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Access is available to Main Observatory only due to water levels on the paths. Lady Fen loop is fully open for walkers. Direct access possible from Littleport along the A1101, and from A10 via Ten Mile Bank. A1101 from Welney village is closed currently due to flooding. 

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Welney sightings - 10/12/2025

Experience a wild swan feed today at 3:30pm, enjoying commentated wild bird feeds from the comfort of our heated hide.

Welney sightings - 10/12/2025

Wetland Wakeup (Fortnightly on Saturdays): 15 November - 21 February 2026

Chris Prince in the gallery: 1st November- 31st December.

Hare Walks: 1st November - 21st February 2026 (Tue, Thu and Sat). 

Swan Feed: 1st November - 28th February 2026 at 3.30pm. 

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Black Tailed Godwit

Cattle Egret

Golden Plover

Goldeneye

Little Grebe

Pink Footed Goose

Whooper Swan

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Black Tailed Godwit

Blackbird

Blue Tit

Carrion Crow

Cattle Egret

Cettis Warbler – Path North of Main Observatory

Collared Dove

Coot

Curlew – Reedbed and Lyle Hide

Dunlin

Gadwall

Golden Plover – North of Friends Hide

Goldeneye

Goldfinch

Great Tit

Great White Egret

Grey Heron

Greylag Goose

House Sparrow

Jackdaw

Kestrel

Lapwing

Little Grebe – Reedbed Hide

Magpie

Mallard

Marsh Harrier

Moorhen

Mute Swan

Pheasant

Pink Footed Goose – Friends Hide

Pintail

Pochard

Pochard X Ferruginous

Pochard X Tufted Duck

Redshank – Reedbed Hide

Reed Bunting

Robin

Ruff – Reedbed Hide

Shoveler

Sparrowhawk

Starling

Teal

Tree Sparrow

Whooper Swan

Wigeon

Wood Pigeon

Wren

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