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Celebrities lead support for first ever lone female expedition to save swans
Dame Judi Dench, Sir Ranulph Fiennes and Sir David Attenborough head a list of hundreds of businesses, charities and individual supporters throughout Europe and Russia who are getting behind a unique expedition to save Europe’s smallest swan from disapp
26 April 2016
Sustainable drainage - Lords win Bill amendment
Rain runs off the roofs and parking spaces - into a wildlife-rich wetland New and existing homes could be better protected from flooding, after the House of Lords voted to stop new houses being automatically connected to overloaded drains. If the amend
25 April 2016
Water experts urge Lords to fight for flood resilient homes in affordable houses debate
Why not divert your rain to a water feature, rather than into already overloaded drains? Leading civil engineers, environmental scientists, water experts, water companies and architects have appealed to the Lords to e
22 April 2016
WWT birthday season begins
Llanelli is the first of four WWT wetland centres to celebrate a milestone birthday this year – WWT’s 70 anniversary year. Our youngest reserve - Steart Marshes It’s a silver anniversary for Llanelli, who opene
15 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
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
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
Awesome Amber is NI Puddle Jumping Champion
Amber Willis, who's nearly two and from Newtownards has been named as the first ever Northern Ireland Puddle Jumping Champion after participating in the WWT Big Splash at Castle Espie Wetland Centre during February half term. Over 2,000 puddle jumpers f
1 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
Giant LEGO Brick Animals Spotted at Castle Espie
[caption id="attachment_55688" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Oliva Rose (7) and Watson Kingham (8) get a first look at Flavia the flamingo at Castle Espie's LEGO brick animal trail. [/caption] The Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust’s (WWT) giant LEGO bri
12 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