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Copyright | | Four
hundred years ago Welney was a mass of shallow lakes and reedy straits but man's
intervention changed its landscape forever.
Today it's a wetland haven for
wintering birds.
Just down the road from Welney is Ouse Washes, another
great place to watch nature in a very natural location. | |  | Wetlands are a haven for birds, mammals and insects especially
in the autumn.
| |  | - Wetlands offer great wildlife watching including brilliant
bird watching during the autumn months.
| | | Welney
- Visitor Guide | | Address: | WWT
Welney Wetland Centre, Hundred Foot Bank, Welney
near Wisbech, Cambridgeshire.
Ouse Washes, Chatteris, Cambridgeshire.
| | Postcode
| PE14 9TN | | Telephone: | Welney
Wetland Centre - 01353 860711
RSPB Ouse Washes - 01354 680212 | | Fax: | 01353
863524 | | e-mail | Welney
Reserve - info.welney@wwt.org.uk Ìý RSPB
Ouse Washes - ouse.washes@rspb.org.uk
| | Map: |
of Welney. Ìý to Ouse Washes. | | Ordnance
Survey: | Welney: OS ref - TL527941
Ouse Washes:
OS ref TL 471860 | | Key attraction: | Bird
watching. | | Essential kit: | Sensible
footwear. Binoculars and scopes for bird watching. | | Nature
watching: | Bird watching. Nature trail. Ìý WWT
Welney: To see the swans returning, head down to the reserve before dusk to
see them fly in about 4pm. Ìý The floodlit feeds take place every Wednesday
to Sunday at 6.30pm from November to February. | | Facilities: | WWT
Welney - Visitor centre and Wigeon Cafe. Picnic area. Ten hides. Centrally
heated swan hide. Binocular hire. Shop and Observatory. | | Access: | Disabled
access: Welney reserve has tarmac or hard-surfaced paths on main routes. There
are low-level viewing windows in the bird hides. Free wheelchair loan. Accessible
toilets in visitor centre. Reserved bays for disabled visitors. Ìý Ouse
Washes - Variable terrain with some slopes. One disabled access hide.
Designated
parking bays at Welches Dam. Nature trail suitable for the wheelchair adventurous. | | Getting
there: | Welney Wetland Centre is located 12
miles north of Ely. It lies 2 miles south of Welney village - turn off the A1101
at the New Bedford Suspension Bridge and look for signposts to Ten Mile Bank.
Ìý Car parking. | | Opening
times: | Welney Reserve is open daily, except
Christmas Day.
Winter opening times - Mondays and Tuesdays open
10.00am-5.00pm,
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
10.00am-8.00pm. Saturdays & Sundays - open
10.00am-8.00pm. Late night last admission at 6.30pm.
Summer - open
9.30am to 5.00pm.
Daytime Wild Swan Feeds - Saturday 20 October 2007 to
Sunday 24 February 2008 - Monday - Sunday at 3.30pm
Wednesday 26 December 2007-Sunday
24 February 2008
Monday-Sunday at 12 noon. Ìý RSPB Ouse Washes -
the bird watching hides are always open. The visitor centre is open 9am-5pm daily
except 25 and 26 December. | | Charges: | Welney
- Adults £5.85; Concessions £4.40; Children £3.00 (4 -16 years);
Family: £14.00 (two adults and two children); Free to WWT members. Floodlit
Feeds - extra charge. Ìý RSPB Ouse Washes - free but donations
welcome. |
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