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Join Joanna Lumley counting butterflies
On Thursday, a rather glamorous celebrity guest popped into WWT London Wetland Centre and spent the morning admiring our butterflies! Screen legend and passionate environmental campaigner Joanna Lumley was at WWT London Wetland Centre to officially launc
18 July 2013
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake - Mid Tide - AM Black Tailed Godwit - 1 Avocet - 4 + 8 young Redshank - 23 Curlew - 2 Lapwing - 7 Grey Heron - 10 Common Tern - 36 + 21 young Shoveler - 3 + 6 young Gadwall - 2 + 2 young Teal - 7 Mandarin Duck - 1 Saline Lagoon Avocet - 1 + 3
18 July 2013
Today's sightings
The South lake SPOONBILL 1 adult Black-tailed Godwit 137 Redshank 84 Common Crane 1 (GCP) Common Tern 2 The Zeiss Hide Green Sandpiper 2 Redshank 3 The Tack Piece Common Crane 1 (GCP) Little Egret 19 Green Sandpiper 10 Black-tailed Godwit 3 The Rushy Litt
18 July 2013
Out on the reserve today
Main observatory Green sandpiper - 3 Common tern Ringed plover
18 July 2013
Wildlife sightings for 18th July 2013
1 Oystercatcher - feeding on main lake in front of WWF hide 4 Black-tailed Godwit - main lake 5 Pochard broods - entrance lake, main lake, resr lagoon 1 Buzzard - flew SW 1 Kingfisher - resr lagoon perched on overhanging vegetation (N shore) 1 Green Woo
18 July 2013
See moths while the sun shines - July reserve update
Chimney sweeper moth "The recent hot weather has seen many day-flying moths across site and we’re having a great year for the often overlooked chimney sweeper moth (Odezia atrata) which can be found at Old Oak Meado
17 July 2013
Heatwave encourages flamingos to lay early
Chilean flamingos on a nest The heatwave has brought forward the laying season of the Chilean flamingos at WWT Slimbridge Wetland Centre raising hopes this could be a bumper year of chicks. The Centre, which has all s
17 July 2013
Bird News
More post breeding birds in evidence around the reserve. At least 3 Chiffchaff in a mixed tit flock containing Long-tailed, Coal, Great and Blue Tits along the nature trail. A few more Common Snipe being seen. It's quite likely as some area start to dry u
17 July 2013
A big thank you to Preston Benefit Centre
We would like to say a big thank you to Preston Benefit Centre, part of the Department for Work and Pensions' who undertook a fundraising week for us and raised a fantastic £509.60. Activities included guess the weight of the cake (a brilliant cake with
17 July 2013
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/Mid Avocet - 4, 3 young & 4 chicks Lapwing - 27 Ringed Plover - 1 Redshank - 30 Curlew - 5 Oystercatcher - 2 & 2 chicks Grey Heron - 6 & 22 young Common Tern - 47 & 22 young Shoveler - 2 & 7 duck
17 July 2013
Wetlands mean business: WWT conference brings sectors together
Flooding and drought could be addressed more effectively if businesses and charities shared resources. That's the message of the Wetland Futures conference to be held this autumn. Industry, academia, the public sector and environmental NGOs will come toge
17 July 2013
Summer days
Good morning all! Another glorious day and everything is looking beautiful. RAMSAR & SAND MARTIN HIDE: 4 Little Egrets, 16 Canada geese, 11 Tufted duck, 1 Lapwing, 1 Common Tern, 2 juvenille Common Shelducks. LAPWING HIDE: 2 Lapwing, Wood pigeon, Moo
17 July 2013
Summer holiday promotional video
Please have a look at our promotional video for the summer holidays.
17 July 2013
Today's sightings-Spoonbill still
The South Lake SPOONBILL 1 adult showing well Common Tern 2 Great Black-backed Gull 1 Redshank 81 Black-tailed Godwit 76 The Rushy Avocet 10- The 6 young all learning to fly this morning Little-ringed Plover 2 The Tack Piece Green Sandpiper 13 Black-taile
17 July 2013
Discover wetlands this Summer from mini-beast hunting, den building to pond dipping and storytelling
A summer full of activities lies ahead at WWT Castle Espie Wetland Centre. Everyday throughout the summer we have something on offer from pond dipping to storytelling, mini-beast hunting to den building, talks, walks plus show and tell activities. For the
16 July 2013