News
Death in the petal: all about crab spiders
June is a fantastic month to spot these creatures, as both males and females mature in the late Spring and early Summer.
2 June 2023
Recent Sightings 21st-27th May
Highlights: Purple Heron, Cattle Egret, Avocets, Turnstone, Ringed Plovers
27 May 2023
Recent Sightings 15th- 20th May
Highlights: Great Crested Grebe Chicks, Little Ringed Plovers, Willow Tits, Beautiful Demoiselle's, Linnets
19 May 2023
Quentin Blake art draws people to Welsh wetlands
WWT has agreed a year-long partnership with renowned illustrator Sir Quentin Blake, bringing his art to our ten wetland sites and an exhibition of rarely seen works to selected centres.
17 May 2023
Recent Sightings 7th - 14th May
Highlights: Merlin, Pochard Ducklings, House Martin, Grey Plover, Peregrine
14 May 2023
Recent Sightings 30th April-6th May
Highlights: Little Ringed Plover, Swifts, Ruff, Cuckoo, Garganey
5 May 2023
Recent Sightings 23rd-29th April
Highlights: Black-winged Stilt, Little Gull, Sedge Warbler, Lapwing chicks, Whimbrel
28 April 2023
Recent Sightings 17th-22nd April
Highlights: Garganey, Common Sandpiper, Grasshopper Warbler, Whimbrel, Whitethroat, Linnet
22 April 2023
Recent Sightings 9th-16th April
Highlights: Blackcap, Reed Warbler, Goosander, Marsh Harrier, Willow tit carrying nesting material
14 April 2023
Recent Sightings 2nd-8th April
Highlights: Cuckoo Flower, Willow Tit, Great Crested Grebe, Mallard Ducklings, Moths
7 April 2023
Recent Sightings 26th March-1st April
Highlights: Lapwing Nesting, Swallows, Slow Worms, Speckled Wood Butterfly, Green Woodpecker
1 April 2023
Duck Detectives: how to be a wetland nature PI this April
Read our top tips for rookie nature detectives. Swot up and find out how to use all of your senses to solve the mystery and help us find our missing duck. Put your new skills to good use and become a Duck Detective this Easter!
28 March 2023
Recent Sightings 19th-25th March
Highlights: Sand Martins, Willow Warbler, Wheatear, Lapwing, Kingfisher
24 March 2023
Recent sightings 12th- 18th March
Highlights: Ruff, Brimstone, Otter, Black-headed Gulls Colonising , Marsh Harrier
18 March 2023
Recent Sightings 5th -11th March
Highlights - Bar-tailed Godwit, Otter family, Marsh Harrier, Frogs spawn and Long-tailed Duck
11 March 2023