Arundel News
Voles get bold & great crested grebe visits
bee nectars on ragwort near Wetland Secrets building. A week of sun and light showers has kept the plants at WWT Arundel fresh and flowering. Yellow is taking over as the dominant colour now: dense heads of common tan
12 August 2013
Green sandpiper drops in
W/c August 5 I saw a green sandpiper from the Lapwing hide this morning. This mid-sized wader with its dark back, straight black bill, pale belly and greenish legs has been visiting several of our hide this week. A group of little egrets have been roostin
12 August 2013
Common tern chicks and black-necked cygnets hatch
Two chicks at 5 days old with the mother on the gravel raft. Two common tern chicks have hatched on a nesting raft at WWT Arundel Wetland Centre on June 20. The gravel raft is directly in front of the Sand Martin Hide
24 June 2013
Visitors discover our newest hide
We opened our New Discovery Hide last weekend with a special preview for winners of our ‘Win a Day Out with Dad’ contest. The new hide has mounted telescopes, binoculars and lots of signs and books on the wild birds of WWT Arundel Wetland Centre. In
17 June 2013
BioBlitz reveals rare plants and scarce dragonfly
Scarce Chaser dragonfly photographed during the BioBlitz weekend of Jun 14-16 Meadow rue is found only in the Arun Valley in Sussex. A weekend of intensive nature surveys revealed
17 June 2013
The taps turn on for Arun Riverlife
The wetlands became wetter when staff at opened the inlet valves on Friday 7 June to refill the main lake at WWT Arundel Wetland Centre. Previously known as Swan Lake, it was drained to allow the silt to dry out and be removed. The lakebed was the
16 June 2013
Wildlife 'lounge' opened for Father’s Day
Molly & Erin look at birding books with daddy Declan Shelvin during the hide preview for contest winners. The Arun Riverlife Discovery hide at Arundel Wetland Centre opened on June 16. It looks more like your lo
16 June 2013
Trumpeters hatched for half term
Trumpeter pair and the new cygnets that hatched May 25. Our Trumpeter Swan eggs hatched out on May 25, just before half term week, and the fluffy cygnets were a hit with visiting families. On the wild side, o
3 June 2013
It's a BioBlitz on June 14-16
WWT Arundel Wetland Centre is holding a BioBlitz from June 14-16. BioBlitz is the latest ‘buzzword’ in native conservation – it is an intense period of biological surveying in an attempt to record all the living species within a designated area. G
3 June 2013
Downy Duckling Days is May 25 - June 2
Mallard duckling on lilypad Bring your little ones to meet the little ones hatching now at Arundel Wetland Centre. Downy Duckling Days runs May 25 through June 2. Children will enjoy hand feeding the wild mallard duck
20 May 2013
Water vole family snapped moving home
Water vole mother carries her youngster in her mouth while swimming through the reedbed. Landscape and nature photographer Davis Shawe chanced upon a water vole family moving home in the reedbed at WWT Arundel Wetland
20 May 2013
Migrating nightjar dropped in for the day
This nightjar was returning from Africa when it dropped into our reedbed to rest for the day. Photo by David Barrett. The heavy winds in the Arun Valley brought an unusual visitor to the reserve last Wednesday. A nigh
20 May 2013
Swallows & martins moving through the reserve
HUNDREDS of swallows, house martins and sand martins have been moving through the reserve in the past week, heading for their UK nesting sites. These three types of hirundine flock together during their migration from Africa but there seems to be less
16 May 2013
Sunshine has flowers blooming & wild ducks on nest
WHILE walking to the Lapwing hide I hear a black cap singing near the Ramsar hide. Across from the path in the wet meadow the soft yellow of blooming cowslips draw my eye and I go over for a closer look. The warm weather has brought the meadow to life. La
7 May 2013
See the Birds & the Bees May Bank holiday weekend
Hoverfly Volucella inanis - Richard Bullock WWT Arundel Wetland Centre is holding an Insect Fest on May 4-6 Bank Holiday weekend of crafts, trails and activities that focus on the little things in life – the insects
22 April 2013