News
Generation Wild wins top education award
The Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust’s nature connection project Generation Wild has won Gold at this year’s BIAZA awards.
10 July 2023
New Slimbridge Shuttle
Gloucestershire Community Rail Partnership and WWT Slimbridge are excited to announce the launch of the Slimbridge Shuttle.
6 July 2023
WWT Slimbridge Wins ‘Family Day Out Venue of the Year 2023’
We are excited to be crowned winners in the 2023 SoGlos Awards.
30 June 2023
Celebrating Pride month
A message from Chief Executive, Sarah Fowler on celebrating Pride month at WWT.
28 June 2023
Generation Wild Wins Gold!
We're delighted to announce that Generation Wild, our nature connection project for primary schools, has won Gold in the education category at this year’s BIAZA awards.
22 June 2023
Bronze winners in VisitEngland Awards for Excellence 2023
We are very proud to have won Bronze in the VisitEngland Awards for Excellence 2023 in the Accessible and Inclusive category.
13 June 2023
WWT awarded £21 million to restore coastal saltmarsh in UK
WWT has teamed up with Aviva, the savings and insurance business, on a ground-breaking project to restore saltmarshes in the UK – unlocking the superpowers of wetlands.
13 June 2023
Returning birds are a ray of hope for UK curlew numbers
Four curlews hand-reared from eggs by WWT staff have returned to the Severn Vale and Avon Vales and bred with wild birds, representing a ray of hope for the threatened species.
26 May 2023
WWT enjoys an evening of celebration at the People’s Postcode Lottery Charity Gala
Celebrating the incredible £1.1 billion raised by players of People’s Postcode Lottery for good causes and all that they achieve, WWT was excited to join an inspiring evening at the 13th annual People’s Postcode Lottery Charity Gala in Edinburgh.
24 May 2023
Nēnē goslings in Mission Possible
The rarest goose in the world has hatched goslings in our Mission Possible exhibit.
23 May 2023
WWT Slimbridge finalists in Muddy Stilettos Awards
We're excited to be finalists for 'Best Family Attraction' in the 2023 Muddy Stilettos Awards for Gloucestershire and Worcestershire.
22 May 2023
Speaking of Kings…Kingfishers have bred at WWT Slimbridge
Spring is in full bloom at WWT Slimbridge with a pair of kingfishers breeding at the front of the Kingfisher Hide.
11 May 2023
Amphibian Week 2023
Between 7-13th May we celebrated Amphibian Week across our social media channels.
9 May 2023
Reflecting on WWT’s Royal connections this coronation weekend
This weekend we are joining the rest of the country in celebrating the coronation of our patron, His Royal Highness the former Prince of Wales, who has campaigned for decades to protect wetlands and their wildlife.
5 May 2023
WWT Slimbridge named finalist in national VisitEngland awards
We are overjoyed to be finalists in the VisitEngland Awards for Excellence 2023.
4 May 2023