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Animals creep out of hibernation during the mild weather
But have they heard the forecast? Slow worm - Mike Caiden While Britain battens down the hatches in preparation for an icy blast from the north, the bats at WWT London Wetland Centre have been making the most of the m
10 January 2013
Wetland wins and new arrivals: a review of 2012
WWT London Wetland Centre wardens with the Britain's Favourite Nature Reserve award 2012 was an important year for WWT London Wetland Centre. We’re still a very young nature reserve, but there was a sense this y
31 December 2012
Nature through a London lens: prize-winning photographs capture the wonder of wetlands
Left-right: Ramshorn snail – John Doherty, Soldier beetle – Oscar Dewhurst, Sunset over a frozen lake – David Hardman These prize-winning photographs taken at WWT London Wetland Centre capture the beautiful wildlife of one of nature’s most vulnera
19 December 2012
December podcast: Simon Reeve
Simon Reeve TV presenter and adventurer Simon Reeve joins us to talk about a threatened wetland, the Tana river delta, and the importance of conservation. And we're feeling festive - hear about our Christmas show and
7 December 2012
Come bird watching with the star of BBC’s The One Show
Mike Dilger - providing a welcome resting spot for a Woodcock TV naturalist and The One Show presenter Mike Dilger is will be at WWT London Wetland Centre on Saturday 2 February 2013 to open a bird watching hide. Visi
23 November 2012
Sheep on the Sheltered lagoon
Having done a great job grazing one of the Sheltered lagoon islands, our Hebridean sheep have now been moved to a second island. This video shows our warden, Mike Caiden, moving the sheep. Hebrideans are a Rare Breed and are kept at WWT London Wetland Ce
16 November 2012
November podcast: Bird psychology and Bittern spotting
November2012-at-WWT-London-Wetland-Centre by WWT London Psychology lecturers Tom Dickins and David Hardman discuss bird psychology: what gulls are up to in Billingsgate Market, and why certain bird species may have developed what we might see as greater
9 November 2012
Meet Santa and his huskies at Britain’s favourite nature reserve
Father Christmas and the huskies Get into the festive mood at London Wetland Centre’s Winter Wonderland weekend! Children will be thrilled to hop aboard for a husky sleigh ride and to visit Santa in his grotto, and
8 November 2012
Bat in broad daylight
This rare footage of a Nathusius' Pipistrelle was shot from the Observatory at WWT London Wetland Centre by Jonny Rex on Wednesday 17 October. The bat was hunting at around 5.30pm, which suggests it may have been roosting nearby. Feeding in daylight is a
18 October 2012
London letter writers inspire generations
Scott 100 campaign draws letters from young and old alike Captain Robert Falcon Scott, British Antarctic Expedition 1910-13. Photographer: Herbert Ponting After an inspirational year - the Queen’s Jubilee, the Olymp
12 October 2012
October podcast: Reserve management and the Peruvian Amazon
Adam Salmon WWT London Wetland Centre Reserve Manager Adam Salmon explains how water is moved around the reserve and why we raise and lower the water levels. And following his recent talk at the Centre, conservation b
12 October 2012
TV adventurer Simon Reeve in Conversation
WWT London Wetland Centre is delighted to present TV presenter and documentary film maker Simon Reeve in Conversation on Saturday 27 October. Simon’s fascinating TV series such as Equator and Indian Ocean have taken him through more than 110 countries.
10 October 2012
Catch the Rainforest Bug at WWT London Wetland Centre
Jungle Nymph - Jonathan Cleverly Meet exotic rainforest minibeasts such as giant millipedes, phasmids and whip spiders up close at WWT London Wetland Centre. On Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 October the Centre’s Rainfor
5 October 2012
Fungal Foray - Part Two
Guest blog by WWT London Wetland Centre Chief Ecologist Richard Bullock Pleated Inkcap at WWT London Wetland Centre - Richard Bullock So what of the fungi to be found at the London Wetland Centre? September and Octobe
3 October 2012
Fungal Foray - Part One
Guest blog by WWT London Wetland Centre Chief Ecologist Richard Bullock Blackening Waxcap - Richard Bullock If you go down to the woods today, you could be in for a big surprise. As our summer (.....‘What summer?’
28 September 2012