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Local wildlife warden helps save world’s rarest duck
Film about the project opens at London Wetland Centre Idris Bhatti A local wildlife warden from WWT London Wetland Centre has been instrumental in leading a vital conservation mission to Madagascar. Londoner Idris Bha
18 October 2011
Yuk!
Paul and Shayna, WWT London Wetland Centre learning staff, with a giant pellet Visiting my colleagues in the Education office is always a fascinating adventure. Crammed into the tiny space are the assortment of intere
12 October 2011
Bats and spiders weekend at London Wetland Centre
Wasp Spider If you’ve never seen a curly haired tarantula or the closest you’ve been to a bat is as it swoops by overhead, then head down to WWT London Wetland Centre on 22 and 23 October. A display of spiders and
11 October 2011
Rare plant blooms again
And frogs croak their confusion Deptford Pink It is rare enough to see a Deptford Pink in bloom as these nationally scarce plants are hard to find, but to discover one blossoming into October is unheard of. These deli
4 October 2011
October Podcast - Autumn wildlife and Mark Carwardine
Mark Carwardine With the recent launch of the WWT Photography Competition, many visitors will be heading out on to the reserve armed with their cameras to capture wildlife and landscapes on film. Zoologist, wildlife p
3 October 2011
Autumn Podcast 2
Waving Common Lizard - Laurence Arnold London Wetland Centre has a hard working team of volunteers who take on a variety of roles around the reserve. Loraine tells us about her role as a volunteer Tour Guide: she's be
3 October 2011
A clean bill of health
Guest blog by London Wetland Centre Volunteer Jenny Shalom Our Grounds Supervisor, Idris, with a red-breasted goose One of my favourite volunteering opportunities at the London Wetland Centre is helping with the Worl
15 September 2011
London Wetland Centre announces launch of the WWT Photography Competition 2011-2012
Win a trip to Antarctica Shoveler - Tom Hines WWT London Wetland Centre is encouraging all local photographers to enter the WWT Photography Competition 2011-2012 which launched yesterday. The competition is being hel
6 September 2011
Inside the sand martin nest
You can now get close-up views of sand martins nesting at the Centre thanks to two cameras at the sand martin nest bank. If you walk into the back of the bank (behind the sheltered lagoon) you can watch all the action on a large screen. Switch between a
3 August 2011
Spring at London Wetland Centre
In our first podcast, Jamie is joined by members of the WWT London Wetland Centre Facebook group to discuss seasonal wildlife, our local peregrine pair, and wildlife photography for beginners. There's news of nesting birds at the Centre, and some tips on
3 August 2011
Amazing aerial acrobatics on screen
Sand Martin bank at WWT London If you have ever tried to follow the twisting, rolling, high-speed flight of a sand martin (Riparia riparia) you will know just how difficult it is to keep track of them. Their amazing a
3 August 2011
Close encounters of the animal kind at London Wetland Centre
Birds of prey, otters and hedgehogs Saturday 28 May – Sunday 5 June A whole host of wonderful animals will be visiting London Wetland Centre during an Animal Encounters week to showcase the astonishing biodiversity of this unique urban wildlife reserve.
6 May 2011
Swift nest boxes
With spring definitely in the air, we've already seen most of our summer migrants return: sand martins, common terns, little ringed plovers and a variety of warblers. One bird that tends to arrive a little later in spring is the swift. In recent years swi
12 April 2011
Ducklings and lizards welcome spring arrival
This newly hatched mallard duckling took time out to smell the daisies at London Wetland Centre this week. Just in time for Easter the first broods of wild ducklings are hatching and spend most of their time darting around at top speed in search of food.
12 April 2011
Sustainable planting
Guest blog by London Wetland Centre's gardening expert Alwyn Craven Choosing plants for your garden can be a bewildering experience at the best of times with the huge range of plants on offer. But rather than making things even more complicated, sustaina
16 March 2011