On Friday 5 November at Cop 26 the UK government announced its intention to establish a new cross-Administration UK Blue Carbon Evidence Partnership to progress the evidence base on these habitats.
9 November 2021
We are extremely pleased to have won a Gold accreditation from VisitEngland!
3 November 2021
The first of the Bewick’s swans has arrived at Slimbridge, over the weekend, on Saturday 30th October.
1 November 2021
Whether you’re looking to meet new people, learn new skills or spend time in an inspiring environment, there’s a volunteer role for you at Slimbridge!
28 October 2021
WWT will be at the upcoming United Nations climate conference, COP26, in Glasgow from next week (1st November), flying the flag for wetlands.
27 October 2021
It’s the moment we’ve all been waiting for…we are delighted to announce we have once again won ‘Family Day Out Venue of the Year’ in the 2021 SoGlos Gloucestershire Lifestyle Awards.
27 October 2021
WWT Castle Espie Wetland Centre has been selected as one of three live locations across the UK to host BBC Two’s popular wildlife programme Autumnwatch. Following on from the huge success of BBC Springwatch earlier this year the watchers will again be
22 October 2021
Findings demonstrate restored coastal saltmarsh, created through re-connecting the land to the sea, stores more carbon, faster, than forests
21 October 2021
An inspiring wetland-themed sculpture by awarding-winning metal sculptor, Ian Gill, is now complete on the A38 Slimbridge roundabout - marking the completion of Slimbridge’s 75 project.
19 October 2021
The critically endangered spoon-billed sandpiper, which acts as a ‘flagship’ species for the conservation of vital wetlands for migratory waterbirds along the East Asian-Australasian flyway, may yet be pulled back from the brink of extinction thanks part
29 September 2021
Will you discover what Slimbridge means to you this October Half Term?!
29 September 2021
WWT has welcomed the Nature Positive 2030 report produced by the five UK statutory nature agencies stressing that ambitions for nature recovery should be put on the same footing as those for climate change.
23 September 2021
We are extremely sad to hear about the incident involving Sacha Dench and Dan Burton during the Round Britain Climate Challenge with Conservation Without Borders.
20 September 2021
On 16th September we celebrated WWT’s 75th year and the completion of our Slimbridge 2020 project with a special event.
20 September 2021
WWT invites you to join us as we unite with groups, charities, businesses and individuals across the country in a collaborative effort to raises our concern about climate change as part of the Great Big Green Week (GBGW) which starts today (18 September)
18 September 2021