About Us
The Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) is a conservation charity that saves wetlands, which are essential for life itself. Wetlands are the primary source of drinking water for people and wildlife. They also connect us with nature, and with ourselves, through beautiful landscapes and inspiring encounters with wildlife.
Press releases
Madagascar’s wetlands on the brink of destruction, says first ever survey
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10.08.2017 • By Wildfowl & Wetland Trust
International heavyweights of the media industry speak at Expos in Berlin
Michael Golden, Vice Chairman von The New York Times Company und frisch gewählter Präsident von WAN-IFRA, Mathias Döpfner,... read more
19.06.2017 • By Wildfowl & Wetland Trust
TV wildlife celebs back nature law campaign
TV presenters Kate Humble and Miranda Krestovnikoff are backing the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust's (WWT) call to protect the laws that protect the... read more
29.06.2015 • By Wildfowl & Wetland Trust
Murky past of Britain’s rarest duck revealed by Big Ben
The downfall of Britain's rarest duck, the common scoter, could be written in the murky sediment at the bottom of lochs in the Flow Country, the... read more
02.06.2015 • By Wildfowl & Wetland Trust
Pupils test out new Water Lab at WWT Llanelli
Pupils from Lakefield School in Carmarthenshire tested out the new Water Lab at WWT Llanelli Wetland Centre at its official opening on Friday 22... read more
26.05.2015 • By Wildfowl & Wetland Trust
London Wetland Centre bucks European Nature Declines
London Wetland Centre is providing a rare glimmer of hope for European wildlife, following a continent-wide report on the state and health of the... read more
21.05.2015 • By Wildfowl & Wetland Trust
Crane egg delayed by late spring
A young crane has laid her first egg three weeks late at WWT Slimbridge Wetland Centre in Gloucestershire as cold weather holds back spring for... read more
11.05.2015 • By Wildfowl & Wetland Trust
First salty green shoots at WWT Steart Marshes
The first saltmarsh plants have sprouted at WWT Steart Marshes, signalling a new phase for the Somerset wetland reserve which buffers homes and... read more
14.04.2015 • By Wildfowl & Wetland Trust
Have a splashing time at the North West Puddle Jumping Championships!
Images: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/drk70gqty9f5oyr/AAA088IXGknPPr2FRSIUVTxZa?dl=0 If you want to get the half term holidays off to a splashing... read more
09.02.2015 • By Wildfowl & Wetland Trust
Steamy cranes show spring is in the air at Slimbridge!
Steamy cranes show spring is in the air at Slimbridge! Despite wintery conditions, this pair of mating cranes at WWT Slimbridge Wetland Centre in... read more
04.02.2015 • By Wildfowl & Wetland Trust
Duck adapting to climate change twice as well in EU protected areas
The smew - a rare but striking winter visitor to the UK - is doing twice as well within areas protected by EU wildlife laws as they spread... read more
26.01.2015 • By Wildfowl & Wetland Trust
Nature lovers: get ready for the best ever Festival of Birds!
Nature lovers are in for a treat as one of the highlights of the birdwatching calendar; the Festival of Birds at WWT Slimbridge Wetland Centre in... read more
15.01.2015 • By Wildfowl & Wetland Trust
Special measures help divert thousands of birds from power lines
Hundreds of special diverters have saved migrating swans and geese from colliding with overhead power lines in Lancashire following the first... read more
18.11.2014 • By Wildfowl & Wetland Trust
Rarest swan suffers alarming crash in numbers, new figures reveal
The UK's smallest and rarest swan has suffered an alarming crash in numbers, according to new figures released today by the Wildfowl & Wetlands... read more
28.10.2014 • By Wildfowl & Wetland Trust
British wetlands invaded by dangerous mussel
Britain s wetlands have been invaded by a mussel that in the US is threatening to bring the Hoover dam to a standstill and cut off water to Las... read more
08.10.2014 • By Wildfowl & Wetland Trust