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Wildlife Sightings - 01/1/2023
News News And Stories News Wildlife Sightings 0112023
Weather: Cloudy , Light RainRiver Wear: lowA.MWader lake:Teal - 11Mallard - 10Shel-duck - 10Moorhen - 3Lapwing - 3Common crow -1 (Heron Hedge)Blackbird - 2 (Footpath)Hawthorn wood: Chaffinch - 18Stock Dove - 1Great tit - 4Blue tit - 4Great spotted woodpec
Bee flies causing a buzz this spring
News News And Stories News Bee Flies Causing A Buzz This Spring
Bee fly sightings are on the increase around site and we can’t get enough of these quirky looking insects. With their fuzzy bodies, patterned wings and unusually long proboscis (or tongue), they can be found basking in sunny spots or feeding on flowers
Jack snipe, sparrow hawk & cheeky shrews
News News And Stories News Jack Snipe Marsh Harriers And Little Grebes
While working on cutting and clearing what the cattle didn’t eat this summer on the Wet Grassland between Lapwing hide and the Sand Martin hide I watched a pair of stonechats perching up then swooping down to pick up insects from our fresh cutting. We a
Wetland Conservation Charity collaborates with Mental Health Foundation to launch new guide on the benefits of Wetlands and Wellbeing
News News And Stories News Wetland Conservation Charity Collaborates With Mental Health Foundation To Launch New Guide On The Benefits Of Wetlands And Wellbeing
Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust (WWT), the conservation charity which runs Castle Espie Wetland Centre, in partnership with leading mental health charity the Mental Health Foundation (MHF), have created a guide to help people improve their mental health and w
Very high Spring tide and our first LRP of the year
News News And Stories News Very High Spring Tide
The very high Spring tide pushed up and over the Dumbles, it flooded the whole area to some depth, the birding was really good with many species close to the Estuary Tower or moving to the Tack Piece. Our first Little-ringed Plover of the year arrived ove
Wildlife Sightings - 29/05/2023
News News And Stories News Wildlife Sightings 29052023
Weather: sunnyRiver wear tide level: midA.MWader lake::Shelduck - 39 +6 DucklingsAvocet - 33Tufted duck - 10Gadwall - 2black-headed Gull - 128Common Tern - 164Lapwing - 7Greylag Goose - 5 + 2 goslingsCanada Goose - 6 + 2 goslingsOystercatcher - 1Grey Hero
Recent sightings 24th - 27th November
News News And Stories News Recent Sightings 24th 27th November
Avocet - WWT Stock Image British Steel hide Seen on the saline lagoons recently include 150 Black-tailed Godwit, 56 Curlew, 161 Lapwing and 8 Redshank. 3 Avocet have also been seen feeding on the lagoons over the last couple of days. Huge numbers of Sh
Orchids at their best
News News And Stories News Orchids At Their Best
Spikes of pink and purple are now popping up all over the reserve, and through the grounds - but how many species can you find?Common Spotted Orchid, Southern Marsh Orchid and their hybrids are by far the most common around the site, but look closely as o
Young carers enjoy a day out at WWT Arundel
News News And Stories News Young Carers Enjoy A Day Out At Wwt Arundel
Young carers were thanked for their tireless work of looking after loved ones with a free visit to the WWT Arundel Wetland Centre on Sat 24 February.The visit by a group of nine young people from West Sussex Young Carers Family Service was made possible t
Spring is in the air
News News And Stories News Spring Is In The Air 4
The last Harrier count of the winter for our wardens was Sunday evenng with five marsh harriers and one hen harrier spotted from the Reedbed Hide. A vagrant Greenland white-fronted goose has been onsite since late Friday aternoon, hanging out near the gre
Wildlife sightings - 02/09/2023
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Weather: overcastRiver wear tide level: lowA.MWader lake:Curlew - 1Redshank - 5Black-tailed Godwit - 2Bar-tailed Godwit - 1Common Sandpiper - 2Snipe - 1Lapwing - 237Gadwall - 2Teal Duck- 15Heron - 3Black-headed Gull - 23Greylag - 3Hawthorn wood:Goldfinc
WWT Steart Marshes becomes part of the new Somerset Wetlands – England’s largest ‘Super National Nature Reserve’
News News And Stories News Wwt Steart Marshes Becomes Part Of The New Somerset Wetlands Englands Largest Super National Nature Reserve
The Somerset Wetlands Super National Nature Reserve (sNNR) at 6,140ha is England’s largest ‘Super-NNR’ and third largest NNR There are currently only two ‘Super-NNRs in England, Somerset Wetlands and Purbeck Heaths. WWT is a newly ‘approve
Wildlife Sightings 12/03/2023
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Weather: SunnyRiver wear tide level: midA.M:Wader lake:Mute Swan - 1Canada goose - 8Wigeon - 4Grey Heron - 24Greylag Goose - 6Shelduck - 26Lapwing - 28Herring Gull - 66Black-headed Gull - 208Teal - 107Tufted duck - 11Oystercatcher - 3Gadwall - 7Hawthorn w
WWT Slimbridge finalists in Muddy Stilettos Awards
News News And Stories News Wwt Slimbridge Nominated In Muddy Stilettos Awards
We're excited to be finalists for 'Best Family Attraction' in the 2023 Muddy Stilettos Awards for Gloucestershire and Worcestershire. Muddy Stilettos is the UK’s biggest lifestyle site outside London with the awards celebrating the best of local indepe
Third Dumbles flood of the week
News News And Stories News Third Dumbles Flood Of The Week
Once again today the high tide flooded the Dumbles today, the feeding bonanza was attracting many of the Tack Piece birds. Large flocks of Wigeon were grazing areas they don't noramlly use with flocks of Teal and Pintail among them. At times the Dunlin an