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Here Be Dragons

Here Be Dragons

Migrant Hawker - Anne and Chris Algar Meet the British Dragonfly Society and find out more about dragonflies during WWT London Wetland Centre’s Dragonfly Weekend, 14 – 15 July. There are dragons on the loose at WW

5 July 2012

July podcast: Traditional Crafts Weekend

July podcast: Traditional Crafts Weekend

Mandarin drawing - Judith Gordon As WWT London Wetland Centre prepares for its Traditional Crafts Weekend (21-22 July), local artist Judith Gordon describes how birds and other wildlife inspire her work and Daphne Rat

4 July 2012

Meet the insects

Meet the insects

Make the most of National Insect Week (25 June - 1 July) by heading to WWT London Wetland Centre to see if you can spot any of these colourful characters. This Wasp Beetle has evolved with the same warning pattern as a was

28 June 2012

Country crafts come to the city

Country crafts come to the city

Try your hand at some old rural crafts at WWT London Wetland Centre’s Traditional Crafts Weekend, 21 -22 July 2012. Fullers' shire horses Visitors to WWT London Wetland Centre feel as though they have left the

26 June 2012

WWT London Wetland Centre hangs out its bunting for the Jubilee

WWT London Wetland Centre hangs out its bunting for the Jubilee

London Wetland Centre bunting Head down to London Wetland Centre for the Jubilee bank holiday weekend, 2-5 June. You can be among the first to meet our new otters , enjoy our special Best of British menu in the café

1 June 2012

Otters arrive at WWT London Wetland Centre

Otters arrive at WWT London Wetland Centre

London Wetland Centre is delighted to announce the arrival of a family of otters, everyone’s favourite wetland mammal! Otter - Alan Hewitt From 2 June visitors to WWT London Wetland Centre will be able to see a fami

25 May 2012

The Queen celebrates her Diamond Jubilee with WWT

The Queen celebrates her Diamond Jubilee with WWT

HM the Queen arrives at the WWT stand Despite yesterday's rain and occasional hailstorms The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh celebrated the Diamond Jubilee with crowds at a Wild London event in Richmond Park. They arr

16 May 2012

Green Hairstreak Butterfly

Green Hairstreak Butterfly

Green Hairstreak - Laurence Arnold This beautiful butterfly is a Green Hairstreak, photographed at the weekend at WWT London Wetland Centre. It the first of its species to be recorded at the Centre. Green Hairstreaks

14 May 2012

Swift rescue

Swift rescue

Swift - Mike Caiden Our reserve warden Mike helped rescue a struggling swift which had somehow managed to crash-land. Swifts have evolved for an aerial life and only ever touch down when they're nesting, so this bird,

10 May 2012

WWT London Wetland Centre shortlisted for Countryfile’s ‘Britain’s Favourite Nature Reserve’ Award

WWT London Wetland Centre shortlisted for Countryfile’s ‘Britain’s Favourite Nature Reserve’ Award

WWT London Wetland Centre aerial view - Berkeley Homes London wildlife reserve WWT London Wetland Centre has been nominated for the ‘Britain’s Favourite Nature Reserve’ category in the prestigious Countryfile Aw

9 May 2012

Springtime snaps could win you a prize

Springtime snaps could win you a prize

WWT Photography Competition - winter winners for London Spring has sprung and now is the perfect time to take your camera for a stroll around WWT London Wetland Centre. You have until Thursday 31 May to enter your wil

1 May 2012

Ringed Redshank

Ringed Redshank

Redshank - Mike Caiden While spring migrants are still on the move, now is a good time to look out for ringed birds. Our warden, Mike, spotted this redshank on Wednesday. He sent the details off to a wader ringing pro

15 April 2012

A very special Easter Egg: London conservationist celebrates hatching of world’s rarest bird

A very special Easter Egg: London conservationist celebrates hatching of world’s rarest bird

Idris Bhatti with Madagascar Pochard egg A London conservationist is today celebrating news from Madagascar where the Madagascar pochard - arguably the world’s rarest bird - has bred successfully in captivity buildi

10 April 2012

Get more out of your garden with WWT London Wetland Centre

Get more out of your garden with WWT London Wetland Centre

Marsh Marigolds - Ross Paxton WWT London Wetland Centre’s Garden weekend, part of the WWT Festival of Gardening for Wildlife, offers both budding and keen gardeners the chance to find out how to make the most of the

20 March 2012

Top Gun of the Bird World goes LIVE!!

Top Gun of the Bird World goes LIVE!!

Peregrine - Jules Cox The first egg laid by a pair of Peregrine falcons nesting on the roof of a Fulham hospital, just a short flight from their daytime haunt at WWT London Wetland Centre, has been captured for the fi

19 March 2012