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Wetlands in bloom: record orchid display on the reserve
It’s been another good year for orchids on the reserve with best counts yet so far for Southern Marsh Orchid, Bee Orchid and Pyramidal Orchid. This chart (click to enlarge) shows how well they’re doing. The Dactylorhiza x grandis in the chart refers
8 August 2013
Shovelers breed at WWT London Wetland Centre for the first time
You wait for 13 years... then 3 come along at once! Shoveler brood - Mike Caiden Visitors at WWT London Wetland Centre have been enjoying watching Shoveler ducklings out on the reserve’s lakes this summer.
30 July 2013
Perfect Pond Season - 2
Guest blog by Nick Oliver Four weeks into the Perfect Pond Season and not much has changed with our pond succession experiment. The basin, up on the bank in Pond Zone, was dug back in April and filled with rain water collected in a water butt, and left â€
24 July 2013
Perfect Pond Season - 1
Guest blog by Nick Oliver We’re two weeks into our Perfect Pond Season, part of the British Ecological Society’s Festival of Ecology, which marks their centenary year. Visitors have enjoyed the opportunity to join in with our freshwater surveys across
4 July 2013
Record breakers: WWT London Wetland Centre’s First Eleven
Mute Swan with 11 cygnets - Lee Smith A pair of mute swans at WWT London Wetland Centre has broken a record by hatching 12 cygnets. In our 13 year history this is the highest number of cygnets recorded for one pair of
22 June 2013
The intriguing world of invertebrates
A variety of fascinating insects and other small invertebrates have been out and about, making the most of the warmer weather at WWT London Wetland Centre. Mother Shipton moth (Philip Briggs) and Mother Shipton The Mo
19 June 2013
BBC Summer of Wildlife day at WWT London Wetland Centre
Lapwing chick - Mike Caiden Join us in a celebration of British wildlife. Meet hedgehogs, amphibians and reptiles up close and learn more about them from wildlife experts. Get closer to nature with walks, talks and ac
11 June 2013
WWT London Wetland Centre in the top-performing 10% of businesses world-wide
Aerial view of WWT London Wetland Centre - Berkeley Homes Glowing reviews about WWT London Wetland Centre on the TripAdvisor website have earned the nature reserve a 2013 Certificate of Excellence. The global website
10 June 2013
Butcher Bird comes to Barnes
Red-Backed Shrike at WWT London Wetland Centre - Mike Powney Birdwatchers at WWT London Wetland Centre were thrilled to see a rare male Red-Backed Shrike on the reserve at the weekend. The Shrike is also known as the
31 May 2013
A duvet on legs
The warmer weather has encouraged five broods of lapwing chicks at WWT London Wetland Centre to hatch. Lapwing chick - Mike Caiden One female has three chicks which – on chillier days – huddle under her, using her
16 May 2013
Wetland dragons awaken
The sun is finally shining and the reptiles at WWT London Wetland Centre are out and about enjoying the rays. After a long winter and a chilly start to spring the lizards and slow worms have emerged to make the most of the sunshine. This beautiful video
9 May 2013
Wetlands in Bloom
Our Chief Ecologist Richard Bullock has just given me a list of plants currently in bloom around the Centre. He (and I) had often thought of spring flowers here being predominantly yellow and white, with the blues and purples appearing later in the year -
19 April 2013
The Sound of Wildlife
Sound recordist Nick Davison with recording equipment We'll be celebrating the unique sounds of birds and animals with a special Sound of Wildlife weekend on 20 and 21 April, when you’ll be able to meet sound record
12 April 2013
Pond Day at WWT London Wetland Centre
Saturday 6 April Life Under the Surface display at WWT London Wetland Centre See a magnificent display of giant models of underwater life, sow a mini meadow and try a spot of pond dipping at WWT London Wetland Centre.
3 April 2013
It's raining cats and...fish?
Guest blog by Katy Haynes, Retail Team Leader and Reserve Volunteer Smelt - Richard Bullock While out on the Grazing Marsh with our Reserve Manager Adam Salmon, I was admiring a cormorant flying low overhead. Suddenly
15 March 2013