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Water levels have peaked for now - Main hide, Nelson-Lyle and Lyle hides open to all, Friends hide open to walkers with wellies or stout walking boots to skirt around the water, Reedbed hide closed for now. Lady Fen trail fully open for walkers. All roads open, some diversions from the West, but direct access from Welney village, Littleport and Ten Mile Bank. 

Close alert

Welney sightings - 04/10/2024

Lady Fen loop and Main Observatory open, all other hides closed due to flooding. Guided wildlife watching 11:00 and 14:00. Centre open until 16:00 today.

Welney sightings - 04/10/2024

Highlights:

Pochard (x19) – Main hide

Tufted duck (x15) – Main hide

Cattle egret (x6) – Lady Fen

Cranes (x8) – Lady Fen

Pintail - 2

Peregrine

Lapwing flock – Lady Fen

Darter dragonflies on the wood screen at main hide warming up in morning sun

Ivy bee on ivy at main hide


Mute swan

Whooper swan

Greylag goose

Canada goose

Great white egret

Grey heron

Lapwing

Snipe

Ruff

Black-tailed godwit

Coot

Moorhen

Shelduck - 6

Shoveler

Mallard

Teal

Great crested grebe

Little grebe

Wigeon

Tufted duck

Goldfinch

Tree sparrow

House sparrow

Reed bunting

Robin

Wren

Starling

Pied wagtail

Blackbird

Wood pigeon

Collared dove

Black-headed gull

Magpie

Jackdaw

Carrion crow

Kestrel

Marsh Harrier

Buzzard

Sparrowhawk

Common darter dragonflies

Ivy bee

Roe deer

Chinese water deer

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