WWT has joined forces with a new cross-party group of parliamentarians and Wildlife and Countryside Link on the toxic impact of lead ammunition pollution.
9 June 2022
On 7th June 2022 the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Wetlands, chaired by Slimbridge MP Siobhan Baillie, held its first in-person meeting where MPs and peers heard about the amazing benefits urban wetlands provide and witnessed these benefits first-hand at WWT London Wetland Centre.
8 June 2022
25 May marks World Otter Day for 2022!
25 May 2022
Discover new life and find out what Slimbridge means to you this season.
23 May 2022
We are delighted to announce that a crested screamer chick hatched this April in the grounds, at Screamer Shore.
19 May 2022
England’s second sNNR has been declared in Somerset by Natural England on the 70th anniversary of the creation of national nature reserves.
18 May 2022
Ever wanted to grow our native wildflowers? Join local wildflower nursery Ecohab Wildflowers and the Flourishing Floodplains project to learn about growing local flora of the Severn Vale floodplains.
12 May 2022
We're delighted to announce that nēnē goslings hatched this April in Mission Possible. This is the first time we have successfully bred this species in their new immersive exhibit, ‘Mission Possible’, which opened in May 2021.
11 May 2022
On Friday 6 May the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), as part of the UK REACH process, has published its dossier or ‘report’ with recommendations on restricting the use of all lead ammunition over all types of landscape in England, Scotland and Wales.
6 May 2022
We are delighted to have been shortlisted in the Family Day Out of the Year category in the 2022 SoGlos Awards.
2 May 2022
Slimbridge are delighted to have won Silver in the Accessible and Inclusive Tourism Award category at the South West Tourism Excellence Awards 21/22.
7 April 2022
A report from Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has reinforced the importance of restoring and creating wetland habitats, such as saltmarsh, in order to combat climate change as well as deliver multiple other benefits.
4 April 2022
The RSPB and WWT are advocating new legislation to end the use of lead shotgun ammunition for shooting game animals in the UK. The availability of effective and comparably priced non-lead ammunition for shotgun shooters means there should be no real prac
4 April 2022
WWT has appointed Ollie Olanipekun and Nadeem Perera of Flock Together as the charity’s first ambassadors.
25 March 2022
Immerse yourself in the spring beauty of Slimbridge, from eggcellent Easter activities to sensational seasonal sightings.
23 March 2022