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Norfolk through the lens - WWT Welney winners of the Autumn heat

Posted on 9th January 2012 by WWT Welney

Norfolk's Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust Centre, WWT, located in Welney has named the four regional winners in the autumn heat of its nationwide photography competition. From the creative to the cute; keen photographers in and around Norfolk were invited to … Continue reading →

Bewick's return in force at WWT Welney!

Posted on 15th November 2011 by WWT Welney

The first wave of Bewick's have made it to their winter home. Until now there has been a distinct lack of Bewick's swans on the Ouse washes at WWT Welney with only four recorded in the reserve count last week … Continue reading →

Swan spectacle gets underway at WWT Welney

Posted on 13th November 2011 by WWT Welney

Swan roost provides stunning autumn spectacle. As the natural spectacles of autumn get underway, our region plays host to one of its own, now at its best! Thousands of migratory swans are roosting in front of WWT Welney's main observatory … Continue reading →

Whooper swans glide in at WWT Welney!

Posted on 21st September 2011 by WWT Welney

The first nine whooper swans glided onto the main lagoon as wardens opened the reserve on the morning of Thursday 15 September - four days earlier than last year! The sight of these arrivals and those to follow will be … Continue reading →

David Lindo, The Urban Birder, goes rural at WWT Welney!

Posted on 12th September 2011 by WWT Welney

David Lindo, up-and-coming birder with a twist! Using urban centres to hone his skills and let his interest in birds flourish, will be talking and holding book signings of his first publication at the WWT Welney autumn fair on Sunday … Continue reading →

Icelandic swan romance results in rare UK cygnets

Posted on 29th July 2011 by WWT Welney

A tragic swan romance has taken a happy turn as a pair of Icelandic whooper swans, hampered by injury, has hatched a healthy brood of cygnets at WWT Welney Wetland Centre, 1,800 kilometres from their usual breeding grounds. Whooper swans … Continue reading →

Dragonfly habitat area launched at WWT Welney

Posted on 13th July 2011 by WWT Welney

Staff at the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust, Welney Centre invited donators and supporters to the opening of the new dragonfly pond area on the reserve this week. It is hoped that visitors will now be able to enjoy close encounters … Continue reading →

New wetland at WWT Welney gets thumbs up from breeding waders

Posted on 11th July 2011 by WWT Welney

A pair of black-tailed godwits has successfully reared a brood of three chicks on 80 ha of recently created wetlands at WWT Welney Wetland Centre in Norfolk next to the Ouse Washes reserve. Black tailed godwits are now a very … Continue reading →

Friends of Welney celebrate 20 years

Posted on 27th April 2011 by WWT Welney

We are going to be saying happy birthday to the Friends of Welney this summer as they celebrate their 20th anniversary. Members of Friends of Welney will be invited to a special evening held at the reserve to say thank … Continue reading →

Cattle return to graze at Welney

Posted on 25th April 2011 by WWT Welney

It’s that time of the year again when the first herds of cattle are brought back onto the washes at WWT Welney to shortly begin the task of grazing the washes – a traditional way of managing wet grasslands. The … Continue reading →