News
Welney Sightings - 01/11/2024
Now Open Later for Winter! Visitor centre & Reserve: 9.30am - 5pm daily
1 November 2024
Welney Sightings - 31/10/2024
Our swan feeds start tomorrow (1st November), with daily afternoon feeds at 3:30pm and floodlit evening feeds at 6:30pm on Saturday's ONLY starting from 16th November.
31 October 2024
Welney sightings - 30/10/2024
Get super natural in wetlands: October Half Term willow wand weaving and more! - Visit our 'What's On' page for details.
30 October 2024
Moth Species List - 29/10/2024
Today our final moth survey of the year was conducted, 17 species recorded today with a total of 209 species recorded in total this year.
29 October 2024
Welney sightings - 29/10/2024
Get super natural in wetlands: October Half Term - Visit our 'What's On' page to find out more! 3 Short-Eared Owls seen this morning!
29 October 2024
Welney sightings - 28/10/2024
Get super natural in wetlands: October Half Term - Visit our 'What's On' page to find out more! All hides open apart from Reedbed Hide.
28 October 2024
Welney sightings - 27/10/2024
All hides apart from Reedbed hide are open, wellies or walking boots recommended for access to Lyle and Friends hides.
27 October 2024
Welney Sightings - 26/10/2024
With the water levels on the reserve slowly declining; the Main Observatory, Nelson Lyle Hide and Lyle Hide are all fully accessible. Friends Hide is also accessible but with poor underfoot conditions due to debris on some parts of the path, so please be mindful of where you are stepping.
26 October 2024
Welney sightings - 25/10/2024
All hides apart from Reedbed hide are open, wellies or walking boots recommended for access to Lyle and Friends hides.
25 October 2024
WWT Welney celebrated for it's 'welcome'
WWT Welney are delighted to have been awarded a prestigious 'Welcome' accolade from VisitEngland this week.
25 October 2024
Welney sightings - 24/10/2024
Sightings for Thursday 24th October 2024
24 October 2024
Wetland Bird Survey (WeBS Count) - 22/10/2024
The following statistics are the results of our Wetland Bird Survey (WeBS count) that was carried out on Tuesday 22nd October 2024.
23 October 2024
Welney Sightings - 23/10/2024
The Main Observatory and Nelson-Lyle Hide are accessible with walking boots, and Lyle and Friends are accessible only with wellies. For those interested in our Wetland Bird Survey, please feel free to use the link provided at the bottom of todays sightings list to see the results from our most recent survey on Tuesday 22nd October 2024
23 October 2024
Welney sightings - 22/10/2024
Main hide open, wellies needed to Nelson-Lyle hide. Watercolours by artist Ann Biggs in our gallery till the end of the month.
22 October 2024
Welney sightings - 21/10/2024
Nature Spirits Workshop: Spend a morning drawing nature spirits with artist Lizzie Ault on the 31st of October. Tickets available now.
21 October 2024