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2 person photography hide situated in North Yorkshire. A huge diversity of wildlife including Badgers, Otters, Deer and Stoats.

For Bird enthusiasts there are Kingfishers, Buzzards, Jays and Sparrowhawks as well as a plethora of woodland species.

15/10/2026

Some fantastic photos from Dannys' recent visit.

12/10/2026

🌌 WOW! The Northern Lights over Welham Lake! 😍📸

What an absolutely fantastic photograph captured by Danny, who spent the weekend staying in our luxury accommodation with exclusive use of both wildlife photography hides and our state-of-the-art camera system.

And as if the incredible variety of wildlife we enjoy here wasn't enough, Mother Nature decided to put on a spectacular show in the skies above us too! 🌌

I keep saying it, but you genuinely never know what's going to turn up next at Welham Lake! 😂

From kingfishers and otters to badgers and birds of prey… and now the Northern Lights!

A huge thank you to Danny for sharing this stunning photograph with us. 👏

Welham Lake Nature Retreat — where the surprises don't stop when the sun goes down! 🌿📸

04/10/2026

I was NOT expecting this to appear in front of the hide… 😳👀

That’s the magic of this place — you can sit watching and waiting, thinking you know what might turn up…

and then THIS happens.

Obviously, I’m biased 😆, but I genuinely don’t think there’s a hide around that gives you such an incredible variety of UK wildlife.

You really never know what’s going to pop up next!

I could tell you what appeared…

but where’s the fun in that? 😏

🎥 Watch the video for the reveal!

29/09/2026

🌙 Experience Welham Lake After Dark

We get lots of questions about the lighting setup around our wildlife hide, particularly how we’re able to capture such clear, natural-looking nocturnal footage.

Our setup uses two lighting systems. An AC-powered dusk-to-dawn floodlight comes on automatically every evening, whether anyone is using the hide or not. This means the local wildlife is accustomed to the area being illuminated each night.

We then have photographer-controlled 12V floodlights, providing additional constant lighting when required.

Combine this with our 360° camera system, which allows guests to follow the action around the hide in full colour, and we think it creates an incredible nocturnal wildlife experience.

🦉🦡 In this video, watch the Tawny Owl carefully observing the approaching badger — all happening only around 10 metres from the hide.

The exciting part is that you never quite know what will appear next.

📍 Welham Lake Nature Retreat, North Yorkshire 📸 Wildlife hides • 360° camera system • Nocturnal viewing • Luxury on-site accommodation

28/09/2026

Thanks to Rob for these fantastic recent images.
We have availability both tomorrow and Wednesday if anyone is interested.

26/09/2026

🦦 An incredible variety of wildlife around the hides at the moment!

As well as all the usual woodland birds and badgers, the Hobbies are still with us, a Green Woodpecker has been calling regularly around the hide, and our Buzzard has been making the most of the placed carrion.

We’ve also had Deer moving through the area, and then there’s this… 🦦

This video shows a family of Otters that spent almost two hours right in front of the hide yesterday! Even more excitingly, what we believe was a fourth otter, presumably the male, passed through earlier.

There really is an amazing amount of wildlife around at the moment — you just never know what might appear in front of the cameras next! 🦉🦡🦅🦌🦦

24/09/2026

A great but frustrating video from the hide today, the buzzard finally came in for a feed but nobody in the hide to see it 😢
Sometimes I think the Buzzards can see my diary 😆

23/09/2026

🦉 Who would have thought Tawny Owls would take carrion?

It’s something we’ve witnessed a number of times over the years through our wildlife cameras, and it’s a great reminder that there is always something new to learn from the wildlife around us.

We often think of Tawny Owls as hunters, but they’re clearly not going to turn down an easy meal when the opportunity presents itself!

📹 Another fascinating moment captured on our cameras here at Welham Lake Nature Retreat.

Always learning. Always watching. And always something unexpected happening. 🌿🦉

22/09/2026

🦌 A little stag behaviour after dark… 😆

Here we have a magnificent stag, perhaps scratching an itch — or maybe practising his rutting techniques! 😂

This footage was captured around 100 metres from the hide, right through the night, using our state-of-the-art camera system.

It’s a great demonstration of just how capable our cameras are. Even at this distance, they capture remarkable detail in extremely low-light conditions, while remaining completely unobtrusive to the wildlife.

The animals simply carry on with their natural behaviour, seemingly unaware that they’re being filmed.

It’s exactly this ability to observe wildlife without disturbing it that makes the camera system such a special part of the Welham Lake Nature Retreat experience.

🌙 Wildlife. Uninterrupted. As it happens.

18/09/2026

📸 The kingfishers are still incredibly active around our original hide!

This footage was captured using our on-site camera system, and there’s now an exciting new feature for guests staying at Welham Lake Nature Retreat.

When you use the original hide, you now have full access to our state-of-the-art cameras, allowing you to pan, tilt and zoom to follow the wildlife around you — without having to miss a moment.

And it gets even better…

🎥 All images and video captured during your session can be provided to you completely FREE of charge upon request.

So whether you’re sitting quietly in the hide waiting for that perfect kingfisher shot, or relaxing back at the accommodation, you can keep watching the action and take home your own footage from the experience.

Wildlife watching has never been quite like this. 🐦💙

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Malton

Website

http://www.welhamlake.co.uk/

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