Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust

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Statue of Sir Peter Scott at WWT London Wetlands Centre

Statue of Sir Peter Scott at WWT London Wetlands Centre

Sheltered Lagoon at the London Wetland Centre

Sheltered Lagoon at the London Wetland Centre

The Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust is a wildfowl and wetland conservation charity in the United Kingdom. Its patron is Queen Elizabeth II.

It was founded in 1946 by the ornithologist and artist Sir Peter Scott, initially as the Severn Wildfowl Trust. It has over 130,000 members and nine reserves with visitor centres, together covering over 20 km² which support over 150,000 birds and receive over one million visitors per year. The sites include seven SSSIs (site of Special Scientific Interest), five SPAs (Special Protection Areas) and five Ramsar sites.

WWT Arundel, West Sussex
WWT Caerlaverock, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland (the only centre with accommodation)
WWT Castle Espie, County Down, Northern Ireland
WWT London Wetlands Centre
WWT National Wetlands Centre, Carmarthenshire, Wales
WWT Martin Mere, Lancashire
WWT Slimbridge, Gloucestershire
WWT Washington, Tyne and Wear
WWT Welney, Cambridgeshire

Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust

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