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Coronavirus - latest statement

Coronavirus - latest statement

We are pleased to announce that Arundel Wetland Centre will re-open on Wednesday 10 June

3 June 2020

Make a Splash this Feb half term

Make a Splash this Feb half term

This February half term, children and adults alike are being encouraged to grab their wellies, get outside and join in the South East Puddle Jumping Championships being held at WWT Arundel Wetland Centre.

10 February 2020

2 for 1 admission for Lottery players

2 for 1 admission for Lottery players

From 25 to 29 November 2019 WWT Arundel Wetland Centre is offering 2 for 1 admission to National Lottery players to say thanks for the over £10 million WWT has received from the National Lottery Heritage Fund (NLHF) over the past 25 years.

25 November 2019

Enjoy a wild winter at WWT Arundel

Enjoy a wild winter at WWT Arundel

There’s always something to see Arundel Wetland Centre -plenty of winter wildlife plus activities for adults and children alike.

18 November 2019

Explore Nocturnal Nature each day of Oct half term

Explore Nocturnal Nature each day of Oct half term

Start at the Wicked Wetlands hut to explore the Nocturnal Nature Trail of sights, sounds and (ugh) smells this October halfterm.

22 October 2019

Club-rush in comeback at Arundel

Club-rush in comeback at Arundel

Last summer the team at WWT Arundel started the re-introduction of a plant that was once so rare in the UK that it was only found on the Tamar estuary in Devon, and then in a patch smaller than a doormat!

9 September 2019

Trio of barn owl chicks hatched

Trio of barn owl chicks hatched

Three female owlets hatched out at Arundel Wetland Centre this spring.

22 July 2019

Bring your wild dad to Sussex Wildlife Day on Father's Day

Bring your wild dad to Sussex Wildlife Day on Father's Day

Help dad go wild this Father's Day at Sussex Wildlife Day activities at Arundel Wetland Centre!

13 June 2019

Go Quackers this Easter

Go Quackers this Easter

Easter at Arundel Wetland Centre has never been so exciting with the popular Giant Easter Duck Trail running April 6-22. Families will be able to explore our stunning wetlands while searching for giant yellow ducks hiding among the reeds, trees, and of co

4 April 2019

Damp days mean its time for Toad Patrol

Damp days mean its time for Toad Patrol

A few days of damp weather have signaled that its spring migration time to Sussex toads! This can put them in danger as they make their way across country roads.

4 March 2019

Celebrate World Wetlands Day with WWT Arundel

Celebrate World Wetlands Day with WWT Arundel

Arundel Wetland Centre invites visitors to explore their local wetland habitat on February 2, World Wetlands Day through walks and talks with WWT experts. This day marks the date of the adoption of the Convention on Wetlands on 2 February 1971, in the Ir

28 January 2019

Record number of marsh harriers recorded at WWT Arundel

Record number of marsh harriers recorded at WWT Arundel

A marsh harrier coming in to roost over Arundel Wetland Centre. Photo: Romney Turner. Three years ago The Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust wardens were excited when two marsh harriers began flying into the far reedbeds at Arundel Wetland Centre in the late aft

15 November 2018

Big Butterfly Count 2018 begins

Big Butterfly Count 2018 begins

  Take part in this national survey when you visit Arundel Wetland Centre or in your own garden or park. Female common blue butterfly photographed by Paul Stevens Visitors to Arundel Wetland Centre can help save

26 July 2018

Wildflowers walks are the bomb this July!

Wildflowers walks are the bomb this July!

Meadowsweet, the favourite strewing herb of Queen Elizabeth the first! Wildflowers are ‘da bomb’ at Arundel Wetland Centre in summer… the seed bomb that is.  Every ‘Wildflower Wednesday’ this July when you

28 June 2018

VIP duckling Louis hatches at Arundel Wetland Centre

VIP duckling Louis hatches at Arundel Wetland Centre

Louis the white-headed duckling is a member of an endangered species Meet duckling 'Louis' who just hatched out at WWT Arundel on Sat 28 April. This baby white-headed duck is a VIP – belonging to one of the most end

28 April 2018