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Get lost in your own wetland adventure at WWT Castle Espie this World Wetlands Day

Claim your free ticket to explore our wetlands!

To celebrate World Wetlands Day, 2 February 2025, WWT Castle Espie is inviting nature-lovers to claim a FREE admission ticket and explore their local wetland.

Visitors to WWT Castle Espie can claim their free ticket by entering a valid email address when booking online here.

Those registered will be able to use their free ticket to explore WWT Castle Espie anytime from Friday 31 January to Friday 7 February.

Armed with a beautifully illustrated ‘penny-coin’ map that highlights hidden corners and unseen sights, visitors will be invited to leave things to chance with the flip of a coin, and let fate decide their path.

Three friends in winter clothes walking through wetlands.

Paul Stewart, Centre Manager at WWT Castle Espie said:

Wetlands are inspiring spaces that quiet the noises of everyday life and create a world where amazing things can happen. It’s our mission at WWT to restore these wonderful places and give people a better connection to nature.

This World Wetlands Day, we hope many people will make the most of this great opportunity to get lost in nature and unlock the superpowers of wetlands for themselves.

Research has shown that just ten minutes in a wetland setting, like a marsh, lake or river, is enough to boost your mood. For those that aren’t able to get out into a wetland in person, WWT will share the sights and sounds of wetlands digitally on their website and social media channels.

WWT champions wetlands 365 days a year. And on 2 February, the world comes together to celebrate these super-powered habitats. Wetlands are water-purifying, flood-busting, nature-boosting, carbon-sinking and mood-lifting habitats, that burst with life.


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