2012

SO7204 : Wildfowl at Slimbridge

taken 13 years ago, near to Moorend, Gloucestershire, England

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Wildfowl at Slimbridge
Wildfowl at Slimbridge
Large numbers of swans, shelducks and geese crowd the lake outside the Peng Observatory.
WWT Slimbridge Wetland Centre

WWT Slimbridge is a reserve set up to care for and study wildfowl. It is managed by the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust at Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, on the estuary of the river Severn. The reserve was the first WWT centre to be opened, on 10 November 1946, by artist and naturalist Sir Peter Scott.

The reserve site covers an area of 3 square kilometres, of which 500,000 square metres is landscaped and can be visited by the public. To cater for bird and duck watchers, several hides have been set up overlooking the fields, streams and lakes bordering the River Severn and the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal.

LinkExternal link Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust Slimbridge
LinkExternal link - Wikipedia


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SO7204, 304 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
David Dixon   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Tuesday, 28 February, 2012   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 6 March, 2012
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SO 7226 0489 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:44.5212N 2:24.1896W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SO 7223 0487
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Northeast (about 45 degrees)
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