The London Wetland Centre

The WWT London Wetland Centre has been developing slowly and quietly in London since its birth in 2000. it may not be exactly new, but as an oasis of tranquility in (almost) the heart of London -in Barnes in the West of the city to be precise- it just keeps getting better and better. In 2012 the centre won the accolade, "The UK's favourite nature reserve" and the plants, and animals that it attracts just keep evolving. There are wildflowers a plenty, butterflies, moths, lapwings, sand martins, slow worms, and warblers, dragonflies, damselflies and Gadwalls, which can all be spotted from the three story hide, the peacock tower, which is equipped with a lift. In spring, the place is alive with the screeching croaks of marsh frogs, in winter the wild ducks arrive, and in summer, flowers and butterflies prettify everything. Birds of prey are also present, with buzzards and falcons regularly spotted, and the centre has days when you can meet some of those birds and learn more about them. A perfect family day out