an
19 February 2011
Dappled things
Dappled Things, an exhibition of paintings by Betty Christie will run at the Graffan Gallery, Castle Espie, from Saturday 19 February to Sunday 6 March 2011. Betty Christie’s childhood was spent in the countryside, outside Limavady. She came to Belfast,
19 February 2011