Join us in wishing WWT ambassador and nature nerd Lucy Lapwing a very happy birthday!

We hope your day is full of things that hop, flap and slither 🐸🐦‍⬛🪱

We're celebrating our partners SWAROVSKI OPTIK, who have been supporting our work to unlock the power of wetlands in Madagascar!

By re-establishing natural vegetation in Lake Sofia with local communities, we're helping to restore the depth of this vital Convention on Wetlands site 🌿

The ornithological version of a solar eclipse 🌘

#SolarEclipse2024

We MUST act quickly to halt the decline of nature in the UK.

We're supporting #Nature2030 : 5 policies we want all parties to put in their manifesto ahead of the general election 🗳️

Add your name to the open letter - last chance today 👉 bit.ly/nature_2030

This is a beaver appreciation post 🦫

#InternationalBeaverDay

'Nice to gnaw you' - a beaver, probably.

These ecosystem engineers use damn-building and tree-felling to expand their habitats and create brand new wetlands.

#InternationalBeaverDay

We're demanding urgent action for nature. Why?

🪶 1 in 7 species at risk of extinction in England
🧪 No stretch of river in good health in England
🌳 1 in 3 people don’t have easy access to green space

Sign the #Nature2030 open letter before 08/04 👇
action.wildlifetrusts.org/page/130179/pe…

’Tis the season for snake's head fritillary 🐍

Longer, lighter days mean more evenings like this at a wetlands near you 💙

Wetlands play a vital role in biodiversity, serving as habitats for countless species of plants, animals, and migratory birds. 💧

However, over 85% of wetlands (area) have been lost already. 🌎

-ipbes #GlobalAssessment

#BiodiversityPlan #ForNature

Actual footage of us clamouring for Easter eggs this morning 👇

Happy Easter! Have a cracking day 🐣

🎥 Great crested grebe and chick

Mentally preparing for back-to-back Easter eggs tomorrow

We’ve made it through the darkest days of winter!

After the clocks go forward tomorrow, the sun won’t set before 7.30pm until September in the UK 🌅

Felt coot, might delete later

Only 450 sq km of the UK's natural #saltmarsh remains, with England losing ~85% in 150 years. But these vital habitats support wildlife & combat climate change.

🎧 We explore the secrets of saltmarsh on a new episode of #CountingTheEarth

audioboom.com/channels/51223… Sue Nelson