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July podcast: Traditional Crafts Weekend
Mandarin drawing - Judith Gordon As WWT London Wetland Centre prepares for its Traditional Crafts Weekend (21-22 July), local artist Judith Gordon describes how birds and other wildlife inspire her work and Daphne Rat
4 July 2012
Meet the insects
Make the most of National Insect Week (25 June - 1 July) by heading to WWT London Wetland Centre to see if you can spot any of these colourful characters. This Wasp Beetle has evolved with the same warning pattern as a was
28 June 2012
Country crafts come to the city
Try your hand at some old rural crafts at WWT London Wetland Centre’s Traditional Crafts Weekend, 21 -22 July 2012. Fullers' shire horses Visitors to WWT London Wetland Centre feel as though they have left the
26 June 2012
WWT London Wetland Centre hangs out its bunting for the Jubilee
London Wetland Centre bunting Head down to London Wetland Centre for the Jubilee bank holiday weekend, 2-5 June. You can be among the first to meet our new otters , enjoy our special Best of British menu in the café
1 June 2012
Otters arrive at WWT London Wetland Centre
London Wetland Centre is delighted to announce the arrival of a family of otters, everyone’s favourite wetland mammal! Otter - Alan Hewitt From 2 June visitors to WWT London Wetland Centre will be able to see a fami
25 May 2012
The Queen celebrates her Diamond Jubilee with WWT
HM the Queen arrives at the WWT stand Despite yesterday's rain and occasional hailstorms The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh celebrated the Diamond Jubilee with crowds at a Wild London event in Richmond Park. They arr
16 May 2012
Green Hairstreak Butterfly
Green Hairstreak - Laurence Arnold This beautiful butterfly is a Green Hairstreak, photographed at the weekend at WWT London Wetland Centre. It the first of its species to be recorded at the Centre. Green Hairstreaks
14 May 2012
Swift rescue
Swift - Mike Caiden Our reserve warden Mike helped rescue a struggling swift which had somehow managed to crash-land. Swifts have evolved for an aerial life and only ever touch down when they're nesting, so this bird,
10 May 2012
WWT London Wetland Centre shortlisted for Countryfile’s ‘Britain’s Favourite Nature Reserve’ Award
WWT London Wetland Centre aerial view - Berkeley Homes London wildlife reserve WWT London Wetland Centre has been nominated for the ‘Britain’s Favourite Nature Reserve’ category in the prestigious Countryfile Aw
9 May 2012
Springtime snaps could win you a prize
WWT Photography Competition - winter winners for London Spring has sprung and now is the perfect time to take your camera for a stroll around WWT London Wetland Centre. You have until Thursday 31 May to enter your wil
1 May 2012
Ringed Redshank
Redshank - Mike Caiden While spring migrants are still on the move, now is a good time to look out for ringed birds. Our warden, Mike, spotted this redshank on Wednesday. He sent the details off to a wader ringing pro
15 April 2012
A very special Easter Egg: London conservationist celebrates hatching of world’s rarest bird
Idris Bhatti with Madagascar Pochard egg A London conservationist is today celebrating news from Madagascar where the Madagascar pochard - arguably the world’s rarest bird - has bred successfully in captivity buildi
10 April 2012
Get more out of your garden with WWT London Wetland Centre
Marsh Marigolds - Ross Paxton WWT London Wetland Centre’s Garden weekend, part of the WWT Festival of Gardening for Wildlife, offers both budding and keen gardeners the chance to find out how to make the most of the
20 March 2012
Top Gun of the Bird World goes LIVE!!
Peregrine - Jules Cox The first egg laid by a pair of Peregrine falcons nesting on the roof of a Fulham hospital, just a short flight from their daytime haunt at WWT London Wetland Centre, has been captured for the fi
19 March 2012
Follow in the footsteps of Scott of the Antarctic (without leaving London)
Captain Scott (centre) and his team of Polar explorers To celebrate the centenary of Captain Scott’s expedition to the South Pole visitors to WWT London Wetland Centre can take part in their own ‘expedition’. T
6 March 2012