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Walk with a warden day- Duckery special!
Have you ever fancied getting behind the scenes at WWT Slimbridge? Then check out our events page or call Eleanor Wise on 01453891223. This lovely group did just that back in April, and all (i hope!) had quite a lovely time! The concept is that th
20 June 2012
Congratulations Children's University
I went along to a graduation ceremony at Edge Hill today to witness 5 schools pick up their awards. Childrens Univeristy is an initiativ ein Sefton that allows children to collect points for learnign they do outside of school hours - this could include af
20 June 2012
Mind the table manners
If you spend time watching the flocks of flamingos at WWT Slimbridge, you will see that when they feed on the flamingo pellet, which is placed in the bowls or troughs for them by Phil and his colleagues, there is a lot of squabbling, arguing, pushing and
18 June 2012
Top ten ideas for a waterproof wetland weekend
Enjoyed Springwatch? Hopefully you’re now inspired to get outside and find out more about wildlife this weekend. And there’s plenty to see and do at WWT London Wetland Centre, whatever the weather! Most of these activities are undercover, but there’
15 June 2012
Downy Duckling Day summary.
And breathe..! This Downy Duckling week has been a very trying one, and very wet. We haven't experienced such steady down-pours in many years, but we didn't let the weather dampen our spirits! Tours were fully booked, and many visitors greedily absorbed t
12 June 2012
Barn owls nesting
We have got 2 pairs of barn owls nesting on the reserve at the moment including a family that have made the Harrier Hide their home. Kane was ringing the birds the other day and he managed to get this fantastic picture of the family. We are getting mo
12 June 2012
So why the mud pie?
You might be wondering just why the aviculturists go to so much effort in helping the flamingos prepare their nest sites. Is it simply because a load of animal keepers enjoying throwing mud around?! Well maybe (!) but there is serious reason for the creat
10 June 2012
Half Term Fun!
It has been a busy week with our Downy Duckling Week during half term, although the sunshine hasn’t held out there is still plenty to do and enjoy! I had three days off over the bank holiday and went up to the lakes to get away from it all and relax, go
8 June 2012
Caribbeans get into the swing of things
Phil's hard work with the Caribbean flamingo breeding this year has certainly paid dividends all of a sudden. In spite of the recurrence of the rain (a constant theme amongst these diary posts!) the flamingos have settled down to nest, lay eggs and begin
7 June 2012
Promotional Video of Play Area
I have put below a link to a promotional video that was created last Friday from the play area opening. We have had a great bank holiday weekend with 2,275 visitors on Monday and over a thousand on Tuesday. I am keeping fingers crossed for a dry June. [
6 June 2012
Buzzing bee hives
You can now see two honey bee hives from the United Utilities Hide. We have been waiting for some time to get the hives and now they are here I think it will be a fantastic new edition to the nature trail. We will hopefully be doing summer events for
5 June 2012
Video footage of play area
Below is a link to some video footage of Luke Marsden coming to have a go on the play area dressed as a duck. It is very funny to watch and I am really pleased with how it looks. [yframe url='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dae_orve8Mc&feature=youtu.
1 June 2012
Sheep shearing for summer
Today our sheep had their summer haircut! Before... We keep two breeds of sheep here: Hebridean and grey-faced Dartmoor. They keep the grass from growing too high and their dung attracts insects which in turn feed the
31 May 2012
The opening of the new play area
We are all on course for opening the new play area on Saturday 2 June. It is looking really good and I even got to try out some of the slides and waterplay yesterday. We are doing a promotion with Rock Fm and Luke Marsden will be here today to record some
31 May 2012
Egg number 1.
The Caribbean flamingos are sitting on their first egg! Well, currently it's a wooden one, with the actual specimen being tucked away safely in an incubator in the Duckery; away from the prying eyes of hungry sea gulls. The bird currently sitting has the
30 May 2012