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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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