Welney news
Don't miss nature's most 'incredible journeys' this Autumn
Get closer to the action with wild bird feeds and special events Bewick's swans by James Lees Every year as the seasons change and the leaves turn red and yellow, animals are saving up their strength for one of the gr
20 October 2014
Bumblebee hive
Honey bees This summer we have had a lot of activity on the reserve with bees! We have had a honey bee swarm decide that the main hide was their favourite area on the reserve and take up residence. Thankfully they
8 August 2014
Bovine pedicures
The first customer If we humans need our nails trimmed we would normally head off to the spa but for our cattle that's not really an option. Yesterday some of our cows needed their feet trimming, so a very specialised
25 July 2014
Help us break butterfly count record says David Attenborough
Brimstone, Matt Berry, Butterfly Conservation Sir David Attenborough launched the 2014 Big Butterfly count at WWT’s London Wetland Centre last week and your local WWT Welney Wetland Centre is inviting you to come al
21 July 2014
Swallow chicks fledging
Swallow fledglings huddled together The next wave of young birds have just flown the nest. Our brood of swallows from the North Wing Hide finally ventured outside this weekend and have begun to line up along the han
30 June 2014
What makes a good nest site?
Duckling being rescued People are always interested in the quirky nesting sites some birds choose to lay their eggs and a couple of weeks back we had one of the weirdest. A robin had chosen to nest in a motorcycle h
14 May 2014
Small mammal survey
Field vole at WWT Welney This morning we did a test run of the small mammal survey we will be running tomorrow morning from 7am - 8.30am as part of our World Wetlands Day activities. This is a great chance to get cl
1 February 2014
Get involved in a wetlands bioblitz
Reconnect with nature on World Wetlands Day Join us for a unique opportunity to help with wildlife surveys which will feed into the conservation work that WWT Welney Wetland Centre is so important for. World Wetlands Day is chance to recognise the importa
28 January 2014
VIDEO: The swan migration has begun
[yframe url='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYyTpn3b0tM&list=PL56E14ACF00128299'] Hundreds of swans have arrived at WWT Welney Wetland Centre to spend the winter months in the Fens. Numbers will increase to 6,000 whooper swans and 3,000 Bewick's swans
24 October 2013
Wild swans get their first supper
Children watching WWT Welney floodlit wild swan feed by Sacha Dench The floodlit wild swan feeds will be inaugurated by Sir Peter Scott’s daughter and local dignitaries Staff and visitors at WWT Welney Wetland Centr
24 October 2013
WWT Welney starts winter with a swanfall!
Hundreds of swans are blown in on winter winds Bewick's at WWT Welney by Richard Dunn After a promising forecast for swan migration over the weekend, WWT Welney Wetland Centre is now home to over 600 whooper swans and
21 October 2013
East Anglia is about to welcome a great wildlife spectacle
This year winter may start all of a sudden, with a deluge of swans. Bewick's swan flock WWT CREDIT James Lees As weather conditions turn, any day now we can expect to see swans arriving in the UK at wetlands such a
8 October 2013
Rare bat recorded for first time at WWT Welney Wetland Centre
Barbastelle bat by Emily Mayer One of the UK’s rarer bat species, the Barbastelle, has been detected at WWT Welney Wetland Centre thanks to a community science project in Norfolk. In the UK the Barbastelle is restri
4 September 2013
Not as wild as you might think!
WWT Welney Wetland Centre makes the natural world more accessible than ever Finding a day out that accommodates all the family’s needs doesn’t have to be a nightmare - what if we told you there was a way to combine close-up natural encounters with g
30 August 2013
Rare wader chicks thrill visitors to WWT Welney Wetland Centre
[yframe url='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LITE1shWaKQ'] Black-tailed godwit chick by Tom Rosselli These black-tailed godwit chicks are some of the rarest young birds in the country. Hatched on the Ouse washes at W
28 June 2013