News - London
Start your New Year bird watching with an expert
Sunday 1 January, 2012 9.45am Bearded Tit - Oscar Dewhurst Join a warden at WWT London Wetland Centre for a one hour walk as he helps you identify as many bird species as possible. For keen bird watch
9 December 2011
PORTRAITS fashion to feathers
Justin de Villeneuve photographic exhibition at London Wetland Centre An elegant new exhibition - PORTRAITS fashion to feathers - at WWT London Wetland Centre pairs images of models and rock stars with exotic birds and highlights some striking similarit
25 November 2011
Miracle mallards: ducklings hatch in November
Mallard ducklings - November 2011 A mallard at London Wetland Centre has hatched a clutch of 11 ducklings, about six months later (or perhaps earlier?) than usual. The ducklings, which should have made an appearance s
18 November 2011
Paddling peregrines and baffled daffodils at WWT London Wetland Centre
Peregrine on Main Lake - Mike Caiden The warm winter weather has caused a flurry of unseasonal activity at WWT London Wetland Centre. Temperatures of 16C and clear blue skies proved too much for a couple of peregrines
15 November 2011
Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust celebrates 65 years
Nene (Hawaiian goose) - Kathleen Misajon One of the world’s largest wetland conservation organisations celebrates its 65th anniversary today (10 November). The Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) has saved species,
10 November 2011
Last chance to enter - autumn heat in photography competition draws to a close
Coreopsis - Ian Andrews Mandarin - Richard Harris Sparrowhawk - Les Mccallum Hooded Merganser - Anne Harwood
2 November 2011
Local cricketers stump up donations
David Sale - Kew Cricket Club Ducks at Kew Cricket Club have been put to good use, helping out their feathered friends at nearby WWT London Wetland Centre in Barnes. Scoring a duck – being bowled out without scori
26 October 2011
Rare plant blooms again, and frogs croak their confusion
It is rare enough to see a Deptford Pink in bloom as these nationally scarce plants are hard to find, but to discover one blossoming into October is unheard of. These delicate pink flowers usually come out in June until August but at WWT London Wetlan
21 October 2011
Local wildlife warden helps save world’s rarest duck
Film about the project opens at London Wetland Centre Idris Bhatti A local wildlife warden from WWT London Wetland Centre has been instrumental in leading a vital conservation mission to Madagascar. Londoner Idris Bha
18 October 2011
Bats and spiders weekend at London Wetland Centre
Wasp Spider If you’ve never seen a curly haired tarantula or the closest you’ve been to a bat is as it swoops by overhead, then head down to WWT London Wetland Centre on 22 and 23 October. A display of spiders and
11 October 2011
Rare plant blooms again
And frogs croak their confusion Deptford Pink It is rare enough to see a Deptford Pink in bloom as these nationally scarce plants are hard to find, but to discover one blossoming into October is unheard of. These deli
4 October 2011
London Wetland Centre announces launch of the WWT Photography Competition 2011-2012
Win a trip to Antarctica Shoveler - Tom Hines WWT London Wetland Centre is encouraging all local photographers to enter the WWT Photography Competition 2011-2012 which launched yesterday. The competition is being hel
6 September 2011
Amazing aerial acrobatics on screen
Sand Martin bank at WWT London If you have ever tried to follow the twisting, rolling, high-speed flight of a sand martin (Riparia riparia) you will know just how difficult it is to keep track of them. Their amazing a
3 August 2011
Close encounters of the animal kind at London Wetland Centre
Birds of prey, otters and hedgehogs Saturday 28 May – Sunday 5 June A whole host of wonderful animals will be visiting London Wetland Centre during an Animal Encounters week to showcase the astonishing biodiversity of this unique urban wildlife reserve.
6 May 2011
Ducklings and lizards welcome spring arrival
This newly hatched mallard duckling took time out to smell the daisies at London Wetland Centre this week. Just in time for Easter the first broods of wild ducklings are hatching and spend most of their time darting around at top speed in search of food.
12 April 2011