Statue of Sir Peter Scott at WWT London Wetlands Centre

The Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust is a wildfowl and wetland conservation charity in the United Kingdom and the largest international wetland conservation charity. Its patron is Queen Elizabeth II. Download high resolution version (600x800, 98 KB)Statue of Sir Peter Scott in front of WWT London Wetlands Centre. ... Download high resolution version (600x800, 98 KB)Statue of Sir Peter Scott in front of WWT London Wetlands Centre. ... Falcated Duck at Slimbridge Wildfowl and Wetlands centre, Gloucestershire, England Wildfowl or waterfowl, also waterbirds, is the collective term for the approximately 147 species of swans, geese and ducks, classified in the order Anseriformes, family Anatidae. ... A subtropical wetland in Florida, USA, with an endangered American Crocodile. ... Conservation may refer to the following: Conservation ethic in relation to preserving ecosystems Conservationist Conservation movement Conservation law of physics Conservation of energy Conservation of mass Conservation in genetics This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Charity is a term in Christian theology (one of the three theological virtues), meaning loving kindness towards others; it is held to be the ultimate perfection of the human spirit, because it is said to both glorify and reflect the nature of God. ... Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary), styled HM The Queen (born 21 April 1926) is the queen regnant and head of state of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, as well as of Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Canada, Grenada, Jamaica, New...

It was founded in 1946 by the ornithologist and artist Sir Peter Scott, initially as the Severn Wildfowl Trust. It has over 100,000 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 Area) and five Ramsar sites. 1946 was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Ornithology (from the Greek ornitha = chicken and logos = word/science) is the branch of biology concerned with the scientific study of birds. ... An artist is someone who employs creative talent to produce works of art. ... Categories: People stubs | 1909 births | 1989 deaths | British illustrators | British painters | Ornithologists ... A Site of Special Scientific Interest or SSSI is a conservation designation denoting a protected area in the United Kingdom. ... SPA can refer to: School of Planning and architecture is Indias premier Architecture and city-planning institutions. ... A Special Protection Area or SPA is a designation under the European Commission Directive on the Conservation of Wild Birds (79/409/EEC). ... The Ramsar Convention is an international treaty for the conservation and sustainable utilization of wetlands, i. ...

• 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

WWT Arundel is one of nine wildfowl and wetland reserves managed by the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust, a nature conservation charity in the United Kingdom. ... West Sussex is a county in the south of England, bordering onto East Sussex (with Brighton and Hove), Hampshire and Surrey. ... WWT Caerlaverock is one of nine reserves of the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust in the United Kingdom (founded by Sir Peter Scott). ... Dumfries and Galloway is one of 32 unitary council areas in Scotland. ... Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Alba) is a country in northwest Europe, occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain. ... WWT Castle Espie is a wetland reserve managed by the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust at Castle Espie on the banks of Strangford Lough in Northern Ireland. ... County Down, (An Dún in Irish) is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland, covering an area of 2,448 km² (945 square miles). ... Northern Ireland is one of four constituent parts of the United Kingdom. ... Categories: UK geography stubs | London attractions | Nature reserves in the UK ... WWT National Wetlands Centre is one of nine wetland reserves managed by the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust, a nature conservation charity. ... Carmarthenshire (Welsh: Sir Gaerfyrddin) is a county in Wales. ... National motto: Cymru am byth (Welsh: Wales for ever) Waless location within the UK Official languages English(100%), Welsh(20. ... WWT Martin Mere is a wetland reserve managed by the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust at Burscough, Lancashire, six miles from Ormskirk and ten miles from Southport (Merseyside). ... Lancashire (archaically, the County of Lancaster) is a county palatine of England, lying on the Irish Sea. ... WWT Slimbridge is a wetland reserve managed by the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust (a UK charity) at Slimbridge, Gloucestershire. ... Gloucestershire (pronounced [ ˈglɒstəʃəʳ]; GLOSS-ter-sher) is a ceremonial and administrative county in southwest England. ... WWT Washington is a wetland reserve managed by the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust at Washington, Tyne and Wear. ... Tyne and Wear is one of six metropolitan counties in England, comprising the estuary areas of the rivers Tyne and Wear. ... WWT Welney is one of nine wildfowl and wetland reserves managed by the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust The reserve is at Welney in Cambridgeshire, England, 12 miles north of Ely, 26 miles north of Cambridge and 33 miles east of Peterborough. ... Cambridgeshire (abbreviated Cambs) is a county in England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the northeast, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the west. ...

See also

• Conservation in the United Kingdom
• List of Conservation topics
• Ramsar Convention
• Wetlands International

With the advent of devolved government for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland and of evolving regional government for England, the responsibilities for environment and conservation in the United Kingdom have become more complicated. ... The list of conservation topics is a link page for the conservation of both the natural environment and the built environment. ... The Ramsar Convention is an international treaty for the conservation and sustainable utilization of wetlands, i. ... Wetlands International is a leading global non-profit organisation dedicated solely to the crucial work of wetland conservation and sustainable management. ...

External link

Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust (http://www.wwt.org.uk)