Something wild — and wonderful — has popped up right in the heart of our city. - video Dailymotion

For the very first time in the UK, a pop-up urban wetland has appeared in Millennium Square!

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00:00something wild and wonderful has popped up right in the heart of our city for the very first time

00:09in the uk a pop-up urban wetland has appeared in millennium square that's right the harbourside

00:17once a marshland over 200 years ago is being temporarily transformed back into nature's

00:25sponge it's all part of the festival of nature the uk's biggest free celebration of the wild world

00:33and this 8x8 meter marsh is its own show stopper brought to life by the wwt the charity of wetlands

00:41and wildlife in partnership with the festival and local creative group beautiful wonder the mini

00:47wetland is packed with over 400 plants like water mint common reed and sedge and there's

00:55even a soundtrack of birdsong and rippling water to fully immerse you in this wetland wonder

01:02you'll find life-size cutouts of dragonflies kingfishers butterflies and cranes handcrafted

01:10nests with coots and reed warblers and ripple tanks that show you how wetlands naturally clean and

01:16circulate the water zero waste and all wonder young eco explorers can build their own mini wetland

01:23take home the new wetland aims to bring magic and inspire small steps and big change for bristol's

01:32harbourside and bristol's future this can reconnect with the wildlife right where you live this change

01:40is hoping that bristolians can connect with the wildlife right where they live

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