Construction work is ongoing to replace the old footbridge to the reserve. An alternative route is available, but the Heron's Wing and Peter Scott hides will be closed until the work is complete. We apologise for any inconvenience.
Downy Duckling Week is back at WWT Llanelli Wetland Centre this spring half term! Come along to our famous duckery tours and meet our newly hatched fluffy ducklings and for one week only, go behind-the-scenes to our duckling nursery for a very special eg
19 May 2016
Explore the Millennium Wetlands with our wardens for the second in a series of special “Walk with a Warden” events this Saturday at 10.30am (14 May, cost included in admission price, free for members). Visitors will be encouraged to use all their sen
11 May 2016
Endangered bitterns and short eared owls are already benefitting from work finished this week by the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) to restore 1.6km of shoreline and eight islands at the Llanelli Wetland Centre. The work, which is also expected to h
5 May 2016
A pair of red-crowned cranes is the newest addition to the Llanelli Wetland Centre family - and they are settling in well at their new home in Penclacwydd. Originally from Marwell Zoo near Winchester in Hampshire, the male and female cranes were brought
3 May 2016
Common lizard Last Friday our visitors enjoyed our first in a series of “walk with a warden” sessions in our Millennium Wetlands reserve, looking to gain an insight into the reserve’s diverse wetland wildlife. S
11 April 2016
WWT Llanelli won a bronze award last night (November 25th) at the prestigious Carmarthenshire Tourism Awards 2015. It was a tough category - the Best Day Out - and we are delighted to receive the award which recognises excellence within the tourism indust
26 November 2015
A frightfully fun time was had by all who attended WWT Llanelli's Spooky Nature Nights on Friday 30th and Saturday 31st October 2015. There were wonderfully wicked Halloween costumes making it difficult to judge the fancy dress winner and everyone got
5 November 2015
**PLEASE NOTE THIS POSITION HAS NOW BEEN FILLED** This is a rare opportunity to gain excellent practical experience in our fabulous wetland reserve. This year long internship will see you work alongside our experienced and knowledgeable wardens, giving y
31 July 2015
The first flamingo chicks have hatched at WWT Llanelli Wetland Centre! Eight fluffy Caribbean chicks are now residents of our Centre here in Penclacwydd, with more due to hatch soon. Some of the younger chicks are currently cuddled up to their pa
29 July 2015
Your passport is issued, your expedition is set, your summer adventure starts at WWT Llanelli Wetland Centre! 21st July - 31st August Be a Nature Explorer this summer! This summer holiday, children of all ages can di
11 July 2015
Staff and birds here at the Wetland Centre have become stars of the radio! BBC Radio Cymru presenter Geraint Lloyd visited the Llanelli Wetland Centre recently and was so impressed he recorded the whole of his show from here! Geraint received an informat
8 July 2015
View of one of the lakes at Llanelli Wetland Centre WWT Llanelli Wetland Centre has been shortlisted for the Best Tourist Attraction Award in Carmarthenshire in the Swansea Bay Awards 2015, beating off competition fro
5 June 2015
Tristan Evans, a year 4 pupil, tests out the Water Lab (c) Ed Waldron WWT Pupils from Lakefield School tested out the new Water Lab at WWT Llanelli Wetland Centre at its official opening on Friday 22 May. The children
26 May 2015
A group of robin chicks have made a cosy home for themselves within a net at WWT Llanelli Wetland Centre. When student Laurie Allnatt entered a storage shed on site, he found the surprise nest of chicks snuggling up together at the bottom of the
5 May 2015
Groups visiting WWT Llanelli Wetland Centre can now get closer to nature for even less, as group discount doubles to 15%. This means that groups visiting the centre from 1 April 2015 onwards will be paying less than in 2014. Our award-wining wetland natu
23 April 2015