DAY 1.5
…is a 0.5 day because really all I did on this day was visit the London Wetland Centre. I wanted to combine it with a trip to one of my Day 2 spots, but discovered that said Day 2 spot was closed on Mondays, which was really irritating.
The London Wetland Centre is located in Barnes, a short bus ride away from Hammersmith bus station. It’s not difficult to find, but unless you’re interested in wetlands, wetlands wildlife or birds, it’s pretty unlikely that anyone would actually make the effort to come all the way out here.
(Yes! Good camera photos are back! W00t.)
The centre is part of the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust (WWT), a conservation society founded in 1946 by naturalist and artist Sir Peter Scott. It occupies 42 hectares of land converted from small reservoirs into wetlands habitats suitable for wildlife, which is really pretty nifty. It was recognised as a Site of Special Scientific Interest in 2002 and is home to nationally significant numbers of some bird populations (gadwall and shoveler ducks) as well as a variety of rare and endangered wetland species including a colony of water voles. There have also been seasonal sighitngs of wild birds such as the peregrine falcon.
Sir Peter Scott, founder of WWT
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