Welney news
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
WWT Welney starts winter with a swanfall!
Hundreds of swans are blown in on winter winds Bewick's at WWT Welney by Richard Dunn After a promising forecast for swan migration over the weekend, WWT Welney Wetland Centre is now home to over 600 whooper swans and
21 October 2013
East Anglia is about to welcome a great wildlife spectacle
This year winter may start all of a sudden, with a deluge of swans. Bewick's swan flock WWT CREDIT James Lees As weather conditions turn, any day now we can expect to see swans arriving in the UK at wetlands such a
8 October 2013
Rare bat recorded for first time at WWT Welney Wetland Centre
Barbastelle bat by Emily Mayer One of the UK’s rarer bat species, the Barbastelle, has been detected at WWT Welney Wetland Centre thanks to a community science project in Norfolk. In the UK the Barbastelle is restri
4 September 2013
Not as wild as you might think!
WWT Welney Wetland Centre makes the natural world more accessible than ever Finding a day out that accommodates all the family’s needs doesn’t have to be a nightmare - what if we told you there was a way to combine close-up natural encounters with g
30 August 2013
Rare wader chicks thrill visitors to WWT Welney Wetland Centre
[yframe url='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LITE1shWaKQ'] Black-tailed godwit chick by Tom Rosselli These black-tailed godwit chicks are some of the rarest young birds in the country. Hatched on the Ouse washes at W
28 June 2013
Community project saves local shop history
See the exhibition for yourself at WWT Welney Wetland Centre Littleport high street in days gone by A model and photographic archive of a Fenland ironmongery shop which had supplied the local community for over 100 ye
18 June 2013
New wildlife walk gives exclusive access to Ouse washes
Reed warbler by Julia Eyles Get closer to wetlands and wildlife at WWT Welney Wetland Centre Last weekend we opened the summer walk to visitors, allowing the only access out into the Ouse washes. The meandering grassy
14 June 2013
Breeding success for avocets after 2012 flooding washout
Come see our new chicks and their proud parents at WWT Welney Wetland Centre [yframe url='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWXxVVYPwQY'] The first brood of avocet chicks has hatched on the Ouse Washes, at WWT Welney Wetland Centre. The proud parents are t
28 May 2013
Endangered ‘Ratty’ comes out to play
Safe haven by Kevin Wooby The cold, wet start to the summer has not affected the spirits of one wetland mammal as water voles are showing off in front of visitors to the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust at Welney. The un
17 May 2013
Volunteer bat researchers needed
Take part in a unique opportunity to be part of your local natural history! Pipistrelle bat by Amy Lewis Volunteer to help rewrite our understanding of bats in the county. WWT Welney Wetland Centre and The Norfolk Bat
9 May 2013