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Experiencing nature with all your senses
By Leanne McCormella, Comms and Marketing Executive at Washington Wetland Centre
Swansong or staying strong: the uncertain future of the Bewick’s swan
Migration is one of the most hazardous tasks a bird can undertake.
How restoring saltmarsh can help us fight climate change
“Code Red for humanity.” The IPCC report published earlier this year was clear on what the prognosis is if we don’t confirm deep cuts to emissions by 2030.
Flying under the radar
Dumpy, drab, stocky… these are just some of the words used to describe the unassuming red knot. Yet this bird has a surprisingly impressive story that belies its appearance.
How I fell in love with birdsong again
By Leigh Pouse, WWT Blue Prescribing Participant
The healing power of wetlands
In winter, wetlands come to life with over-wintering birds filling the skies, their reflections intensifying their vast numbers.
What lies beneath: unearthing eels with eDNA
By Laura Weldon, Principal Research Officer, Wetland Science at WWT
Estuaries: Nature’s superhighways
When we look at our estuaries, we see them teeming with life: waders feeding and gulls swooping.
Say ‘cheese’!
We like to think we’re pretty tuned into what goes on around our reserves. But sometimes we’re reminded that the natural world is a secretive and mysterious place.
Brent geese: urban explorers
Why do Brent geese swap the Greenland ice caps for for Dublin’s green parks?
Is it a duck, or is it a goose?
Common shelduck are much bigger than mallards and shovelers and spend much more time on land.
Call of the curlew: what can be done to stop its decline?
We are home to a quarter of the entire global population of curlew. If the curlew dies out in the UK, they are in real danger of disappearing from the earth all together. Find out more about the work being done to save them in this guest post by the Wildfowl & Wetland Trust (WWT).
Build it right and the amphibians will come!
You might assume that any pond will attract amphibians, but there are a few things you can do if you want to give them the best chance at survival. Here are some top tips from the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust.
Greylags: The fall and rise of Britain’s only native breeding goose
The British greylag goose is Britain’s only native breeding goose, but fascinatingly, not all greylag are alike.
