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Visitors see red at Slimbridge
[yframe url='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfosAFI6npk&feature=player_embedded'] A Redstart taken in April 2012 by James Lees It is a flash of colour which signals summer is on its way. The Common redstart is one
26 April 2012
Treasured Scott letter finally returns to source
For Baz Stokes the idea of working with wildlife in the rural location of Slimbridge seemed like a dream as a teenager. Baz Stokes holding his framed letter from Sir Peter Scott Mr Stokes was evacuated from London dur
4 April 2012
Rare geese win race to hatch first 2012 young
Nene Gosling by Dominic Heard Some very special youngsters are attracting attention at a wildlife centre in Gloucestershire. Slimbridge Wetland Centre’s Hawaiian geese are the first to have hatched their young this
16 March 2012
Judges shower praise on Danita's Poem
Susan Barley from NFU Mutual presenting the prize to the winner Danita Teemul Poetic flair and green ideas helped Danita Teemul win our Work Your Butt competition. Danita, from Gloucester, doesn’t own a water butt b
17 February 2012
Love a goose at Slimbridge this Valentine’s Day
A Pair of Nenes taken by Dominic Heard Couples will be able to admire our love birds if they make a Valentine’s visit to Slimbridge Wetland Centre over half term. Pairs of geese have been wandering the grounds for t
10 February 2012
Festival of Birds a flying success
An action-packed Festival weekend saw thousands enjoying birdwatching, shopping and even celebrity spotting at WWT Slimbridge Wetland Centre. A busy Rushy Lake in the morning of the Festival taken by Derek Cropton T
6 February 2012
Late arrivals touchdown at Slimbridge to escape harsh weather
Rhune (left) and Roscoff arrived late this season. Photo by Colin Butters A swan couple has surprised staff at a wildlife reserve in Gloucestershire by arriving at their usual winter migration spot weeks late. Bewick
2 February 2012
King of wildlife to appear at Slimbridge Festival of Birds
Simon King Simon King will be among the visitors flocking to WWT Slimbridge for its Festival of Birds on February 4 and 5. The wildlife TV star will be re-opening the newly renovated Zeiss Hide and a new otter holt on
18 January 2012
A late winter’s tale? Change in weather set to lead to delayed migration
A sudden cold snap is set to bring a late influx of wintering birds onto reserves in the UK wildlife experts are predicting. From tomorrow (Friday) the mild wet weather which has dominated our winter so far is set to end. Instead it will be replaced by co
12 January 2012
TV star to reveal favourite wildlife hotspots
Conservationist Mark Carwardine will reveal his favourite places in the world to see wildlife during an evening talk at WWT Slimbridge Wetland Centre next month. Mark Carwardine, wildlife photographer, writer and presen
4 January 2012
Visitors view spoon-billed sandpipers at Slimbridge for first time
Thirteen spoon-billed sandpipers, one of the world’s most endangered birds, have now completed their quarantine and been moved to WWT Slimbridge. From tomorrow, the birds will be viewable by Slimbridge visitors via a live CCTV link. At 2.30pm daily, a l
19 December 2011
See some real Christmas quackers at Slimbridge
Father Christmas will be greeting families at Slimbridge Wetland Centre this December. Over the weekends of December 3 & 4 and 10 & 11 there will be a Breakfast with Father Christmas event in the mornings followed by a grotto in the afternoon. Fa
29 November 2011
Is it a plane, is it a bird, it's both of them!
High flyers of the future learned all about birds and planes at Slimbridge Wetland Centre on Monday 14-November 2011. Airbus graduates from Filton and the Slimbridge Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust (WWT) education team ran a “bird vs plane” activities da
16 November 2011
The excitement builds ...
There’s a certain air of anticipation around the centre this morning – almost like the calm before the storm, but with a heavy chunk of excitement! Yesterday was a hive of activity on site, with cables laid, lights rigged, sets built and, when darknes
4 November 2011
Wild stars of Autumnwatch swoop into Slimbridge
Like many big stars they kept us waiting but this morning the first Bewick’s swans touched down at WWT Slimbridge Wetland Centre. The much-loved swans return each year after spending the summer in Arctic Russia. They are due to play a major role in the
28 October 2011