2021

SO7104 : WWT Slimbridge Flamingo Lagoon

taken 3 years ago, near to Moorend, Gloucestershire, England

This is 1 of 6 images, with title starting with WWT in this square
WWT Slimbridge Flamingo Lagoon
WWT Slimbridge Flamingo Lagoon
Flamingo Lagoon is home to Slimbridge’s collection of Greater Flamingos. As the name suggests, this is the largest species of Flamingo; it is closely related to the American Flamingo and the Chilean Flamingo. The habitat, which mimics an African wetland, features special islands, designed for the Greater flamingos to roost and nest and encourage them to breed.
WWT Slimbridge Wetland Centre :: SO7204

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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SO7104, 121 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
David Dixon   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Monday, 19 July, 2021   (more nearby)
Submitted
Saturday, 24 July, 2021
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SO 718 044 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:44.3042N 2:24.5439W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SO 719 045
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