News - Slimbridge 2020
Slimbridge welcomes HRH The Prince of Wales
On 4th March, WWT Patron, His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales, visited Slimbridge to celebrate WWT's 75th anniversary. The visit was the final event in a year of celebrations which began in 2021.
4 March 2022
Ian Gill's wetland-themed sculpture lands on A38 roundabout!
An inspiring wetland-themed sculpture by awarding-winning metal sculptor, Ian Gill, is now complete on the A38 Slimbridge roundabout - marking the completion of Slimbridge’s 75 project.
19 October 2021
WWT and Slimbridge celebrate 75th year and completion of 2020 project
On 16th September we celebrated WWT’s 75th year and the completion of our Slimbridge 2020 project with a special event.
20 September 2021
Naturalist Mike Dilger opens our fully accessible Estuary Tower Hide
A new, fully wheelchair and pushchair accessible bird-watching tower was opened on Saturday (16th November) by well-known naturalist and natural history TV producer, Mike Dilger.
18 November 2019
Slimbridge hosts Heritage Open Days at Scott House Museum
Visitors had the chance to step back in time and explore the home of the WWT's founder Sir Peter Scott as we hosted Heritage Open Days and celebrated Scott’s 110th birthday on Saturday 14 September.
16 September 2019
Scott House: Curating a Lifetime into a Museum By Helen McConnell Simpson
Compressing a life as full as Sir Peter Scott’s into one museum space isn’t without its challenges. He was a wildfowler, a painter, an Olympic sailor, an accomplished skier, an inventor, a naval officer, a diver, an ornithologist and a conservationist no
15 August 2019
Look out for Scott's Goose Challenge exhibit!
A new immersive exhibit has been created by local artist Jason Lane which helps tell the story of why WWT founder, Sir Peter Scott, chose to make Slimbridge his home.
2 August 2019
Arctic Adventure experience is now open, join our Global Adventurers this summer!
The new Arctic Adventure experience at Slimbridge Wetland Centre is now open after an exciting launch on Saturday 13 July. CBeebie’s presenters Rory Crawford and Ferne Corrigan joined for the official opening of this brand new exhibit which is part of th
13 July 2019
Passport ready? Get set for your Global Adventure this summer at Slimbridge
Enjoy a new Arctic Tundra experience this summer at Slimbridge Wetland Centre, opening on 13th July 2019. It may or may not be a scorching summer in Britain, but here at Arctic Adventure, we are brimming with activities to keep you busy all day long.
31 May 2019
The Holden Tower's Last High Tide
Last month staff, volunteers and visitors at WWT Slimbridge said a fond farewell to the Holden Tower as construction work began to take down the old hide ready for work to begin on the new Estuary Tower in its place.
1 May 2019
Arctic Research Hut Lands at Slimbridge
An exciting new interactive feature has arrived on the grounds of Slimbridge that will allow visitors to step into the shoes of Sir Peter Scott.
28 March 2019
Scott House: Behind the scenes
Discover the latest news about the Scott House restoration project as we prepare to open the former home of WWT founder, Sir Peter Scott as a museum in Autumn 2019 as part of the Slimbridge 2020 project.
22 February 2019
Slimbridge pelicans named by local school
Slimbridge’s pelicans are no longer without names thanks to the efforts of pupils at a nearby primary. For the past year, staff have struggled to come up with names to fit the bill for the quirky pair so approached local schools to ask the nest generat
31 October 2018
New shepherd’s hut hide opens
Visitors to WWT Slimbridge will be able to enjoy the best views of the wild floodplain of the Severn while protected from the elements in a new Shepherd’s Hut hide thanks to funding from Moto in the Community (MITC). The previous hide, a 1960s ambula
20 September 2018
Rearing Damselflies - a successful first for WWT Slimbridge!
As part of our ground-breaking new Slimbridge2020 project HLF project, we will be exhibiting invertebrates and other wetland species including many of our native dragonflies and damselflies. Over the last few months, we have begun putting this into action
18 July 2018