The Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust
Queen Elizabeth's Walk
Barnes
London
SW13 9WT
From Hammersmith Tube station take the 283 bus, the specially branded Duck Bus from stand C, which takes you directly into the center.
Summer: 9.30am to 6.00pm (last admission 5pm)
Winter: 9.30am to 5.00pm (last admission 4pm)
Late night opening every Thursday from end May until end September.
Half price admission from 6pm, last entry 8pm.
- Visit this attraction for free with a London Pass
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Free to WWT members, children under 4 years and essential helpers assisting disabled visitors.
The London Wetland Centre is a beautiful wildlife reserve visitor attraction not far from central London. More than 43 hectares of wetland habitats have been created attracting thousands of wild birds from around the world.
You can explore 'World Wetlands' with wetland habitats and wildfowl from around the world. You can also learn why wetlands are important with insightful exhibits.
When it's chilly you can wander around the heated glass viewing observatory, and on fine days you can watch the birds from the traditional bird hides.
The London Wetland Centre is the best urban location in Europe to watch wildlife. It is designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) due to its diverse range of breeding wetland birds and winter flocks of Shoveler and Gadwall duck. In addition to attracting more than 180 wild bird species each year (including regular rarities such as Bittern, Cetti's Warbler, Peregrine Falcon, and a breeding colony of Sand Martins), the reserve is a safe haven for 8 species of bat, 7 species of reptile and amphibian (including Slow-worm and Common Lizard), and more than half of all the UK's dragonfly and damselfly species.
