Welney news
WWT Welney opens new wetland
Lady Fen visitor interpretation The completion of a new wetland habitat area next to the WWT Welney Wetland Centre was celebrated on 13 November. The creation of this additional wetland habitat, called Lady Fen, was m
25 November 2014
Reserve access
Wellies by Nick Cottrell Wellies are now needed to access the Reedbed hide. The summer walk and dragonfly ponds have been closed due to water levels increasing. There are still plenty of birds to see, with the incre
22 November 2014
Festival of swans
Water rail at ringing demonstration Our Festival of swans weekend is here and we were a bit worried about the fog this morning but it did encourage lots of our whooper swans to stay a bit longer on the lagoon than nor
15 November 2014
Rarest swan suffers alarming crash in numbers, new figures reveal
The UK’s smallest and rarest swan has suffered an alarming crash in numbers, according to new figures released today by the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT). In some winters, the Ouse Washes receives up to 25-33% of the whole of the Northwest Europea
28 October 2014
Swan numbers building
Whooper swan numbers are building on the Ouse Washes with over 800 swans this morning counted at our Swan's awake event. These events are a fantastic chance to see the reserve in the early morning as the swans are waking up on the washes, the next dates
25 October 2014
Don't miss nature's most 'incredible journeys' this Autumn
Get closer to the action with wild bird feeds and special events Bewick's swans by James Lees Every year as the seasons change and the leaves turn red and yellow, animals are saving up their strength for one of the gr
20 October 2014
Bumblebee hive
Honey bees This summer we have had a lot of activity on the reserve with bees! We have had a honey bee swarm decide that the main hide was their favourite area on the reserve and take up residence. Thankfully they
8 August 2014
Bovine pedicures
The first customer If we humans need our nails trimmed we would normally head off to the spa but for our cattle that's not really an option. Yesterday some of our cows needed their feet trimming, so a very specialised
25 July 2014
Help us break butterfly count record says David Attenborough
Brimstone, Matt Berry, Butterfly Conservation Sir David Attenborough launched the 2014 Big Butterfly count at WWT’s London Wetland Centre last week and your local WWT Welney Wetland Centre is inviting you to come al
21 July 2014
Swallow chicks fledging
Swallow fledglings huddled together The next wave of young birds have just flown the nest. Our brood of swallows from the North Wing Hide finally ventured outside this weekend and have begun to line up along the han
30 June 2014
What makes a good nest site?
Duckling being rescued People are always interested in the quirky nesting sites some birds choose to lay their eggs and a couple of weeks back we had one of the weirdest. A robin had chosen to nest in a motorcycle h
14 May 2014
Small mammal survey
Field vole at WWT Welney This morning we did a test run of the small mammal survey we will be running tomorrow morning from 7am - 8.30am as part of our World Wetlands Day activities. This is a great chance to get cl
1 February 2014
Get involved in a wetlands bioblitz
Reconnect with nature on World Wetlands Day Join us for a unique opportunity to help with wildlife surveys which will feed into the conservation work that WWT Welney Wetland Centre is so important for. World Wetlands Day is chance to recognise the importa
28 January 2014
VIDEO: The swan migration has begun
[yframe url='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYyTpn3b0tM&list=PL56E14ACF00128299'] Hundreds of swans have arrived at WWT Welney Wetland Centre to spend the winter months in the Fens. Numbers will increase to 6,000 whooper swans and 3,000 Bewick's swans
24 October 2013
Wild swans get their first supper
Children watching WWT Welney floodlit wild swan feed by Sacha Dench The floodlit wild swan feeds will be inaugurated by Sir Peter Scott’s daughter and local dignitaries Staff and visitors at WWT Welney Wetland Centr
24 October 2013