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All hides except Gill's Lookout are accessible to everyone today, including with mobility scooters. Water levels are continuing to drop. Lady Fen trails are now closed until after breeding season, but great views from cafe veranda. All roads including A1101 Welney Wash Road are open. 

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Dawn Swan Count

This morning Louise, Josh and a band of excited volunteers were on site before dawn to count the swans before they leave the washes for the day, go out into the fields and feed on sugar beet tops and mouldy potatoes.

Total swans at WWT Welney

Whooper swans - 1863

Bewick's swans - 193

Total swans on the whole of the Ouse Washes

Whooper swans - 4762

Bewick's swans - 193

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