Llanelli News

Breeding hopes for bird of prey at Burry Inlet

Breeding hopes for bird of prey at Burry Inlet

A new nesting platform and perching post has been installed at WWT Llanelli Wetland Centre in the hopes of attracting Ospreys to the Bury Inlet following their absence for hundreds of years. In recent years, only a few pairs of this spectacular bird of p

30 March 2017

Missing Ducks at WWT Llanelli Wetland Centre

Missing Ducks at WWT Llanelli Wetland Centre

  WWT Llanelli Wetland Centre has lost some rather special ducks. A number of our GIANT yellow ducks have gone missing and we need children to help us and Dusty Duck find them this Easter holidays as part of Dusty’s GIANT Duck Hunt. You’ll need

29 March 2017

Make memories to remember with FREE entry for mum this mother’s day at WWT Llanelli Wetland Centre

Make memories to remember with FREE entry for mum this mother’s day at WWT Llanelli Wetland Centre

Why not treat your loved ones this mother’s day with FREE entry for mum, mam or mamgu to WWT Llanelli Wetland Centre on Sunday 26 March and enjoy the stunning surroundings overlooking the incredible Gower Peninsula. This is a proper treat for mum as no

23 March 2017

Make a Splash this Half Term at WWT Llanelli

Make a Splash this Half Term at WWT Llanelli

This February half term, children of all ages will have super splashing fun at WWT Llanelli Wetland Centre as they build their own den, enjoy family bird watching sessions, make their own bird nest box and not forgetting the return of the popular Welsh p

15 February 2017

Make a Splash this Half Term at WWT Llanelli’s Welsh Puddle Jumping Championships with Dusty Duck

Make a Splash this Half Term at WWT Llanelli’s Welsh Puddle Jumping Championships with Dusty Duck

This February half term, children of all ages are being encouraged to grab their wellies, get outside and join in the Welsh puddle jumping championships being held at WWT Llanelli Wetland Centre. The competition which will run daily at 2pm from 18 – 26

6 February 2017

Traditional craft to help lay better homes for nature this winter

Traditional craft to help lay better homes for nature this winter

Staff and volunteers at WWT Llanelli Wetland Centre have been busy learning the craft of hedge laying this winter to help provide more attractive homes and hibernation sites for many birds, insects, small mammals and reptiles on the vast nature reserve.

25 January 2017

Santa meets GIANT LEGO brick animals at WWT Llanelli

Santa meets GIANT LEGO brick animals at WWT Llanelli

As Santa prepares to fly in to WWT Llanelli Wetland Centre to help feed the birds this winter, he’s got more than he bargained as he meets the nine, giant LEGO brick animals! The giant LEGO brick animals – some up to twelve times life size - have bee

2 December 2016

Santa is coming to Llanelli Wetland Centre

Santa is coming to Llanelli Wetland Centre

For a magical experience this Christmas, visit Santa at his wetland winterland for a fun-filled, festive evening at WWT Llanelli Wetland Centre! Book your Santa’s workshop experience at WWT Llanelli on Friday 16 or 23 December and enjoy an after-hours

28 November 2016

Enjoy Festive Weekends for all the family at WWT Llanelli Wetland Centre this December

Enjoy Festive Weekends for all the family at WWT Llanelli Wetland Centre this December

What better way to prepare for Christmas than by enjoying festive fun with all the family at WWT Llanelli Wetland Centre this winter. With activities running every weekend in December and special Christmas events and workshops available, you’ll be able

21 November 2016

Wales’s only giant LEGO® brick wetland animal trail is coming to WWT Llanelli Wetland Centre

Wales’s only giant LEGO® brick wetland animal trail is coming to WWT Llanelli Wetland Centre

The Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust’s (WWT) giant LEGO® brick animal trail, the only one of its kind in the UK is launching at WWT Llanelli Wetland Centre this winter and is anticipated to be a massive hit. This is the first time these amazing characters s

1 November 2016

Swansea school children enjoy a sneak peak at WWT Llanelli’s new Flamingo Bay

Swansea school children enjoy a sneak peak at WWT Llanelli’s new Flamingo Bay

A group of Swansea children from Portmead Primary School enjoyed a sneak preview of Flamingo Bay this week, WWT Llanelli Wetland Centre’s new outdoor play area. The children from year 3 and 4 were the first children to try out the colourful, new play a

21 October 2016

Build a better future for Nature with LEGO® brick sessions at WWT Llanelli Wetland Centre this half term

Build a better future for Nature with LEGO® brick sessions at WWT Llanelli Wetland Centre this half term

With the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust’s (WWT) giant LEGO®brick animal trail on its way to Wales for the first time this winter, visitors to WWT Llanelli Wetland Centre can enjoy a taste of what’s to come with special LEGO brick building sessions this

14 October 2016

NEW Flamingo themed play area opening at WWT Llanelli Wetland Centre

NEW Flamingo themed play area opening at WWT Llanelli Wetland Centre

Forget buccaneer bay - get down to WWT Llanelli Wetland Centre this half term and visit Flamingo Bay – a brand new, themed outside play area that’s right at home with the Centre’s Caribbean flamingos. The colourful, new play area which has been sup

10 October 2016

Two turtle doves? Almost... at WWT Llanelli Wetland Centre

Two turtle doves? Almost... at WWT Llanelli Wetland Centre

Visitors to WWT Llanelli Wetland Centre have been treated to a very exciting, early Christmas gift this year with the arrival of a turtle dove, a bird that has only been seen at WWT Llanelli once in the last ten years and is rarely seen in Wales! You’d

29 September 2016

Llanelli Bat Expert at Evening Event

Llanelli Bat Expert at Evening Event

Bat expert and WWT Llanelli volunteer, Laura Bowen 25 from Llangennech will be passing on her knowledge to families attending an after-dark bat walk at WWT Llanelli Wetland Centre on Friday 23 September. The evening event will give families a unique chan

15 September 2016