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National 'Bird flu' Prevention Zones in place

National 'Bird flu' Prevention Zones in place

Anyone who keep birds in England or Wales is now subject to the Governments' Prevention Zone orders, to help reduce the risk of the spread of avian influenza (‘bird flu’). The orders follow findings of avian influenza in wild birds at sites across Eng

25 January 2018

What a pair! Missing mate of famous swan arrives from Arctic six weeks late!

What a pair! Missing mate of famous swan arrives from Arctic six weeks late!

The power couple were reunited when Dealer, 25, joined her 26-year-old partner Croupier on the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust’s (WWT) iconic Swan Lake today. Croupier, Slimbridge’s very own ‘cobfather’, is the leader of ‘The Gambling Dynasty’,

22 January 2018

Meet the Salt Hill Stream superheroes helping to blitz Slough's litter problem

Meet the Salt Hill Stream superheroes helping to blitz Slough's litter problem

Around 20 volunteers made up of adults and kids turned out to clear the local area of rubbish, organised by Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust. Councillors Mohammed Nazir and Fiza A Matloob also helped with the litter pick. In just two hours, the garbage-busti

15 January 2018

Prime Minister announces historic plan for environment at London Wetland Centre

Prime Minister announces historic plan for environment at London Wetland Centre

Prime Minister Theresa May and Environment Secretary Michael Gove announced the Government’s 25 year plan for the environment at WWT’s London Wetland Centre today. The announcement arrives three months after WWT published Nature’s Way, its own repor

11 January 2018

Twelve months of Christmas

Twelve months of Christmas

As 2017 wraps up, we’ve picked out our favourite highlights of the year to celebrate 12 months of Christmas. What an absolute cracker!   January Work to save the Salt Hill Stream in Slough got underway as dozens of local volunteers stepped up to re

29 December 2017

WWT Snapshot December 2017

WWT Snapshot December 2017

Thank you for your support. Here’s a look at just some of the things WWT has been up to in the last three months to help wetlands, wildlife and people. At our wetland centres A survey of 500 visiting schoolchildren showed 9 out of 10 said they learned

22 December 2017

Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fit! Bird 'fitness tracker' reveals all

Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fit! Bird 'fitness tracker' reveals all

Greenland white fronted geese make a 6000km round trip each year to overwinter in Scotland but not every bird finds it a breeze, according to new research from Wildflowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT). Specially designed ‘bird fitness trackers’ have revea

22 December 2017

Oldest living member of Slimbridge swan dynasty has arrived from the Arctic

Oldest living member of Slimbridge swan dynasty has arrived from the Arctic

Croupier, the 26-year-old leader of one of the biggest Bewick’s swan families ever studied at Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust’s famous Swan Lake at Slimbridge, arrived on Wednesday to the excitement of researchers. The ‘cobfather’ was sadly minus his

20 December 2017

This December get up close to stunning wetland wildlife thanks to The National Lottery!

This December get up close to stunning wetland wildlife thanks to The National Lottery!

From 11 to 15 December 2017 WWT wetland centres are offering 2 for 1 admission to National Lottery players to say thanks for the over £10 million WWT has received from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) over the past 20 years. Players just have to present

6 December 2017

Global agreement on ocean plastic pollution

Global agreement on ocean plastic pollution

WWT is delighted global governments have agreed the world should stop putting plastic waste into our oceans. At a United Nations conference in Kenya, international environment ministers agreed the wording to a Resolution which, while not legally binding,

5 December 2017

Can a school trip change children’s attitudes to nature?

Can a school trip change children’s attitudes to nature?

What was your best day of the school year when you were a kid? Was it sports day or the school play or, like me, was it the school trip? I wonder what memories pop into your mind when you think back to school trips. Probably for some, it’s simply the p

30 November 2017

Global award for WWT

Global award for WWT "human swan"

WWT conservationist and "human swan" Sacha Dench has won a global award for her record-breaking paramotor expedition from Russia to the UK. Sacha flew the Bewick’s swans’ 7,000km migration route to experience the dangers this declining species faces

29 November 2017

Wildlife crime report

Wildlife crime report

WWT along with 20 other wildlife-related NGOs has published a report on wildlife crime in England and Wales. The report suggests gaps in how crimes are recorded could be hampering police investigations. Wildlife crime covers all illegal harm to wild anima

27 November 2017

Government creating gaping Brexit environmental legal loopholes warn charities

Government creating gaping Brexit environmental legal loopholes warn charities

WWT and a major coalition of 28 environment and wildlife organisations are today warning that despite welcome commitments on environmental protections, the UK Government could still create loopholes in environmental law as part of the Brexit transition.

15 November 2017

Future looks bright for our North East flamingos

Future looks bright for our North East flamingos

Our supporters across the North East have helped us secure funding to create Europe’s first solar-powered flamingo house at Washington Wetland Centre, which won the public vote. The project to install Solar Photovoltaic (PV) panels, UV lighting and heat

13 November 2017