• Recent sightings 21.3.2022-1.4.2022 Sunshine, Snow and Snakes!
    Image Credit: Andrew Quittelier As we welcome in April, some very exciting changes have happened in our visitor centre. We have a calm and relaxing new style to our café to recover and ponder your days...
  • Recent sightings - Summertime at the Wetlands
    We have had a whirlwind summer so far here at Newport wetlands. Late July saw the eagerly anticipated arrival of the shrill carder bumblebees on mass. We are extremely lucky to be able to say that one...
  • World Wetlands Day at Newport Wetlands
    World Wetlands Day is tomorrow! This is an internationally celebrated day to mark the anniversary date of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands (2 February 1971). All over the world there are activities on...
  • Recent sightings 16/02/23 – 15/03/23 The Bittern is Booming
    Spring has sprung… the bittern is booming! Britain’s loudest bird is a member of the Heron family and we are lucky to have resident Bitterns that breed here. Having bred for the first time in South Wales...
  • Recent sightings16-12-2022 Winter weather won’t stop the birds
    After a slow start to the month with a large group of starlings only making a slight attempt at murmurating, our patience paid off with some spectacular views of swirls and twirls in the last ten days...