Did you know that we created the world’s first conservation breeding population of black-tailed godwits at WWT Slimbridge?
Since 2017, we’ve rescued and incubated 304 eggs and released 235 birds into the wild.
But this work must continue...
‘Radical Approach to Flooding in the UK, Give Land Back to Nature’ @nytimes
Somerset’s amazing and vast Steart Marshes wetland restoration project draws continual international attention.
Go visit!
👏 @WWTSteart
https://t.co/ObsRooKzGK
Love this: WWT’s Wetland Potential Maps.
Wetland restoration, esp Saltmarshes, is something I get really excited about! Potential to restore & create 100,00 hectares by 2050!
Click here to find out more 👉 https://t.co/9TUrA2LFTS
@WWTSlimbridge
It's exciting stuff!
Madagascar visit day 1. View over the capital, packing the vehicle for the trip to our community work, @WWTworldwide office, view over Parc de Tsarasaotra (a Ramsar wetland and place of tranquility and cool in the heart of the capital).
Good news for godwits. 😍
A new generation of black-tailed godwits has been hatched by experts at @WWTworldwide, supported by funding from Natural England’s Species Recovery Programme.
https://t.co/Q5cq4VaI4T
📷Georgina Jarman, WWT
Having spent centuries seeking to get water off the land as quickly as possible, we now need to look at ways to keep more of it for longer, for wildlife, farming & public supply. Wetlands are part of the solution, bringing multiple benefits alongside resilience to climate change.
Having spent centuries seeking to get water off the land as quickly as possible, we now need to look at ways to keep more of it for longer, for wildlife, farming & public supply. Wetlands are part of the solution, bringing multiple benefits alongside resilience to climate change.
What I love about this story is
1. It’s about hope, we can find solutions
2. It’s about collaboration
3. It’s about giving space to partners voices.
They all matter. No 3. matters especially. Organisations shouting up for each other’s hard work really does matter.
A good news story for your weekend - corncrake numbers are rising at @WWTWelney thanks to chicks raised by @Pensthorpe and our careful management of the wet grassland habitat they rely on.
Crex crex!👇 https://t.co/nmkOa6nDlX
Thank you to the 200 representatives from the environment, animal welfare, water, food and rural sectors who joined us yesterday as @SteveReedMP set out our plans.
Together we can nurture our countryside, restore nature, and build our rural economies.
Wetland Word of the Week 🌧️
Dreich is a Scottish word meaning dreary and bleak, often in regard to weather, which we get a lot of at Caerlaverock!
Show us your pictures of a dreich day at Caerlaverock!
#WetlandWordOfTheWeek#WordsForWetlands