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...
Clearing the Foreshore at Newport Wetlands

Here's a guest post from Mike Clark, one of the fantastic volunteers at Newport Wetlands: Those of you who were at the Wetlands on Wednesday and Thursday this week may have noticed a group of men on...
Weekend events at Newport Wetlands

There's 3 more exciting events at Newport Wetlands this weekend so come out and enjoy this sunny weather! It's the Wildlife Explorers Club monthly meet up on Saturday 4th May at 10am - this month they...
Bearded Reedlings Newport Wetlands

Hi, Dipperboy has posted some of our fantastic encounters with the Bearded Reedlings last Saturday. Heres a few more, as kindly requested... Though being blown about in the reeds, Mr Beardie...
Beautiful Newport wetlands and woodchat shrike.

Sedgegirl and I visited the wetlands yesterday after a period of absence and had a lovely afternoon there..............despite not seeing or hearing any Beardies at all. I got told off for saying to...