February 2013 podcast: Mike Dilger
Mike Dilger, BBC The One Show naturalist and author, speaks to us as he visits WWT London Wetland Centre to open our new Headley Discovery Hide - a welcoming hide designed with beginner birdwatchers in mind.
The new hide includes panoramic windows for better viewing across the Centre’s main lake, telescopes and binoculars and bird ID guides.
A screen on the wall streams live footage from two CCTV cameras, one trained on an area of the main lake and the other providing close-up images of birds visiting the new bird feeding station beside the hide. A perfect place to peruse passerine plumage!
The Headley Discovery Hide is sited on the banks of the main lake, with excellent views of reedbeds and the Centre’s tern rafts. Have a peek at the new hide on Vine
The hide was funded by the Headley Trust.
Mike talks about the new hide, and his recently completed Big 9 Challenge - visiting all nine WWT Centres over nine days.
February 2013 at WWT London Wetland Centre: Mike Dilger and the Headley Discovery Hide by WWT London
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Recent podcasts
December 2012: Simon Reeve
November 2012: Bird psychology and Bittern spotting
October 2012: Reserve management and the Peruvian Amazon
