Just to let everyone know that during our IT migration from Friday 12th November to Monday 15th November, staff will be uncontactable by phone and email. All landline numbers will be changed during this period and we will publish the main Visitor Centre number once it is in operation.
The Pumphouse Hide has now been closed for safety reasons. The Pat Walsh hide remains open to the public every day from 9.30am to 4.30pm.
Email has now been fixed. We are currently experiencing difficulties with our wwreducation@npws.gov.ie email and are not receiving any messages. If you need to contact the Reserve please call the main telephone number. Thank you.
Under the Activities menu at the top of the page you'll find a new downloadable sheet for the children. Print it out, fold it down and carry it with you wherever you go in Ireland this summer.
The Pat Walsh and Pumphouse bird hides at the Wexford Wildfowl reserve have re-opened (in line with Government national guidance). The bird hides are now open from 9.30am to 4.30pm. Wear a face mask One person at a time within hide Wipe down surfaces and touch points before and after use, use hand sanitiser (please bring your own supplies, as supplies in the bird hide cannot be guaranteed) Use of the bird hide is at your own risk
Check out the Easter quiz and wordsearch under the activities menu at the top of the screen.
Our main email account, wwr.education@npws.gov.ie, has been down for the past 3 weeks and we are unable to check for any messages. If you wish to contact the Reserve, please message our facebook or instagram account, phone the relevant Ranger, or leave a message on the Centre answerphone. Thanks.
The Greenland White-fronts have started heading back to their breeding grounds after building up their body fat over the winter here in Wexford. By the second week of April it is expected that all the geese will have left. Once data has been collated from this season, we hope to put the information up here on the site and on facebook.
Check out our latest page under the Activities menu. A spooky halloween nature hunt to get you out and about, in your 5km of course! Learn some facts along the way as well and have fun! Or try the halloween quiz and wordsearch.
Please do not enter the Raven Wood Nature Reserve tomorrow due to a yellow wind warning. Once the wind has abated, staff will need to enter the woods to check for fallen trees and loose branches, so for your own safety, please do not walk through the woods.
