Llanelli News
Wales’s only giant LEGO® brick wetland animal trail is coming to WWT Llanelli Wetland Centre
The Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust’s (WWT) giant LEGO® brick animal trail, the only one of its kind in the UK is launching at WWT Llanelli Wetland Centre this winter and is anticipated to be a massive hit. This is the first time these amazing characters s
1 November 2016
Swansea school children enjoy a sneak peak at WWT Llanelli’s new Flamingo Bay
A group of Swansea children from Portmead Primary School enjoyed a sneak preview of Flamingo Bay this week, WWT Llanelli Wetland Centre’s new outdoor play area. The children from year 3 and 4 were the first children to try out the colourful, new play a
21 October 2016
Build a better future for Nature with LEGO® brick sessions at WWT Llanelli Wetland Centre this half term
With the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust’s (WWT) giant LEGO®brick animal trail on its way to Wales for the first time this winter, visitors to WWT Llanelli Wetland Centre can enjoy a taste of what’s to come with special LEGO brick building sessions this
14 October 2016
NEW Flamingo themed play area opening at WWT Llanelli Wetland Centre
Forget buccaneer bay - get down to WWT Llanelli Wetland Centre this half term and visit Flamingo Bay – a brand new, themed outside play area that’s right at home with the Centre’s Caribbean flamingos. The colourful, new play area which has been sup
10 October 2016
Two turtle doves? Almost... at WWT Llanelli Wetland Centre
Visitors to WWT Llanelli Wetland Centre have been treated to a very exciting, early Christmas gift this year with the arrival of a turtle dove, a bird that has only been seen at WWT Llanelli once in the last ten years and is rarely seen in Wales! You’d
29 September 2016
Llanelli Bat Expert at Evening Event
Bat expert and WWT Llanelli volunteer, Laura Bowen 25 from Llangennech will be passing on her knowledge to families attending an after-dark bat walk at WWT Llanelli Wetland Centre on Friday 23 September. The evening event will give families a unique chan
15 September 2016
Migration excitement recording at Centre
Breathtaking numbers of two impressive wading birds have been spotted at WWT Llanelli Wetland Centre this week, with centre-record numbers of Greenshank and Black-tailed Godwits offering a spectacular sight to visitors. Visitors can expect to see over 1,0
12 September 2016
Spectacular Sights Expected at High Tide Watch
Summer’s not over yet! Before the nights draw in, make the most of spectacular sights and sounds at WWT Llanelli Wetland Centre’s High Tide evening event on Friday 16 September. Breathtaking numbers of birds are expected to gather in front of the Bri
7 September 2016
Get closer to nature - get more from your summer. Become a Nature Explorer!
For budding explorers, adventure seekers and those looking to get more from the summer holidays this year, become a Nature Explorer at WWT Llanelli Wetland Centre! Visit until 4 September and armed with your very own passport of discovery, enjoy
30 July 2016
Flamingo chicks hatch at WWT Llanelli Wetland Centre
The first flamingo chicks of this year have hatched at WWT Llanelli Wetland Centre! Six fluffy Caribbean chicks are already popular residents of the Wetland Centre in Penclacwydd, with more due to hatch in the coming weeks. The chicks are beginning to tak
21 July 2016
Flight of the Swans superhero Sacha Dench arrives at WWT Llanelli Wetland Centre today
The Wildfowl and Wetland Trust’s (WWT) Sacha Dench, leader of the first ever lone female paramotor expedition to follow Europe’s smallest swan on migration, has arrived at Llanelli Wetland Centre in Carmarthenshire today with her paramotor to chat ab
18 July 2016
Explore a wonderful world of insects at WWT Llanelli
Come along to WWT Llanelli Wetland Centre next week for a special, bugtastic week of fun as part of celebrations taking place nationwide for National Insect Week which runs from 20 – 26 June. For toddlers who love insects join our “bugs and bu
16 June 2016
Bring your little ones to meet ours at WWT Llanelli Wetland Centre this half term
Downy Duckling Week is back at WWT Llanelli Wetland Centre this spring half term! Come along to our famous duckery tours and meet our newly hatched fluffy ducklings and for one week only, go behind-the-scenes to our duckling nursery for a very special eg
19 May 2016
Walk with a Warden at WWT Llanelli Wetland Centre this spring and discover wonderful wetland wildlife
Explore the Millennium Wetlands with our wardens for the second in a series of special “Walk with a Warden” events this Saturday at 10.30am (14 May, cost included in admission price, free for members). Visitors will be encouraged to use all their sen
11 May 2016
Rare birds already benefiting from wetland restoration in Llanelli
Endangered bitterns and short eared owls are already benefitting from work finished this week by the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) to restore 1.6km of shoreline and eight islands at the Llanelli Wetland Centre. The work, which is also expected to h
5 May 2016