BBC Autumnwatch film a slice of cake in the Caerlaverock café. We don't know why either. Thank you to all our supporters, as always, for helping to save wetlands in the UK and around the world. Wetlands are so import
28 January 2016
Your own little green heart - wear it with pride! Your local wetland centre is a great place to go for a Valentine’s Day date with someone you love. WWT has teamed up with the Climate Coalition to invite you to ‘s
27 January 2016
If you’re lucky enough to have a garden, the mild weather might get you out gardening a bit earlier this year. Here are a couple of things you probably know already, but are always worth keeping in mind to protect our native wetlands and wildlife.
27 January 2016
Children of all ages are encouraged to get out in the fresh air and have fun jumping in puddles this February half term with WWT’s Big Splash - the national puddle jumping championship. The Big Splash takes place at all nine WWT wetland centres. Kids
26 January 2016
South West MEP Julie Girling today became the first ever Bewick’s Swan Champion on a visit to the world-famous Bewick’s swan roost at Slimbridge, headquarters of the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT). L-R: RSPB's Pau
15 January 2016
New aspects of the lives of wetland birds are revealed for the first time in the latest issue of Wildfowl, published by the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT). The charity’s annual scientific journal is a way of sharing new research that could help conser
7 January 2016
"More protection for dinosaurs please!" Whatever matters to you, let us know. It’s a new year, new beginnings and time to maybe think about improving your well-being and the world around you. That could include thi
4 January 2016
A very happy new year to you from all of us at the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust. In 2016 we’ll celebrate 70 years since Sir Peter Scott founded WWT. Scott wrote in his autobiography: “I have an itch to create, and my life is too short for all the thi
1 January 2016
(c) Simon Fairweather Steart locals are celebrating a rare arrival for Somerset – a brood of four avocet chicks. It’s only the second time that avocets have bred in Somerset for over 170 years. The fluffy grey chicks hatched two weeks ago on
7 July 2015
Visitors to WWT Steart Marshes this weekend have enjoyed exploring 60 hectares of new wetland, as the final section of the UK’s biggest new wetland opens to the public. The area, named Stockland Marsh after the nearest village, is distinct from the rest
12 May 2015
The first saltmarsh plants have sprouted at WWT Steart Marshes, signalling a new phase for the Somerset wetland reserve which buffers homes and businesses on the Steart peninsula from coastal flooding. Wardens from the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (W
14 April 2015
Local volunteers celebrated their first year of work at WWT Steart Marshes coastal flood defence and nature reserve this week, just ahead of the weekend’s big tides. The volunteer team first came together a year ago to plant two community orchards an
19 February 2015
South American water primrose: Oversized, overzealous and over here! British wildlife will be safer from damaging non-native plants due to a ban on the sale of some exotic species which comes into force this week. Plant stockists will no longer be able
7 April 2014
The villagers of Steart, Combwich and Stockland Bristol helped plant two new community orchards last week. As well as bearing apples, the orchards are intended to be places for the communities to relax and enjoy. The planting went ahead despite bad weat
26 February 2014
The ability of new wetland habitat to support wildlife and commercial fisheries is the focus of a new research partnership between Bridgwater College, Oxford Brookes University and the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust. It is hoped the findings will enhance c
19 February 2014