Slimbridge, Gloucestershire - Snow geese - RP postcard - Stonehouse pmk 1953

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• Picture / Image:  Greater Snow Geese in one of the main enclosures 
• Publisher: Severn Wildfowl Trust, Slimbridge, Gloucestershire [now the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust, a large national charity]
• Postally used: yes
• Stamp:  George VI 2d brown
• Postmark(s): Stonehouse 1953 cds
• Sent to:  H.N. Parker, Tau Cross, West Lavington, Devizes, Wilts.
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Text from the free encyclopedia WIKIPEDIA may appear below to give a little background information (internal links may not  work) :

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WWT Slimbridge is a wetland wildlife reserve near Slimbridge in Gloucestershire, England. It is midway between Bristol and Gloucester on the eastern side of the estuary of the River Severn. The reserve, set up by the artist and naturalist Sir Peter Scott, opened in November 1946. Scott subsequently founded the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust, which has since opened eight reserves around the country. Slimbridge comprises some 800 hectares (2,000 acres) of pasture, reed bed, lagoon and salt marsh. Many water birds live there all year round, and others are migrants on their ways to and from their summer breeding grounds. Other birds overwinter, including large numbers of white-fronted geese and increasing numbers of Bewick's swans.

Besides having the world's largest collection of captive wildfowl, Slimbridge takes part in research and is involved in projects and internationally run captive breeding programmes. It was there that Peter Scott developed a method of recognising individual birds through their characteristics, after realising that the coloured patterns on the beaks of Bewick's swans were unique. The public can visit the reserve throughout the year. Besides examining the collections, they can view birds from hides and observatories and take part in educational activities.

The Wildlife and Wetland Trust at Slimbridge was set up by Peter Scott and opened on 10 November 1946, as a centre for research and conservation. In a move unusual at the time, he opened the site to the public so that everyone could enjoy access to nature.[1][2]

This modest beginning developed in time into the formation of the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust, the only United Kingdom charity to promote the protection of wetland birds and their habitats, both in Britain and internationally.[3] Although starting out at Slimbridge, the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust now owns or manages eight other reserves in Britain,[4] and advocates for wetlands and conservation issues world-wide. WWT Consulting is an offshoot of the Wildlife & Wetland Trust and is based at Slimbridge. It provides ecological surveys and assessments, and offers consultancy services in wetland habitat design, wetland management, biological waste-water treatment systems and the management of reserves and their visitor centres.[5] The Queen in later years became Patron to the WWT, and Prince Charles became the President.[6]

A bust of founder Sir Peter Scott by Jacqueline Shackleton was completed in 1986 and is on display in the grounds.[7] His wife Philippa, Lady Scott, sat for Jon Edgar as part of his Environmental Series of heads, and a bronze was unveiled in the visitor centre in December 2011.[8] A sculpture by Peter Scott's mother, Kathleen Scott, entitled: Here Am I, Send Me!, originally commissioned for West Downs Preparatory School, is also on display in the grounds.[7][9]