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Fri May

2013

New arrivals

Posted by Ruth Crumey in Behind the scenes

Once again a pair of adult mute swans have been nesting near the lower pond in our grounds here at Kew. Derek, our groundsman, protected the nest with fencing and you can see some of his handiwork in the photo. I’m delighted to announce the arrival of the first cygnets on Tuesday.

Adult swan on nest with cygnet

We’re watching from a safe distance – we don’t want to upset Dad!

Mon Oct

2012

Swan Song

Posted by Christine Berry in Behind the scenes

The cygnets have now reached the time to depart from their parents. Though they are not quite there yet, it will not be long.

Over the last few weeks we have witnessed greyish brown feathers turn into the beautiful white plumage of an adult swan.

Cygnet landing

Thu May

2012

Very fine swans indeed

Posted by Ruth Ford (admin) in Behind the scenes

Tue Apr

2012

Swanning around…

Posted by Christine Berry in Behind the scenes

So who is swanning around, while the rest of us go about our business?

Swan on the water

During each year we have lots of feathered visitors come and go, but for a long time we have not been visited by swans. Then, late last year, this all changed when pondweed grew and took over the pond – not good for the aesthetics of the pond, but great for biodiversity as it became a great food source for a family of swans. Continue reading »