Welney news
The chips are down! Miracle birds hatched from ‘muddy potato’ eggs return thousands of miles to rearing site
Rare black-tailed godwits head-reared at WWT Welney after their eggs were freed from muddy farmland have flown thousands of miles home for summer.
23 May 2019
Photographer David Phillips features in the gallery this May & June
Throughout May and June the gallery is alive with colourful photographs taken by David Phillips.
17 May 2019
Artist Gill McCoy features in the gallery this March & April
Throughout July and August the gallery is alive with colourful, creative artwork by Gill McCoy.
1 March 2019
Festival of Swans
The Festival of Swans weekend was a fantastic success with hundreds of people enjoying our wetland reserve and the special activities we had available. Special guest, Mike Dilger, joined a panel of speakers talking about Bewick's swans.
28 January 2019
Tasty October lunches
Planning a visit this October? Fantastic wildlife spectacles await on the reserve as our wintering swans and ducks return, the autumnal highlight of cranes gathering to forage and the last of the summer's dragonflies still on the wing. With all this e
28 September 2018
Water supply update
**Important information - Monday 24 Spetember - Our water supply has come back on as of 4.45pm, so we intend to open as normal and resume normal service in the morning - we will post an update tomorrow as early as possible if this is not the case.
24 September 2018
Pallid harrier and water supply update
Today we are experiencing problems with out water supply, so facilities within the visitor cente are limited, but access to the reserve is open and will be open until 5pm today (last admissions at 4.30pm). Pallid harrier - 1 from Lyle hide at 11.40am Whoo
24 September 2018
Pallid Harrier
Pallid harrier by Paul Nobbs A juvenile pallid harrier has been giving great views to visitors on the reserve since the weekend. This particularly showy individual has been watched travelling the length of the reser
18 September 2018
Endangered beetle hides out at WWT Welney
Tansy beetle by Andy Brown . The Tansy beetle was thought to exist at just two sites in the UK, but has now been recorded for the first time in Norfolk, at the Welney Wetland Centre. It may be one of the small
17 September 2018
Back to the beginning for family visit
The family of Josh Scott, first warden of WWT Welney back in 1970, made a return visit to the reserve for a chance to all see one another, some meeting for the first time. It was also an opportunity to reconnect with the family history. Josh Sco
14 August 2018
Artist Gill McCoy features in the gallery this July & August
Throughout July and August the gallery is alive with colourful, creative artwork by Gill McCoy. Gill currently works at WWT Welney, and you may well see her as you are welcomed to the centre on a visit. Gill’s collection depicts many different species,
1 July 2018
Ruby-tailed wasps
Ruby tailed wasp by Kim Tarsey There are some real jewels to be found on the reserve at the moment including these ruby-tailed wasps. They aren't the largest wasp at only 1cm long but they make up for that with their
24 June 2018
A tale of triumph! Hand-reared godwits survive odds to fly the nest.
21 black-tailed godwits were released in the Cambridgeshire Fens after being hand-reared by conservationists at WWT Welney. Many of the birds released today were not expected to hatch due to the terrible condition of the eggs as a result of the late spr
20 June 2018
Rare eggs hatch after spring flooding rescue
A total of 15 godwit eggs rescued from muddy farmland in East Anglia have hatched successfully so far. Conservationists, trying to protect the rare black-tailed godwit, teamed up with local farmers to save the eggs, which were found in poor condition due
25 May 2018
Artist Sally Newton features in the gallery this May & June
Sally Newton is an artist and ceramist, as well as a keen birder and nature enthusiast. Sally is delighted to be exhibiting at WWT Welney this spring. Sally works in watercolour, oil paint, pencil and print, and all of her subjects are taken from life. M
12 May 2018