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Wildlife Sightings for 24th May 2023
Whitethroat on the sheltered lagoon and Garden Warbler on south route.
25 May 2023
Wildlife Sightings for 23rd May 2023
Red Kite over the reserve. Whitethroat by the Peacock Tower.
23 May 2023
Wildlife Sightings for 22nd May 2023
Common Tern and Oystercatcher on the main lake. Lots of warblers singing around site
22 May 2023
Wildlife Sightings for 21st May 2023
2 Peregrine and Hobby over the reserve, plus Common Sandpiper, Common Terns and Yellow Wagtails
21 May 2023
Wildlife Sightings for 20th May 2023
Hobby and Kestrel hunting over site. Common Terns on the main lake.
20 May 2023
5 things you didn’t know about London Wetland Centre
London Wetland Centre has been creating space for nature for 23 years. To celebrate our birthday, here’s five things you might not know about us… 1 We were opened by Sir David Attenborough It’s true, we were opened by the patron saint of nature
19 May 2023
23 years of making space for nature!
Celebrate our anniversary with just £6.50 entry on Saturday 20 May. Over two decades ago, London Wetland Centre was created to preserve a space for nature in the face of ever-expanding urban development in London. Today we are one of the most importan
19 May 2023
Quentin Blake art draws people to London Wetland Centre
Press Release Three seasonal trails highlighting the best of the UK’s wetland nature will be running at London Wetland Centre from 18 May until February 2024 as part of a partnership between renowned illustrator Sir Quentin Blake and the Wildfowl & Wetl
19 May 2023
Wildlife Sightings for 19th May 2023
4 Common Terns on site. Various warblers around as well.
19 May 2023
Wildlife sightings for 18th May 2023
Greenshank, Lesser Whitethroat, Garden Warbler and Whitethroats on site
18 May 2023
Wildlife Sightings for 17th May 2023
Black-necked Grebe on the reservoir lagoon east end. Common Sandpiper on the main lake. Grasshopper Warbler singing from main lake North shore.
17 May 2023
Wildlife sightings for 16th May 2023
Grasshopper Warbler singing from western reedbed area, plus Hobby, Little Ringed Plover and Whitethroat
16 May 2023
Wildlife Sightings for 15th May 2023
Common Tern on main lake. Active Reed Buntings in the main reedbeds.
15 May 2023
Wildlife Sightings for 14th May 2023
House Martins flying over the marsh. 4 Common Tern using the main lake rafts.
14 May 2023
Wildlife Sightings for 13th May 2023
Swallow over main lake as well as House Martins over site.
13 May 2023