Arundel News
Mole and vole saved during high waters
Paul Steven’s weekly Wildlife Sightings column appears in the Chichester Observer, the Littlehampton Gazette, the Bognor Regis Observer, the Shoreham Herald and the Worthing Herald. Mon 13 Jan: Water levels remained high across the grounds of the WWT Ar
13 January 2014
Walk off the festive excess at WWT Arundel
Give yourself a good stretch at WWT Arundel in January. We all wake up on New Year's morning knowing we’ve rather overdone it on turkey, chocolates and bubbly, so why not wrap up warm, get out in the fresh air and w
30 December 2013
A goldfish isn’t just for Christmas
The raised pond is the temporary home of Bauble the goldfish, found abandoned at WWT Arundel Wetland Centre Volunteer grounds staff Craig Welsby spotted gold in the ditch during a fence line check around the Arundel W
30 December 2013
A flood of visitors follow the winter storms
Paul Steven’s weekly Wildlife Sightings column appears in the Chichester Observer, the Littlehampton Gazette, the Bognor Regis Observer, the Shoreham Herald and the Worthing Herald. Mon 30 Dec: The winter storms that lashed the UK during the week of Chr
30 December 2013
Brimstone butterfly enjoyed the winter sunshine
Paul Steven’s weekly Wildlife Sightings column appears in the Chichester Observer, the Littlehampton Gazette, the Bognor Regis Observer, the Shoreham Herald and the Worthing Herald. Monday 23 Dec: DURING A WEEK of weather extremes gave us some interesti
30 December 2013
Pied wagtail roost and beardies spotted again!
Male bearded tit by the Reedbed hide. Photo by Nick Bond. Nov. 12: Last Tuesday evening I took a walk around all the pathways of the reserve before we closed for the day. As I approached the reedbed boardwalk I
12 November 2013
Celebrate Scotland and scottish wildlife
Celebrate Scotland on St. Andrew’s Day at WWT Arundel Wetland Centre The Solway Piper plays every hour from 11 am. The squeaks and squawks of the ducks at WWT Arundel Wetland Centre will be drowned out by t
5 November 2013
Dormouse survey shows the success of Arun Riverlife
More dormice have been recorded at WWT Arundel Wetland Centre this October than in any month in the past two years. A recent survey of nesting boxes at the wetland reserve found four live dormice and 8 dormice nests inside the 61 nesting boxes onsite. Tw
5 November 2013
Weekend of wildlife photography on Nov 16-17
Bewick's take to the air in the early morning above WWT Arundel by Paul Stevens The gorgeous WWT Arundel Wetland Centre reserve has always been a popular spot for wildlife photography. During the Nov 16-17 Wildlife
5 November 2013
Aurumn arrival of bearded tits at Arundel is the first in three decades
Oct 21: While walking the reedbed boardwalk this morning I saw three bearded tits flit over the top of the reeds near the Camera Obscura building in the middle of the reedbed boardwalk. They promptly landed near some willow scrub and disappeared. I waited
23 October 2013
Shovelers arriving early and in good numbers
Oct 14: The trees of the Offham Hangar above the reserve are showing tints of yellow as the autumn weather turns cooler. Last Wednesday Simon, our boat driver and wildlife guide, spotted a pair of hobbies flying along the hangar and hunting over the res
23 October 2013
New November Night Vision event at WWT Arundel
What happens in the wetlands after dark? During November Night Vision at WWT Arundel Wetland Centre you can scan the night skies and watch wildlife under cover of darkness. On Thursday 14 November WWT Arundel combines an astronomy evening with an opportun
23 October 2013
University of Brighton goes on Vole Patrol
Sept 23: ROWENNA BAKER was at Arundel Wetland Centre last week to survey our water vole population with help from her students from University of Brighton’s Biology and Biomedical Sciences Division and WWT volunteers. The team was last here in April for
3 October 2013
Male ducks regain their courting colours
Sept 30: Autumn is finally taking hold at Arundel Wetland Centre. Yellow leaves are scattered across Mill Roads from the lime trees that line the approach to the reserve. Our hedgerows are heavy with juicy blackberries, shiny black elderberries and orange
3 October 2013
The Duchess of Norfolk helps celebrate Arun Riverlife
The Duchess of Norfolk unveiled a new wildlife viewing scope to mark the official opening of the Arun Riverlife project during an evening celebration at WWT Arundel Wetland Centre last Thursday (Sept 19). The new scope in the visitor gallery sits opposi
3 October 2013