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Wildlife though a lens! WWT launches photography competition in Slough
Slough’s budding wildlife photographers will have the chance to showcase their skills at a local photography competition launching in March. WWT, together with Slough Youth Parliament, are running the event which aims to celebrate the town’s waterw
27 February 2018
Spring is near! First Bewick's swan of the season has left for the Arctic
Leho, who arrived at WWT Welney on December 15, has called time on his winter holiday and begun the 2500km epic trip back to his summer dwellings in Arctic Russia. After leaving the reserve at 7am, the enthusiastic swan crossed over the North Sea in two a
20 February 2018
Sky's the limit! Conservationist who conquered fear of flying bags prestigious aviation award
WWT’s Sacha Dench has been awarded the coveted Britannia Trophy for her record-breaking solo 7000km journey by paramotor across the endangered Bewick’s swans’ migratory route. The 42-year-old began paramotoring after joining WWT in 2009 following a
13 February 2018
Hand-reared godwits found safe and sound in Portugal
Two of the first ever British wading birds to be released into the wild under a new conservation technique have been spotted alive and well – 1,200 miles away in Portugal. The two black-tailed godwits from Norfolk were among 26 that conservationists hat
8 February 2018
WWT Consulting shares bird monitoring skills with international group in Dubai
The Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust’s consultancy (WWT Consulting) has been showing conservationists in Dubai how to safely catch and ring waterbirds. Kane Brides and Bob Swann spent a week demonstrating how to use various catching methods including a who
7 February 2018
WWT celebrates successful year at People's Postcode Lottery's annual charity gala
WWT rubbed shoulders with celebs at the gala at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Edinburgh to mark another exciting year, thanks to players of People’s Postcode Lottery. WWT received a fantastic £600,000 from players in late 2017, which will contribute to
6 February 2018
Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust campaign nominated for prestigious award
WWT is crossing its fingers as voting gets underway to select the winners of the BBC Countryfile Magazine awards 2018. The charity’s Flight of the Swans has been nominated for ‘conservation success of the year’ by the popular publication which celeb
5 February 2018
Trailblazing new development launches at Slimbridge
We are excited to announce the start of Slimbridge 2020, an amazing new scheme that will transform Slimbridge Wetland Centre with inspirational and immersive wildlife experiences and celebrate the extraordinary life of Sir Peter Scott, WWT's founder and o
2 February 2018
How wetlands make cities liveable
Wetlands are soggy bits of land. Literally, 'wet-lands'. We built our cities on them because they gave us water and washed away our waste. But our cities got bigger so we often simply filled them in and built over them. It actually caused us a lot of pr
1 February 2018
Using a 'Fitbit' to unearth the secrets of Greenland white fronted geese
Greenland white fronted geese are masters of the long distance. Each year they make a 3000km trip to Scotland where they shelter for the winter before returning to Greenland to breed. But fewer and fewer geese are arriving on our shores and in the last 20
31 January 2018
World Wetlands Day: A countdown from Slough part three
Jillian Derbyshire, 62, volunteer I decided to join after seeing a notice in the park. I used to walk through quite regularly as it’s really close to where I live and I used to take my mum there. I got involved because I needed something to do. I was
31 January 2018
World Wetlands Day: A countdown from Slough part two
John Hook, 63, volunteer, Slough I first got involved after noticing a poster on the park railings. I’d been retired for six months and I’d always told myself I wasn’t going to start volunteering for anything until I’d had half a year to myself.
30 January 2018
World Wetlands Day: A countdown from Slough part one
WWT has been working with the community in Slough to restore its Salt Hill Stream. We talked to three of the volunteers who have been working hard to clean the area. They revealed to us why they want their wetlands back and how the project has awarded the
29 January 2018
World Wetlands Day: A countdown from Colombo
The city of Colombo grew out of a group of fishing villages around a wetland. Today, these wetlands cover more than 15% of the total area of the Colombo Metropolitan Region. They protect the city from flooding and help mitigate climate change.
27 January 2018
National 'Bird flu' Prevention Zones in place
Anyone who keep birds in England or Wales is now subject to the Governments' Prevention Zone orders, to help reduce the risk of the spread of avian influenza (‘bird flu’). The orders follow findings of avian influenza in wild birds at sites across Eng
25 January 2018