Welney news
Reserve update - bringing wetland wildlife to you
Welney Wetland Centre is now re-opened for pre-booked visits only with limited numbers. We have a smaller than normal team on site at present, but will continue to bring the reserve to you on the website and social media until you are able to visit.
12 June 2020
Reserve update - preparing to re-open
As we prepare to re-open Welney Wetland Centre, our much reduced team continue working behind the scenes. Caring for the wetland habitat and wildlife, bringing the reserve to you until you are able to visit.
5 June 2020
Reserve update - whilst we are closed let us bring the reserve to you
Whilst our Welney Wetland Centre is closed to the public, our much reduced team continue working behind the scenes. Caring for the wetland habitat and wildlife, bringing the reserve to you the only way we currently can on the website and social media.
29 May 2020
Reserve update - whilst we are closed let us bring the reserve to you
Whilst our Welney Wetland Centre is closed to the public, our much reduced team continue working behind the scenes. Caring for the wetland habitat and wildlife, bringing the reserve to you the only way we currently can on the website and social media.
22 May 2020
Reserve update - whilst we are closed let us bring the reserve to you
Whilst our Welney Wetland Centre is closed to the public, our much reduced team continue working behind the scenes. Caring for the wetland habitat and wildlife, bringing the reserve to you the only way we currently can on the website and social media.
15 May 2020
Moth trapping - getting more enjoyment from your garden or local patch
Spring evenings usually mean bat & barn owl events at WWT Welney, where we also introduce you to a variety of moth species. Moth trapping is something you can do from your own garden, so we have pulled together a bit of an introduction here.
14 May 2020
Reserve update - whilst we are closed let us bring the reserve to you
Whilst our Welney Wetland Centre is closed to the public, our much reduced team continue working behind the scenes. Caring for the wetland habitat and wildlife, bringing the reserve to you the only way we currently can on the website and social media.
8 May 2020
Reserve update - whilst we are closed let us bring the reserve to you
Whilst our Welney Wetland Centre is closed to the public, our much reduced team continue working behind the scenes. Caring for the wetland habitat and wildlife, bringing the reserve to you the only way we currently can on the website and social media.
24 April 2020
Reserve update - whilst we are closed let us bring the reserve to you
Whilst our Welney Wetland Centre is closed to the public, our much reduced team continue working behind the scenes. Caring for the wetland habitat and wildlife, bringing the reserve to you the only way we currently can on the website and social media.
17 April 2020
Reserve update - whilst we are closed let us bring the reserve to you.
Whilst our Welney Wetland Centre is closed to the public, our much reduced team continue working behind the scenes. Caring for the wetland habitat and wildlife, bringing the reserve to you the only way we currently can on the website and social media.
10 April 2020
Reserve update - whilst we are closed let us bring the reserve to you.
Whilst our Welney Wetland Centre is closed to the public, our much reduced team continue working behind the scenes. Caring for the wetland habitat and wildlife, bringing the reserve to you the only way we currently can on the website and social media.
3 April 2020
Water supply update
**Important information - Monday 24 Spetember - Our water supply has come back on as of 4.45pm, so we intend to open as normal and resume normal service in the morning - we will post an update tomorrow as early as possible if this is not the case.
24 September 2018
Pallid harrier and water supply update
Today we are experiencing problems with out water supply, so facilities within the visitor cente are limited, but access to the reserve is open and will be open until 5pm today (last admissions at 4.30pm). Pallid harrier - 1 from Lyle hide at 11.40am Whoo
24 September 2018
Pallid Harrier
Pallid harrier by Paul Nobbs A juvenile pallid harrier has been giving great views to visitors on the reserve since the weekend. This particularly showy individual has been watched travelling the length of the reser
18 September 2018
Endangered beetle hides out at WWT Welney
Tansy beetle by Andy Brown . The Tansy beetle was thought to exist at just two sites in the UK, but has now been recorded for the first time in Norfolk, at the Welney Wetland Centre. It may be one of the small
17 September 2018