Welney news
Lyle hide closed - Wed 28 October
Lyle hide will be closed tomorrow (Wed 28 October) whilst there are some management works carried out along the access path to that hide. All other hides are open. This work won't affect the swan feed at 3.30pm and all other areas of the reserve are ope
27 October 2015
Swan count
Whoopers at Friends hide Whooper swan - 493 Bewick's swan - 15 The swans are roosting right in front of the hides at the moment, providing excellent views as they wake up and take to the skies in the morning. Our fi
19 October 2015
Swan numbers increasing
Bewick's swans at Friends Hide Despite some early fog this morning, there was plenty of noise on the reserve. There are now at least 300 whooper swans and there were 10 Bewick's swans right in front of Friends hide.
18 October 2015
Disturbance to the main lagoon
Tomorrow (Thurs 15 October) there will be disturbance on our main lagoon as we remove some machinery. We apologise for any inconvenience this main cause to this are of the reserve. All other hides, ponds and summer walk will be disturbance free.
14 October 2015
Management works
Reserve management works taking place in front of the main hide, Lyle hide and Nelson-Lyle hide today may cause disturbance. Friends hide, reedbed hide, dragonfly ponds and summer walk will be disturbance free! Yesterday a kingfisher was fishing by Lyle h
9 September 2015
Leaf cutter bees
Leaf cutter bee by Georgette Taylor An eagle-eyed family have spotted some leaf cutter bees on the reserve. They actually visited the centre to spot the rare ruderal bumblebee but instead were captivated watching thes
19 August 2015
Opening times changing
As we change to our summer opening times tomorrow, you will be able to visit our reserve and centre from 9.30am - 5pm daily.
28 February 2015
Diversion due to local road closures
From Monday 2 March to Tuesday 3 March there will be a road closure along the A1101 between the villages of Upwell and Lakes End. Anyone approaching us from Wisbech/Peterborough direction are advised to travel via Dowham market. From Wednesday 4 March u
28 February 2015
Reserve access
Wellies by Nick Cottrell Wellies are now needed to access Lyle and Nelson-Lyle hides. We have had to close Friends and Reedbed hides today due to increasing water levels on the footpaths leading to them. Water level
18 January 2015
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
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
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
Swans and snow
Baldur the whooper swan and family Lots of snow at WWT Welney today but we are still open and plan to be all week. The roads are regularly gritted but wellies are still advisable along the paths of the reserv
21 January 2013
Early openings and water levels dropping
Sunrise over bank farm WWT Welney will be opening at 7am on the following dates to allow people access to see the flight out of swans just after dawn. Sat 15 Mon 17 Sat 22 Mon 24 Thurs 27 Sat 29 Mon 31 Water levels
14 December 2012