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So most of us have seen a coot.... ...but have you ever seen one ice skate? Due to the icy conditions last week we expected a bit of ice here and there at the reserve and got ready with the slippery surface signs. It wasn’t too surprising coming in one morning to see the scrape iced over...

The daffodils might be poking their heads up and March is just around the corner but the past couple of weeks finally saw the arrival of winter, with snow falling at Newport Wetlands on Saturday and the scrape, lagoons and reens frozen solid. The lagoons have been eerily quiet, but that doesn’t...

Here at Newport Wetlands we might have escaped the worst of the early wintry weather, but the scrape, ponds and lagoon s have been more suitable for ice skates than webbed feet over the last two weeks! While we may not be wading our way through several feet of snow, the sub-zero temperatures have...