WWT Caerlaverock is reopening!
From 2 July, WWT Caerlaverock will initially open three days per week – Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. As we move into the colder months and winter wildlife season, WWT hope to increase the number of days we’re able to open.
If you’d like to find out more, please visit the WWT website.
WWT are the wetland restoration charity with a mission to unlock the power of wetlands – and help nature burst back to life. There are fantastic birdwatching opportunities, trails and walks, seasonal events and lots of outdoor activities for kids.
As a member, you can help to save wetlands for wildlife and people whilst having a brilliant day out in nature by purchasing a ticket to any of WWT’s nine wetland centres. All of the changes that WWT will be making to the on-site experience of visiting the centres have been laid out on the WWT Wetland Centres website.
Get close to nature at centre close to you and buy your discounted tickets through CSSC. Your e-tickets will arrive straightaway.
WWT – The wetland charity
Our natural world is in trouble. But at WWT – The wetland charity, we believe there’s a wondrous solution. You’ll find it wherever water meets land.
Wetlands are super-powered ecosystems. But we are losing them at a staggering rate. These wildlife-teeming, flood-buffering, water-purifying, mood-lifting, carbon-sinking habitats need our help.
The wetland charity is on a mission to restore wetlands and to inspire everyone to care for them too. Visiting one of our ten Wetland Centres across the UK is the perfect way to start.
Our sites are living examples of the beauty and power of wetlands. Full of life, rich with sights and sounds, they offer accessible and unforgettable sensory and seasonal experiences. From watching wild birds gather on shimmering lagoons to exploring reedbeds alive with dragonflies, every visit reveals how wetlands enrich our lives and how we can all play a part in helping them thrive.
By visiting, you’re not just enjoying nature - you’re supporting vital conservation work that helps wetlands and wildlife bounce back. Together, we can restore these extraordinary places so that they continue to burst with life, for nature and for people.
Because when wetlands flourish, all life will flourish.
Upcoming events
World Saltmarsh Day - 11 June 2026
World Saltmarsh Day, launched by WWT, is our chance to spread the word about the superpowers of these coastal wetlands. Please use this board to help us share their incredible power to trap carbon, slow tidal surges and support a huge variety of wetland wildlife.
Fill your summer with flying colours
Dragonfly Festival is back and more colourful than ever! Running throughout the school holidays at nine WWT wetland centres across the UK, Dragonfly Festival brings dazzling performances, vibrant outdoor activities, and brilliant family fun to a wetland centre near you.
Enjoy live music by the water’s edge. See bubbleologists fill the air with shimmering colours. Try your hand at dragonfly arts and crafts. Or take a canoe safari to watch zipping, darting dragonflies weave their colours through the sky. Dragonfly Festival offers families a summer of memory-making – all set within WWT’s spectacular wetlands.
Participation in the WWT Dragonfly Festival is included with the price.
Pollinator Walks | Slimbridge
5th March-24th September (Thursdays only)
Learn about some of the smaller species that call WWT home. Free with entry but tickets must be prebooked.
WWT London | Migration Festival, celebrating wildlife, culture and connection
Slimbridge | 6th - 7th June.
Free with entry but some activities have limited spaces and so we would recommend that you pre book.
Includes:
- Drag Queen Storytime
- Silent Disco
- Rainbow Trail
- Self-led, Rainbow Crafts all day
WWT London | Migration Festival, celebrating wildlife, culture and connection
Sat 2 - Mon 4 May 2026.
A vibrant and inclusive celebration of migration that blends wildlife with the rich sights, sounds, and flavours of West African culture.
Please note: all activities are included with general admission tickets. There are limited spaces for some activities - please sign up on arrival at admissions.
Gozzle © Julia Donaldson and Sara Ogilvie 2025 - Macmillan Children’s Books
Gozzle
This spring, WWT are teaming up with Macmillan Children’s Books to bring Gozzle, the brand-new picture book by Julia Donaldson and Sara Ogilvie, to life across the wetlands at WWT Slimbridge, Washington, Martin Mere, Arundel, London, and Llanelli on Friday 20 March, running until Sunday 31 May 2026.
Families can enjoy:
- Outdoor Gozzle adventure trail
- Interactive Vet Check stations
- Special Gozzle storytelling sessions
- And lots of wetland exploring
