We are open with the following access: Main hide to all visitors including scooters users. Wellies needed for Nelson-Lyle and Lyle hides.
All Lady Fen trails open - stout walking boots advised.
Road access is possible direct from A10 at Littleport or A10 via Ten Mile Bank.
Latest sightings
Today's Sightings
Mute swan Whooper swan Moorhen Coot Mallard Shoveler Shelduck Gadwall Redshank Avocet Little egret Black-winged stilt Black-tailed godwit Swallow House martin Tree sparrow House sparrow Goldfinch Stock dove Greenshank
31 May 2017
Black-winged stilts hatch chicks for first time at WWT Welney
Black-winged stilt pair with chick For the first time ever a pair of unusual wading birds, black-winged stilts, have chosen to breed on the reserve at WWT Welney Wetland Centre. This species of bird has been a vagrant
31 May 2017
Todays sightings so far
Mute swan Whooper swan Egyptian goose Moorhen Coot Mallard Shoveler Gadwall Shelduck Tufted duck Avocet Black-tailed godwit Redshank Oystercatcher Little egret Lapwing Reed warbler Sedge warbler Cetti's warbler Swallow House martin Goldfinch Chaffinch Tre
30 May 2017
Where do the waders go?
Greenshank by Ann Karin Gaasland Each season brings us different birds to see on the reserve, some travelling North from Southern Europe and Africa to spend the summer with us and some travelling South from Northern E
29 May 2017
Today's Highlights
Whooper swan and cygnets Mute swan Shelduck Shoveler Mallard Tufted duck Gadwall Redshank Lapwing Avocet Oystercatcher Black-tailed godwit Little ringed plover Moorhen and chicks Coot and chicks Pied wagtail Tree sparrow Reed bunting Chaffinch Goldfinch S
29 May 2017
Today's Sightings
Shelduck Avocet & Chicks Redshank Lapwing Gadwall Mallard Shoveler Tufted Duck Little Ringed Plover Little Egret Black-tailed Godwits Tree Sparrow Whitethroat Sedge Warbler Whooper Swan Swallow House Martin
28 May 2017
Todays Sightings
Mute swan Whooper swan Mallard Shoveler Shelduck Wigeon Tufted duck Gadwall Pochard Red crested pochard Moorhen Coot Greylag goose Egyptian goose Grey heron Avocet Cormorant Little Egret Lapwing Redshank Little ringed plover Moorhen Coot Blackcap Sedge wa
27 May 2017
Today's Highlights
Barn owl Little owl Marsh harrier Buzzard Kestrel Ringed plover-6 Little ringed plover on nest Redshank Oystercatcher Avocet and chicks Lapwing and chicks Coot and chicks Moorhen Black-tailed godwit Little egret Garganey Shelduck Shoveler Pochard Gadwall
26 May 2017
Today's Highlights
Yellow wagtail Tree sparrow in nest box by cafe Goldfinch Little egret Shelduck Shoveler Mute swan and cygnets Whooper swan and cygnets Avocet and chicks Lapwing and chicks House martin Swallow Little owl Barn owl Buzzard Kestrel Snipe Black-tailed godwit
25 May 2017
Sightings Monday 22nd May
Bright and sunny start to the day with lots of dragonflies on the wing. Sightings today: Whooper swan Gadwall Red crested pochard Shelduck Tufted duck Avocet Little ringed plover Redshank Kingfisher Spoonbill Great white egret Little egret Linnet House ma
22 May 2017
Today's Sightings
Red Kite Shoveler Mallard Lapwing Avocet and chicks Gadwall Redshank Shelduck Tree Sparrow Linnet Little Egret Reed Bunting Sedge Warbler Swallow Common Tern Meadow Pipit Corn Bunting Skylark Roe Deer Black-tailed Godwit Red-crested Pochard Kestrel Whoop
21 May 2017
Sightings Saturday 20th May
Bright Sunny start to the day with lots of activity on lady fen and main reserve. Sightings today: Mute swan Whooper swan Greylag goose Gadwall Garganey Mallard Pochard Red crested pochard Shelduck Shoveler Wigeon Little egret Spoonbill Coot Moorhen Cormo
20 May 2017
Today's Highlights
Spoonbill - Bank farm Oystercatcher Common tern Swallow Redshank Black-tailed godwit Lapwing Avocet Mallard Shelduck Shoveler Tufted Duck Treee sparrow Goldfinch Reed bunting
19 May 2017
Today's Sightings
Spoonbill - Main Observatory Turnstone x 3 - Lady Fen Lapwing Avocet Great white egret - Lyle Hide Common tern Redshank Little egret Barn owl Shelduck Shoveler Cuckoo Tufted duck Reed warbler Sedge warbler Grey Heron Cormarant Black headed gull and chicks
18 May 2017
Todays Sightings
Mute swan Whooper swan Mallard Shoveler Teal Shelduck Gadwall Little ringed plover Ringed plover Dunlin Redshank Avocet Lapwing Moorhen Coot Black tailed godwit Common Tern House martin Goldfinch Chaffinch Great tit Blue tit Tree sparrow
17 May 2017