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LEGO Brick Animal trail & workshops open on May Bank Holiday weekend
The UK’s only giant LEGO® brick wetland animal trail is coming to WWT Arundel Wetland Centre A pair of young boys looking at the Lego red-breasted goose model. The Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust’s (WWT) giant LEGO b
8 April 2016
Volunteers chosen for unique wildlife expedition
Three volunteers have been chosen to join a unique wildlife expedition after being put through their paces at Kate Humble’s Wye Valley Farm. Twelve hopefuls attended the selection weekend for a place in the ground crew for Flight of the Swans – a pa
1 April 2016
Higher risk to swans from lead poisoning
The health of swans in Britain is being affected by lead poisoning at lower doses than previously recognised, suggests new research by the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) and the University of Exeter. The study investigated levels of lead in the blood
1 April 2016
We're open on Easter Monday despite Storm Katie
Arundel Wetland Centre is open on Easter Monday despite the battering that Storm Katie has given the coast. The Reed bed boardwalk and the Icelandic lake exhibit are closed. There will be no diving duck feed on Easter Monday. The GIANT Duck Hunt is on, th
28 March 2016
New homes flood risk could be averted
Rain runs off the roofs and parking spaces - into a wildlife-rich wetland The threat of flooding to homes and businesses will be higher due to the Government’s proposed house-building law, say water management expe
23 March 2016
Outdoor activities shine this Easter, whatever the weather
GIANT ducklings are hiding in daffodils Easter may be a bit chilly this year, beginning only a week after the start of Spring. Easter has been in the month of March only five times in the last 20 years. The last time
21 March 2016
GIANT Emily is an early arrival
Monica meets Emily, a 12x life-sized Emperor dragonfly made of LEGO® Bricks. On Saturday we had a GIANT early arrival at Arundel Wetland Centre. Monica Grilli from our Learning team was on hand to meet Emily the Empe
19 March 2016
Poorer pupils benefit most from school nature trips
Poorer children are less interested in being outdoors in nature than better-off children, but that difference can be turned on its head after just one day spent learning outside. That’s according to early findings from a study by the Wildfowl & Wetlands
16 March 2016
First ever bionic bird feeding
Alan Gifford feeds a red-breasted goose A boy has used his new bionic hand to feed the birds at WWT Llanelli Wetland Centre for the first time. Alan Gifford, 10, from Loughor near Swansea lost his hands when he was j
14 March 2016
Disappearing duck could be helped by anglers
A pair of Common Scoters (c) Larry Griffin WWT The case of a disappearing duck – the common scoter – has puzzled WWT researchers and their partners, but new findings indicate that a decline in angling might have l
14 March 2016
Never mind the ballast - it's invasives week!
Fill the ballast tanks on one continent, empty them in another (c) CSIRO This week is Non-Native Invasive Species Week. It sounds a bit scary, but Britain’s wildlife really is under constant threat from foreign wild
2 March 2016
Wetland wildlife gets extra award from players of People’s Postcode Lottery
Wildlife and visitors at WWT Wetland Centres have been given an extra £25,000 award by players of People’s Postcode Lottery. WWT is one of 57 charities that were awarded an extra £1.425 million between them as part of the charity lottery’s long-term
18 February 2016
Love is in the air!
Listen to the skies at night - the Bewick's swans are starting to leave the UK back to their breeding grounds, just in time for Valentine's Day. Catch up with the latest from swan expert Julia Newth's Bewick's Swan Diary:
11 February 2016
WWT to tell story of Sir Peter Scott thanks to National Lottery
The public are set to step inside the home of the ‘patron saint of conservation’ – Sir Peter Scott - for the first time, thanks to an investment of £4.4m from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) towards a £6m Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) project.
10 February 2016
Happy World Wetlands Day!
WWT Caerlaverock wetland centre 2nd February is the anniversary of the Ramsar Convention being signed, to protect wetlands around the world. WWT founder Sir Peter Scott was the keynote speaker when the Convention was
2 February 2016