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Wildlife Sightings 10/07/19
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Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/MidShelduck - 17 (brood of 7 & 6)Oystercatcher - 3 (1 chick)Avocet - 31Redshank - 17Curlew - 4Black-headed Gull - 188Lapwing - 35Black-tailed Godwit - 1Gadwall - 6 (brood of 5)Saline Lagoon Time/AM Tide/MidCommon Sa
Enfield schoolchildren see designs for new wetland nature reserve become reality
News News And Stories News Enfield Schoolchildren See Designs For New Wetland Nature Reserve Become Reality
The Prince of Wales Open Space was unveiled to the public this week after undergoing a dramatic makeover with the help of local kids. The event was hosted by Enfield Borough Council, Thames Water and WWT who teamed up to breathe new life into the negle
Otter family at the South Finger again
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We record regular 'Trailcam' footage of the resident Otter family as they use the reserve, the mother expertly guides the two cubs about the reserve to fish our wetland habitats. The most reliable area to find them is at the South Finger, they have shown
Celebrating the stories of our amazing volunteers
News News And Stories Blog Celebrating The Stories Of Our Amazing Volunteers
Many individuals bring their skills to WWT on a voluntary basis and much of what they do is made possible thanks to funding raised by players of People’s Postcode Lottery, who have raised more than £4.8 million for WWT since 2015, awarded through the P
Latest Sightings
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Spring migrants keep on coming with our first House martin of the year on the 12th, and first reed warbler was singing in the reedbed this morning. We've been having a good passage of wheatears over the past few days with 7 behind Woodend marsh on the 12t
Recent Sightings 3rd - 8th July
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Millennium Wetlands:A fantastic record for the site this week was a White-letter Hairstreak butterfly seen in Black Poplar Wood whilst on the butterfly survey Friday afternoon, there has been a few records of this species on site previously however it isn
Visits from migrating waders
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With the arrival of some much welcomed rain here at the reserve, we have had brilliant wader sightings over the last week. The team have spotted a wood sandpiper, 6 x black-tailed godwits and 3 x spotted redshanks dipping in and out of the folly pond, a
Wildlife Sightings - 11/02/2023
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Weather: FineRiver wear tide level: MidA.MWader Lake:Grey Heron (16 nesting) 27Shelduck - 16Wigeon - 4Teal - 11Gadwall - 2Curlew - 8Redshank - 24Common Snipe - 1Lapwings - 52Kingfisher - 1Herring Gull - 36 Black-headed Gull - 122Hawthorn wood:Reed Bunting
Late Spring passage and the Black-winged Stilt continues
News News And Stories News Late Spring Passage And The Black Winged Stilt Continues
Bank Holiday Monday updateFour Greenshank have been on the reserve over the last couple of days, they are feeding on the shallow floods of the Top and Bottom New Piece, a lingering Common Sandpiper continues to feed on the South Lake wader scrape and the
Wildlife sightings 20/09/2022
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Weather..cloudy and light rainRiver wear tide level ..midWader Lake SpeciesGrey Heron -1Lapwing -107Teal -37Redshank -14Canada Goose -1Black tailed Godwit -1Curlew -8Black Headed Gull -1Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding areaWillow tit -1Robin -1Green Finch -8Blu
Put wetlands at heart of fight to reach net zero
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Two new reports that highlight the urgent need for the Government to act and deliver on its promises to tackle climate change and ensure we can adapt to the challenges we face have been welcomed by WWT. The Climate Change Committee’s (CCC) reports o
Wildlife Sightings - 06/05/2020
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Weather: Sunny 16°CWind speed: LightRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader Lake - AM - MID water levelAvocet 42 (10 nesting)Lapwing 16 (8 nesting)Oystercatcher 2 (1 nesting)Little ringed plover 2Redshank 5Black tailed godwit 1Curlew 1Common tern 14Black headed
Welney sightings - 20/08/2021
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Some fantastic highlights around the site again today. We've dropped water levels on Friends pool to do management works over the next week, but still plenty of yellow wagtail, green sandpiper and snipe enjoying the mud. Resident water rail are also sh
Fall for nature’s spectacle at WWT wetland centres this autumn
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Just as wetlands offer sanctuary to thousands of animals over the colder months, they also make the perfect place to safely escape the everyday and appreciate one of nature’s greatest shows - autumn. For our wetlands, it is a spectacular time of year.
Recent Sightings 28th May - 3rd June
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With the breeding season now well under-way, the Millennium wetlands is once-again, coming alive with young birds. Juvenile ducks and geese can be seen on deep water lake, and families of tits and warblers are increasing around the reserve, with the young