Author: pamela.styles@wwt.org.uk
Dawn chorus report
Posted on 5th May 2013 by pamela.styles@wwt.org.uk
A fantastic diversity of birds was heard at our Dawn Chorus event on Saturday 4 May, despite a wet and cloudy start to the day! Within just a few metres of the centre, willow warblers were singing, while at the … <[...]
Continue readingWild breeding birds update
Posted on 21st April 2013 by pamela.styles@wwt.org.uk
Mute swans are nesting on deep water lake, best seen from the Heron’s wing hide, and lapwing have now started nesting on the islands in front of the Peter Scott hide. More black-headed gulls continue to join the [...]
The breeding season continues
Posted on 8th April 2013 by pamela.styles@wwt.org.uk
The breeding season continues, with our first three nene chicks celebrating turning one month old this Wednesday, and mallard and moorhen chicks hatching around the grounds. A total of five pairs of nenes now have [...]
Iolo Williams filming at WWT Llanelli
Posted on 18th March 2013 by pamela.styles@wwt.org.uk
WWT Llanelli is pleased to announce that Natur Y Gwanwyn – a new nature series presented by Iolo Williams – is to be transmitted on S4/C every night between March 25th and 29th at 8.25pm. The body of these [...]
Nene mothers' day
Posted on 10th March 2013 by pamela.styles@wwt.org.uk
It’s a very happy mothers’ day here at WWT Llanelli as one of our nenes has become a mother, with the first three nene chicks of the season hatching today! The chicks were first spotted by volunteer Eric James in &[...]
The breeding season begins
Posted on 17th February 2013 by pamela.styles@wwt.org.uk
To celebrate national nest box week, on Friday 15 and Sunday 17 February we ran robin and blue tit nest box building workshops. 35 nest boxes were produced all together, mostly by children, with the expert tuition of [...]
TV presenter Mike Dilger feeds the 500
Posted on 31st January 2013 by pamela.styles@wwt.org.uk
(Edited from the Big 9 Challenge blog written by Mark Simpson) On Sunday 27 January, TV presenter Mike Dilger visited WWT Llanelli! The sun was shining and centre manager Nigel Williams took Mike on a quick tour of the [...]
Special programme and special offer for schools to celebrate world [...]
Posted on 12th January 2013 by pamela.styles@wwt.org.uk
As part of our world wetlands day celebrations this year (as well as two of our staff performing magic tricks before having wet sponges thrown at them! – see http://www.wwt.org.uk/visit/llanelli/whats-on/2013/02/[...]
Can TV presenter Mike Dilger feed over 500 birds at WWT Llanelli in [...]
Posted on 11th January 2013 by pamela.styles@wwt.org.uk
Can TV presenter and naturalist Mike Dilger feed all of our collection birds, over 500 in total, the right food in less than an hour…? You are welcome to join him on his journey and find out! He will begin &hellip[...]
Local photographer wins first place in wetland wildlife photography [...]
Posted on 10th January 2013 by pamela.styles@wwt.org.uk
The winning photo – “Egg thief” by Wayne Davies Local photographer Wayne Davies has won first place in the national Canon/WWT photography competition in the Wetland Wildlife category for his photograph [...]
