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Sheep set sail for pastures new
[yframe url='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eu01i4jO1g8&feature=g-upl'] It’s not something you would normally expect to see just 10 minutes from Hammersmith; seven Hebridean sheep on a boat heading to an island in the middle of a lake... Hebr
28 September 2012
Photographers get closer to nature to win prizes
Keen photographers have each won a prize in five categories of the prestigious WWT Photography Competition. Their photographs of a common lizard, a soldier beetle, a little grebe eating a fish, a spider and a pair of hungry swallows have respectively won
27 September 2012
Corporate volunteering in World Wetlands
Guest blog post by Esther Harvey of Betfair The Betfair team hard at work On a beautiful late August morning we descended on WWT London Wetland Centre for a day’s volunteering. The weather was perfect and the abunda
26 September 2012
September podcast: harvest time for wetland wildlife
September's a time of change at WWT London Wetland Centre. In this mini podcast Jamie and Victor look at seeds, and explain why you shouldn't rush to deadhead the plants in your garden. Missed any of our podcasts? August: Bats and other summer wildlife J
6 September 2012
Elephants and Tigers – It’s a Jungle Out There
Guest blog by WWT London Wetland Centre Chief Ecologist Richard Bullock The thought of visiting the London Wetland Centre to view ‘big game’ seems rather far-fetched, particularly as our largest fauna on site extend to animals such as the Mute Swan or
4 September 2012
Junior Wetland Warden Log 3
Guest blog by WWT London Wetland Centre Learning Officer Paul Lawston Children digging holes for pitfall traps Rain may be unwelcome to many but for our Wetland Wardens it proved quite handy this week! After making ou
3 September 2012
Youngsters catch the volunteering bug
Taking part in "Be a Wetland Warden" Bayley, aged 8, and Finley, 6, are having fun finding out what it’s like to be wardens at WWT London Wetland Centre in Barnes. They gave up an hour of their time this w
31 August 2012
Junior Wetland Warden Log 2
Guest blog by WWT London Wetland Centre Learning Manager Shayna Barby Making minibeast refugia The second week of junior warden activity has seen us continue our habitat restoration work on the South Route of the Lond
27 August 2012
WWT London Wetland Centre is Britain's favourite nature reserve!
Wildside Pond at WWT London Wetland Centre WWT London Wetland Centre has been chosen as the UK’s ‘Favourite Nature Reserve’ by members of the public. The astonishing array of wildlife that calls the Centre home,
22 August 2012
A Gardener’s Friend – It’s Much Less Bother with a Hover
Guest blog by London Wetland Centre’s Chief Ecologist Richard Bullock Hoverfly Volucella inanis - Richard Bullock Many hoverflies mimic wasp colouration to avoid being attacked by predators such as birds. This is an
21 August 2012
Junior Wetland Warden Log
Guest blog by Loretta Hoy from WWT London Wetland Centre's Learning Team Investigating the log garden Log gardens are great habitats for a variety of species including invertebrates, reptiles and amphibians. The crevi
20 August 2012
Broad-leaved Helleborine - our fifth orchid
Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine – A new orchid for WWT London Wetland Centre Guest blog by London Wetland Centre’s Chief Ecologist Richard Bullock Broad-leaved Helleborine - David Widdowson This is
17 August 2012
Golden frog blog
Common Frog – Going for Gold? Guest blog by WWT London Wetland Centre's Chief Ecologist Richard Bullock Golden Common Frog - Nick Oliver The Common Frog (Rana temporaria) occurs in a wide range of damp and wetland
15 August 2012
The Bat Walk Night rises
Pipistrelle - R J Brookes / BCT 2012 is the United Nations’ Year of the Bat, and with the new Batman film hitting the big screen this week, now is a perfect time to explore the fascinating world of these nocturnal f
17 July 2012
Here Be Dragons
Migrant Hawker - Anne and Chris Algar Meet the British Dragonfly Society and find out more about dragonflies during WWT London Wetland Centre’s Dragonfly Weekend, 14 – 15 July. There are dragons on the loose at WW
5 July 2012