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Discover a Wild Summer at Arundel
A pallette of wetland wildflowers, dramatic dragonflies and swarms of sand martins are some of the highlights you can experience at Arundel Wetland Centre this summer. Kingfisher battle royale Things got really wild when visitor Alec Pelling took thes
1 July 2023
Start of summer moult for some
Some ducks and geese are now going into moult. Mallard, gadwall and mandarin ducks along with greylag and Canada geese are all looking particularly tatty at the moment and the piles of feathers left behind are dotting our site! Pochard and tufted ducks ca
29 June 2023
Awards for WWT Arundel
Arundel Wetland Centre won 2 Gold Awards at the recent British & Irish Association of Zoos & Aquariums (BIAZA) awards held in June. The first was a Gold award in the Education category. This was shared among the WWT centres that run "Generation Wild", th
24 June 2023
Wetlands access for all
All our Wetland Centres exist to fulfil founder Peter Scott’s vision of connecting people with nature, so we make it a principle that our wetlands and wildlife are accessible to everyone. Access to wildlife and wild experiences, from exploring inside t
24 June 2023
Male kingfishers fight over territory
A territorial dispute between two male kingfishers was captured by visitor Alec Pelling at WWT Arundel Wetland Centre on Sun 18 June. The two male kingfishers were fighting near the kingfisher nesting bank at Arundel Wetland Centre on Sun 18 June. Kingfi
22 June 2023
Kingfisher fight & oystercatcher chicks
Two male kingfishers got into a scrap near the kingfisher nesting bank on Arun Riverlife on Sun 18 June. Regular visitor Alec Pelling took these amazing photos of the skirmish. Kingfisher males are territorial - both these birds look male as their beaks a
21 June 2023
Mad as a hornet!
We spotted this European hornet furiously struggling to get out of this web and clear of this (brave) spider. The drama took place outside the windows of the Castle Meeting Room on the second floor of WWT Arundel Wetland Centre. The hornet eventually bro
18 June 2023
Gadwall, pochard and tufty duckling
A female gadwall was on the pond from the Willow Sphere with 7 ducklings, the first gadwall chicks we have seen onsite in a few years. A pair of mute swans have hatched 6 cygnets. This swan family have been spotted on the water from Ramsar hide and along
10 June 2023
Mallard & Tufted duck co-parent ducklings
A female mallard duck has “adopted” a clutch of tufted ducklings and is helping their tufted duck mother raise them on Pelican Cove at WWT Arundel Wetland Centre. Ten days ago the two wild ducks hatched clutches of eggs on the same day, on the sam
7 June 2023
Changing places toilet opens Sat 27 May
Our new Changing Places Toilet (CPT) has opened in time for the half term holidays. A Changing Places Toilets is larger than standard accessible toilets with extra features and more space. They are generally designed for assisted use, for example with a
27 May 2023
Quentin Blake art draws people to WWT Arundel
A trail highlighting the best of the wetland nature opened at WWT Arundel Wetland Centre on 18 May as part of a year-long partnership between renowned illustrator Sir Quentin Blake and the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust. The Drawn to Water spring/summer trail
24 May 2023
Half term nature activities for families
Summer starts warm days of buzzing wetlands, full of hatching wildlife, leave loads for families to explore! Here are some suggestions to get the most from your family day out at Arundel Wetland Centre this summer half term (May 27-June 4) . Drawn t
16 May 2023
Sand martins & great crested grebe
At the Sand martin hide we are seeing about 20 sand martins at a go, hawking insects over the water and entering burrows on both ‘wings’ of the hide. A pair of oystercatchers seem to have settled there now, as in previous years - we haven't spotted a
16 May 2023
Watching our Wild Side
Many types of wetland wildlife are raising their young on the safety of our wetland reserve. Our team manages the ponds, wet meadows island and scrapes specifically for certain species, others appear as spring surprises. Here are this season's highlights.
14 May 2023
Newbies and nesters in our collection
Now that breeding season is well underway this June, Head Keeper Sam McKinlay and the Collection Team of Keepers are busy keeping a watchful eye on the birds in our WWT collection of threatened and endangered birds they care for at Arundel Wetland Centre.
14 May 2023