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Kingfishers fledge & martins move through
The juvenile kingfishers seem to have fledged this week – as a result we have been seeing a lot of kingfisher air traffic at the Sand martin hide and on the Arun Riverlife lagoon. Visitors are reporting 3-4 sightings during their stops in at Sand Marti
18 August 2022
Super 7 things for families to do this August
The weather may be hot and dry but the wetlands are green and lush with shady spots to chill out in. Here are our Super Seven tips to try during your family visit this August! Join the Junior Wildlife Rangers Join the fun and become a Junior Wetland Ran
11 August 2022
Kingfishers & cattle egrets
The Sand martin hide kingfisher pair are still feeding young, although judging by the size of fish being taken into the nest hole, this second brood should be nearly fledged. The nesting sand martins have all but disappeared, but it was only last month th
11 August 2022
Seven black-necked grebe chicks hatch at Arundel Wetland Centre
Seven black-necked grebes chicks have hatched at Arundel Wetland Centre between May 29 through July 4 this year. Arundel Wetland Centre is the only attraction with black-necked grebe chicks in the UK and in all of Europe. The oldest chick named Pumpkin ha
26 July 2022
Become a Wetland Ranger this Summer at Arundel Wetland Centre
Families can join in the fun to become Junior Wetland Rangers at Arundel Wetland Centre this summer holiday. Follow in the footsteps of our rangers and help us with our daily mission to save wetland nature with 8 challenges along our Junior Wetland Ranger
18 July 2022
Chill out in our wetlands this weekend
With the heat rising across the country, let the cooling wetlands of WWT Arundel help bring your temperature down this weekend. Make the most of our shady walkways and benches through the peaceful reedbeds, wildlife garden and woodland loop. And when y
15 July 2022
Two pairs of kingfishers nest at Arundel for the first time
Double kingfisher families at Arundel Wetland Centre give more close encounters and photo opportunities this summer.
13 July 2022
Reedswamp exhibit works
We have restructured our Reedswamp exhibit this by removing silt out of the pond, adding more land area for geese to graze and removing the foot bridge. Machinery works were completed on the Reedswamp project in April . In July we added topsoil, grass se
9 July 2022
Both kingfisher pairs are trying for second broods
Both pairs of kingfishers have already hatched out youngsters that have left the nest but both pairs are trying for second broods in the nesting banks. Breeding kingfishers are very territorial. When the chicks are grown and can fly they must find t
3 July 2022
Fledglings, dragonflies and butterflies
The hot weather has accelerated the wildflowers onsite. As the cowslip and ragged robin start to disappear, common valerian, various umbellifers and bird’s-foot trefoil appear in abundance, with southern marsh and common spotted orchids flourishing on t
22 June 2022
Oystercatcher chick and juvenile kingfisher
On Sunday Reserve Warden Suzi Lanaway spotted two fledged lapwing chicks with their parents across from the Ramsar hide. This was good news because we hadn’t had a chick sighting for weeks. That isn’t unusual when the vegetation gets tall - it's diffi
9 June 2022
May 28-June 5 is Wonderful Wildlife Week at WWT Arundel
Wriggling tadpoles, fledging kingfishers and fluffy oystercatcher chicks (above) are part of the wonderful wildlife hatching out of the ponds and meadows this half term at Arundel Wetland Centre from May 28-June 5, all part of Wonderful Wildlife Week.
23 May 2022
Mandarin ducklings, great egret & sand martin sightings
This week’s highlights include a marsh harrier sighting over the reedbeds at 1pm on Monday. Could they be nesting there? We also had a great white egret in on Wednesday at the Scrape hide. Kingfishers continue to pop in and out of nest hole number 5 on
19 May 2022
Damsels & dragons emerging
Damselflies are starting to emerge in earnest, with large red (pictured), common blue and blue-tailed damselflies flitting about. Hairy dragonflies are also emerging now. Warblers are singing all over the place, including sedge, reed, willow and Cett
12 May 2022
Busy breeding season is underway at Arundel
Head Keeper Sam McKinlay and the Collection Team once again have their hands full with breeding season underway among the threatened and endangered birds they care for at Arundel Wetland Centre. The Keepers have many species to track and will house the ha
11 May 2022