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WWT Slimbridge
Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
Sir Peter Scott's original wetland reserve at Slimbridge is a haven for water birds on the Severn estuary, open since 1946.
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About WWT Slimbridge
WWT Slimbridge is a wetland wildlife reserve near Slimbridge in Gloucestershire, midway between Bristol and Gloucester on the eastern side of the Severn estuary. It was created by artist and naturalist Sir Peter Scott and opened in November 1946. It was the start of the trust's story.
Scott went on to found the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust, which now runs nine other reserves. Slimbridge covers some 800 hectares of pasture, reed bed, lagoon and salt marsh, where many water birds live all year and migrants stop on their journeys.
Highlights
- Founded by Sir Peter Scott in 1946
- 800 hectares of reed bed, lagoon and salt marsh
- Resident and migrating water birds
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