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BBC Summer of Wildlife day at WWT London Wetland Centre
Lapwing chick - Mike Caiden Join us in a celebration of British wildlife. Meet hedgehogs, amphibians and reptiles up close and learn more about them from wildlife experts. Get closer to nature with walks, talks and ac
11 June 2013
WWT London Wetland Centre in the top-performing 10% of businesses world-wide
Aerial view of WWT London Wetland Centre - Berkeley Homes Glowing reviews about WWT London Wetland Centre on the TripAdvisor website have earned the nature reserve a 2013 Certificate of Excellence. The global website
10 June 2013
Butcher Bird comes to Barnes
Red-Backed Shrike at WWT London Wetland Centre - Mike Powney Birdwatchers at WWT London Wetland Centre were thrilled to see a rare male Red-Backed Shrike on the reserve at the weekend. The Shrike is also known as the
31 May 2013
A duvet on legs
The warmer weather has encouraged five broods of lapwing chicks at WWT London Wetland Centre to hatch. Lapwing chick - Mike Caiden One female has three chicks which – on chillier days – huddle under her, using her
16 May 2013
Wetland dragons awaken
The sun is finally shining and the reptiles at WWT London Wetland Centre are out and about enjoying the rays. After a long winter and a chilly start to spring the lizards and slow worms have emerged to make the most of the sunshine. This beautiful video
9 May 2013
Wetlands in Bloom
Our Chief Ecologist Richard Bullock has just given me a list of plants currently in bloom around the Centre. He (and I) had often thought of spring flowers here being predominantly yellow and white, with the blues and purples appearing later in the year -
19 April 2013
The Sound of Wildlife
Sound recordist Nick Davison with recording equipment We'll be celebrating the unique sounds of birds and animals with a special Sound of Wildlife weekend on 20 and 21 April, when you’ll be able to meet sound record
12 April 2013
Pond Day at WWT London Wetland Centre
Saturday 6 April Life Under the Surface display at WWT London Wetland Centre See a magnificent display of giant models of underwater life, sow a mini meadow and try a spot of pond dipping at WWT London Wetland Centre.
3 April 2013
It's raining cats and...fish?
Guest blog by Katy Haynes, Retail Team Leader and Reserve Volunteer Smelt - Richard Bullock While out on the Grazing Marsh with our Reserve Manager Adam Salmon, I was admiring a cormorant flying low overhead. Suddenly
15 March 2013
Spring migrants
It’s been a chilly week here but we’re looking forward to signs of spring, including four of the earliest spring migrants, in the next week or so. Little ringed plover James Lees Look for the plovers scuttling lik
12 March 2013
Pond dipping for adults
Springtime pond safaris at WWT London Wetland Centre Water Boatman - Chris Algar At WWT London Wetland Centre pond dipping has proved popular with families for over a decade, but now adults are being given the chance
20 February 2013
Out of this world
Astronomy day at WWT London Wetland Centre Flares on the sun - Neil Phillipson On Sunday 17 February visitors to WWT London Wetland Centre will have the rare opportunity to get a live close-up view of the surface of t
7 February 2013
February 2013 podcast: Mike Dilger
Mike Dilger enjoys the view from one of the large picture windows in the Headley Discovery Hide Mike Dilger, BBC The One Show naturalist and author, speaks to us as he visits WWT London Wetland Centre to open our new
6 February 2013
Uxbridge boy is inspired by Captain Scott... 100 years later
10 year old inspires a new generation Scott’s expedition in Antarctica. Courtesy of the SPRI and Herbert Ponting. A letter written by 10 year old André Rai to Boris Johnson is on its way to Antarctica as part of a
31 January 2013
Meet birds of prey at Wing Watch at WWT London Wetland Centre
Tawny Owl - Ben Long Wild birds of prey are regular visitors to WWT London Wetland Centre, but due to their speed and agility it is often difficult to get a really good look at them. So for three days in February Lond
16 January 2013