Slimbridge news
Celebrity Dusty Duck Trail unveiled at Slimbridge
A very different type of duck, designed by the world-famous Bristol based Aardman studios, landed at WWT Slimbridge Wetland Centre, Gloucestershire today. Dusty Duck has been designed exclusively for the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust (WWT) by Aardman studio
4 July 2016
Europe’s most endangered swans have their first political champion
South West MEP Julie Girling today became the first ever Bewick’s Swan Champion on a visit to the world-famous Bewick’s swan roost at Slimbridge, headquarters of the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT). L-R: RSPB's Pau
15 January 2016
Bristol broadcasters bring the Bewick's swans of Slimbridge to our screens
Young Bristol naturalist Alex Rhodes has teamed up with veteran TV and radio producer Sarah Pitt to tell the story of one of the South West's seasonal wildlife spectacles: the Bewick's swans of Slimbridge. More than 80 Bewick's swans have already arrive
14 December 2015
Record-breaking swan arrival adds to cold winter rumours
Record breaker(c) Martin McGill WWT The first Bewick’s swan of autumn arrived at WWT Slimbridge Wetland Centre in Gloucestershire yesterday – the earliest for over 50 years – adding to speculation that we are in
12 October 2015
Pupils start to benefit from outdoor learning forum
Teachers and a swan observe WWT's Lucy Hellier run an outdoor learning session(c) Simon Ball 6,000 pupils in Gloucestershire have started to benefit from a new teacher forum set up by the Wildfowl & Wetlands Tru
5 October 2015
Foster care rare birds return home to breed
Spoonievision tonight 8pm - first footage and behind-the-scenes interviews A spoon-billed sandpiper chick under the care of WWT's expert bird keepers Rare spoon-billed sandpipers that were fostered by conservationist
19 August 2015
First flight of wild young cranes in West Country for 400 years
Wildlife conservationists are celebrating this week after young wild cranes took to the air in the West Country for the first time in four centuries. And it’s a double celebration, with successful crane families in both Somerset and Gloucestershire.
6 August 2015
Kids see weird wetland beasts on the brink up close at Slimbridge
Phobe, Dylan and James from Slimbridge School meet one of the new crayfish School kids visiting WWT Slimbridge Wetland Centre this week have been getting up close to two of Britain’s weirdest and most endangered wet
3 June 2015
Crane egg delayed by late spring
UPDATE 13 MAY 2015: SINCE WE PUBLISHED THIS STORY, UNFORTUNATELY RUBY AND BART'S NEST ATTEMPT HAS FAILED. THERE IS STILL PLENTY OF CRANE ACTIVITY AROUND SLIMBRIDGE'S RESERVES SO WE ARE STILL HOPEFUL THAT BREEDING MIGHT HAPPEN THIS YEAR A young crane has
11 May 2015
UWE graduate’s film of cranes selected for prize in Japan
A graduate from the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) has had her first film, set at WWT Slimbridge in Gloucestershire, selected for the Japan Wildlife Film Festival alongside David Attenborough’s latest BBC series, Life Story. Ida May-Jon
1 May 2015
Visitors’ surprise as David Attenborough drops in to film flamingos
Visitors at WWT Slimbridge Wetland Centre were surprised and excited to see a TV favourite, as Sir David Attenborough popped in to find out more about the Centre’s six species of flamingos today. Filming for his TV show, Natural Curiosities which compa
24 June 2014
Sadness as first wild crane in the west for 400 years disappears
The last remaining wild crane chick, which would have become the first to survive in Western England in 400 years has disappeared from sight on the Slimbridge Wetland Centre reserve in Gloucestershire last night. There are many risks to a chick this youn
6 June 2014
Crane webcam goes live
Internet users have a unique chance to see live video from a historic bird nest being streamed onto their computers and mobile devices. A pair of four feet tall cranes at WWT Slimbridge Wetland Centre, Gloucestershire, are attempting to hatch and raise
30 April 2014
Easterly winds bring cold weather, frosts and ... swans!
More than 50 wild Bewick’s swans flew into WWT Slimbridge Wetland Centre in Gloucestershire last night, marking the start of winter for many UK wildlife lovers. The swans famously return from arctic Russia each year to the wetland reserve established by
22 November 2013