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SLIMBRIDGE

SLIMBRIDGE Gloucestershire The birthplace of modern wetland conservation, WWT Slimbridge was founded by Sir Peter Scott in 1946 and remains internationally important for waterbird research. Nestled beside the beautiful Severn Estuary, it is home to nearly 200 bird species, including Bewick’s swans, which fly in from Arctic Russia to spend the winter at Slimbridge. Look out for dragonflies and kingfishers on a kilometre-long canoe safari, or view the incredible wildlife of the estuary from one of...

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