Welney news
GPS tagged swans aid species research
Bewick's swan family by Adam Finch The quiet, rural landscape of the Fens has been the setting for the start of an incredible journey for ten special Bewick’s swans – the rarest swan in the UK. These swans are som
24 February 2015
Creatures are all a-flutter for Valentine’s Day
Whooper Heart by Jack Kellett Visitors can watch swans mirroring, wigeon tail-wagging and hares boxing, as love is in the air at WWT Welney Wetland Centre. As the days lengthen and we head towards spring the wetland c
10 February 2015
Barn owl bonanza
Barn owl on post by Simon Stirrup This winter more visitors than ever are getting brilliant views of the barn owls at WWT Welney Wetland Centre. The iconic shape of these pale owls gliding over the ditches and grassy
27 January 2015
Reserve access
Visitors walking the paths by Alastair Haines All the footpaths are once again open, and there is no need for wellies unless we get further rain. All hides are open except for the Allport hide which is permanently clo
26 January 2015
Wetland wildlife gets boost from players of People’s Postcode Lottery
WWT Chief Executive Martin Spray CBE accepts the generous cheque Wetland wildlife is to benefit from new developments at the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) thanks to the generous support of players of People’s
22 January 2015
Swan numbers peak
WWT Welney Swan feed by Sacha Dench Numbers of whooper and Bewick’s swans on the Ouse Washes are thought to have reached their peak this winter. The huge numbers of swans are providing wonderful spectacles at WWT We
21 January 2015
Reserve access
Wellies by Nick Cottrell Wellies are now needed to access Lyle and Nelson-Lyle hides. We have had to close Friends and Reedbed hides today due to increasing water levels on the footpaths leading to them. Water level
18 January 2015
Help us document a year on the Great Ouse Wetland
Call to the public to film, present, comment on and get involved with Great Ouse Wetland's amazing animal life Volunteers filming The Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust via its wetland centre in Welney, Norfolk is launchin
17 January 2015
A Year in the Life of the Great Ouse Wetlands
Journey into the lives of the animals and the people of the Great Ouse Wetlands WWT Welney is launching a brand new project to capture and document a year in the life of this spectacular region. We want to record the highs and lows, from the spectacular t
11 December 2014
Floodlit swan feeds
Wimble the whooper swan The floodlit swans feeds are particularly good at the moment with water levels creeping up. The birds are now favouring the islands and shallow water nearest the main hide. Details of the f
26 November 2014
WWT Welney opens new wetland
Lady Fen visitor interpretation The completion of a new wetland habitat area next to the WWT Welney Wetland Centre was celebrated on 13 November. The creation of this additional wetland habitat, called Lady Fen, was m
25 November 2014
Reserve access
Wellies by Nick Cottrell Wellies are now needed to access the Reedbed hide. The summer walk and dragonfly ponds have been closed due to water levels increasing. There are still plenty of birds to see, with the incre
22 November 2014
Festival of swans
Water rail at ringing demonstration Our Festival of swans weekend is here and we were a bit worried about the fog this morning but it did encourage lots of our whooper swans to stay a bit longer on the lagoon than nor
15 November 2014
Rarest swan suffers alarming crash in numbers, new figures reveal
The UK’s smallest and rarest swan has suffered an alarming crash in numbers, according to new figures released today by the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT). In some winters, the Ouse Washes receives up to 25-33% of the whole of the Northwest Europea
28 October 2014
Swan numbers building
Whooper swan numbers are building on the Ouse Washes with over 800 swans this morning counted at our Swan's awake event. These events are a fantastic chance to see the reserve in the early morning as the swans are waking up on the washes, the next dates
25 October 2014