Arundel News
Shovelers arriving early and in good numbers
Oct 14: The trees of the Offham Hangar above the reserve are showing tints of yellow as the autumn weather turns cooler. Last Wednesday Simon, our boat driver and wildlife guide, spotted a pair of hobbies flying along the hangar and hunting over the res
23 October 2013
New November Night Vision event at WWT Arundel
What happens in the wetlands after dark? During November Night Vision at WWT Arundel Wetland Centre you can scan the night skies and watch wildlife under cover of darkness. On Thursday 14 November WWT Arundel combines an astronomy evening with an opportun
23 October 2013
University of Brighton goes on Vole Patrol
Sept 23: ROWENNA BAKER was at Arundel Wetland Centre last week to survey our water vole population with help from her students from University of Brighton’s Biology and Biomedical Sciences Division and WWT volunteers. The team was last here in April for
3 October 2013
Male ducks regain their courting colours
Sept 30: Autumn is finally taking hold at Arundel Wetland Centre. Yellow leaves are scattered across Mill Roads from the lime trees that line the approach to the reserve. Our hedgerows are heavy with juicy blackberries, shiny black elderberries and orange
3 October 2013
The Duchess of Norfolk helps celebrate Arun Riverlife
The Duchess of Norfolk unveiled a new wildlife viewing scope to mark the official opening of the Arun Riverlife project during an evening celebration at WWT Arundel Wetland Centre last Thursday (Sept 19). The new scope in the visitor gallery sits opposi
3 October 2013
WWT Arundel makes the natural world more accessible than ever
Finding a day out that accommodates all the family’s needs doesn’t have to difficult - there is a way to combine close-up natural encounters with gentle paths, wheelchair access, mother and baby facilities, rest and shade stops and beautiful view
17 September 2013
Forage for an Autumn harvest
Foraging & Fire-lighting Walks, September 21 at Arundel Wetland Centre Jonathon Huet takes you on a Foraging & Fire lighting workshop Learn how to reap nature’s bounty this autumn at Arundel Wetland Centre
17 September 2013
Butterflies bounce back after two tough years
Adonis blue visited our wet grassland from the nearby chalk downlands of the South Downs. Sept 11: This summer was been a great one for butterflies. The cold spring was hard species like orange tip but a very mild Jun
17 September 2013
Cool autumn temps affect birds & bugs
Dragonflies, like this southern hawker, were still about last week, despite the cool weather. The autumnal temperatures of the past week have knocked back the butterfly population at Arundel Wetland Centre. The
17 September 2013
Heron squabble at the Scrape Hide
Wildlife Sightings column for August 22 Observer Newspaper series It was a little cooler last week but still warm enough to create a paradise for plants and insects on the reserve. Willow herb is standing over 5 feet tall in many places. Teasel is in flow
24 August 2013
Wildlife artist in residence at nature reserve
Hornbill by Desiree Hart was nominated was short listed for the David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation Artist of the year award 2012 Meet wildlife artist Desiree Hart, artist in residence at WWT Arundel Wetland Centre dur
21 August 2013
Discover a medieval medicine chest on wetland plant walk
Wetland plants were both medicine chest and kitchen pantry for the medieval population of West Sussex. WWT Arundel Wetland Centre plant specialist Sheila Stenning is taking visitors on a special series of walks in August and September, identifying wetland
21 August 2013
Is WWT Arundel Wetland Centre Britain’s Favourite Nature Reserve?
WWT Arundel Wetland Centre has been nominated as ‘Britain’s Favourite Nature Reserve’ for the prestigious Countryfile Awards 2013. The nominees were selected by nature writer Mark Cocker and TV presenter Ellie Harrison who noted that that Arundel We
13 August 2013
Voles get bold & great crested grebe visits
bee nectars on ragwort near Wetland Secrets building. A week of sun and light showers has kept the plants at WWT Arundel fresh and flowering. Yellow is taking over as the dominant colour now: dense heads of common tan
12 August 2013
Green sandpiper drops in
W/c August 5 I saw a green sandpiper from the Lapwing hide this morning. This mid-sized wader with its dark back, straight black bill, pale belly and greenish legs has been visiting several of our hide this week. A group of little egrets have been roostin
12 August 2013