First-ever WWT Dragonfly Festival Coming to WWT Arundel
This June, WWT, the charity for wetlands and wildlife, will host its inaugural Dragonfly Festival!
Launching on summer solstice, the festival kicks off 93 days of summer activities that celebrate the wonderful world of dragonflies at WWT Arundel Wetland Centre.
Festival goers will be invited to let their imagination run wild, enjoying an immersive experience in wetland nature at the WWT Dragonfly Festival, which runs from 21 June to 22 September and offers a dazzling line-up of dragonfly-themed events and activities all summer long.
Attendees, young and young-at-heart, will be welcomed at the festival hub where colourful flags mark the start of a great adventure. From there, they can enjoy walks to explore the secret lives of dragonflies that dwell in one of the UK’s blue spaces or create a dragonfly masterpiece in a creative workshop. Go pond dipping and discover the wonderful world of minibeasts living below the surface or take part in dragonfly challenges and outdoor dragonfly-themed games.
Activities that will captivate festival goers at WWT Arundel Wetland Centre include stilt walkers, photography exhibitions and dragonfly safaris by boat and by foot . Activity dates to be announced in June.
Elizabeth Pearce, Learning Manager at WWT Arundel said: “Dragonflies are the stars of WWT sites during the summer months and at WWT Arundel we have 13 UK species living here including the common clubtail that only breeds on 5 rivers in the whole of the UK and at WWT Arundel Wetland Centre. It’s a fantastic place to see dragonflies and we’re justly proud of the wondrous winged insects that thrive here. A summer-long festival is a fitting way to celebrate the important role they play in our wetlands ecosystems, and we hope many will take this opportunity to enjoy the amazing array of activities we have on offer.”
Participation in the WWT Dragonfly Festival at WWT Arundel is included with the price of admission and is free to WWT members. Festival visitors booking online in advance, can take advantage of a 10% reduction in ticket prices. There are also reduced price tickets (£5 per adult or £3 per child) for anyone who is in receipt of Universal Credit and Pension Credit. These must be pre-booked up to one day before the visit day.
Some special activities will have an additional charge and booking may be required.
More information and a full what’s on calendar for the WWT Dragonfly Festival and its 93 days of summer celebrating of the wonderful world of dragonflies can be found at www.wwt.org.uk/DragonflyFestival.
