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City Nature & Wildlife London WWT by Adam Swaine Via Flickr: WWT London Wetland Centre is a wetland reserve managed by the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust in the Barnes area of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, southwest London, England, by Barn Elms. The site is formed of four disused Victorian reservoirs tucked into a loop in the Thames..a 105 acre wildlife haven with scenic walkways set amongst the lakes, pools and meadows that are home to birds, bats, water voles, grass snakes, amphibians, dragonflies and moths.

Purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) @ WWT London by Adam Swaine Via Flickr: One of the brightest and most widespread plants, purple loosestrife covers wetland habitats with towers of purple right through to late summer. Their square stems can reach up to 1.5 metres in height. These species are bog plants and thrive on wetland edges, halfway between the wet and the dry.

UK’s only flock of Australian pelicans at WWT London by Adam Swaine Via Flickr: WWT London Wetland Centre in Barnes is home to the UK's only flock of ten Australian pelicans. Housed in the immersive Pelican Creek..WWT London Wetland Centre has welcomed a flock of 10 Australian pelicans, making it the only place in the UK where visitors can see this remarkable species. The flock, made up of four males and six females, has settled into their new home at Pelican Creek

Purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) @ WWT London by Adam Swaine Via Flickr: One of the brightest and most widespread plants, purple loosestrife covers wetland habitats with towers of purple right through to late summer. Their square stems can reach up to 1.5 metres in height. These species are bog plants and thrive on wetland edges, halfway between the wet and the dry.

Purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) @ WWT London by Adam Swaine Via Flickr: One of the brightest and most widespread plants, purple loosestrife covers wetland habitats with towers of purple right through to late summer. Their square stems can reach up to 1.5 metres in height. These species are bog plants and thrive on wetland edges, halfway between the wet and the dry.

Purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) @ WWT London by Adam Swaine Via Flickr: One of the brightest and most widespread plants, purple loosestrife covers wetland habitats with towers of purple right through to late summer. Their square stems can reach up to 1.5 metres in height. These species are bog plants and thrive on wetland edges, halfway between the wet and the dry.

Mallard Family with little Duckling 1 of 5 little gems! by Adam Swaine Via Flickr: WWT London wetlands in Barnes a tranquil stunning place to visit with nature at its best all year round!

Miracle mallards: ducklings hatch in August at WWT London by Adam Swaine Via Flickr: The warm winter weather has caused a flurry of other unseasonal events at WWT London Wetland Centre what a lovely surprise today wild and glorious morning walk!

Summer Border Echinops & Poppy Together @ WWT by Adam Swaine Via Flickr: Pairing Echinops (globe thistle) with an old-fashioned garden poppy (such as the Oriental poppy Papaver orientale or structural seed pods of Papaver somniferum) creates a striking, high-contrast cottage garden look. Their contrasting shapes—spiky blue spheres paired with bold, crepe-paper blooms or architectural seed shakers—look wonderful together

Miracle mallards: ducklings hatch in August at WWT London by Adam Swaine Via Flickr: The warm winter weather has caused a flurry of other unseasonal events at WWT London Wetland Centre what a lovely surprise today wild and glorious morning walk!

Miracle mallards: ducklings hatch in August at WWT London by Adam Swaine Via Flickr: The warm winter weather has caused a flurry of other unseasonal events at WWT London Wetland Centre what a lovely surprise today wild and glorious morning walk!

Miracle mallards: ducklings hatch in August at WWT London by Adam Swaine Via Flickr: The warm winter weather has caused a flurry of other unseasonal events at WWT London Wetland Centre what a lovely surprise today wild and glorious morning walk!

Coot on little pond @ WWT Barnes by Adam Swaine Via Flickr: Coots are bold, round, black waterbirds with bright white bills and matching white forehead shields. They love small ponds, park lakes, and slow canals. Even on tiny ponds, they spend most of their time swimming, diving for pondweed, and loudly defending their small territories

Miracle mallards: ducklings hatch in August at WWT London by Adam Swaine Via Flickr: The warm winter weather has caused a flurry of other unseasonal events at WWT London Wetland Centre what a lovely surprise today wild and glorious morning walk!

Miracle mallards: ducklings hatch in August at WWT London by Adam Swaine Via Flickr: The warm winter weather has caused a flurry of other unseasonal events at WWT London Wetland Centre what a lovely surprise today wild and glorious morning walk!

One Lapwing @ WWT London by Adam Swaine Via Flickr: The distinctive rounded wings of the lapwing are displayed beautifully when it wheels around a winter sky in a massive flock. In spring, these flocks disperse and some birds breed in the UK.

Canada geese @ WWT Lagoon London by Adam Swaine Via Flickr: Light brown in colour with a pale chest, black neck and face. A wide white patch stretches under the neck. First introduced from the Americas in the 17th century, these birds are now a familiar site both in parks and nature reserves across the country