Whittlesey Wildfowers and Conservationists are a group of like minded people with a commitment to the sport of shooting and in particular, wildfowling.In addition it is an association with the countryside and that drives their need to conserve all that that entails.

Wildfowling has long been part of the heart of Fenland people and has always provided  a grateful addition to the larder. For as long as there has been water, suitable washland and wildfowl there will be people like us! 

It is our intention to not only take the opportunity to enjoy this lifestyle but to also conserve it, together with the environment, the birds and any associated activities that we can preserve for the future.

Our members have many different reasons to love the sport. Some of our more mature members can remember the times when a hard fought for Mallard meant a hot meal that day. Some of our members, including the author, think of wildfowling as a way of keeping the old skills alive and I am sure some of our younger members see wildfowling as a way of truely experiencing life rather than than seeing it through a computer screen.

Whittlesey Wildfowlers offers you the opportunity to decide, whether it be fresh duck, an outdoor adventure in the coutryside or something more personal to you. The choice is yours!

The fenland countryside we love is a place that fills our hearts and soul. It is very diificult to describe that feeling of the being at one with the countryside when, just before dawn, you are laying face down on the cold, frost covered bank of a frozen dyke. In the near distance you can hear a shrill whistle of Wigeon, getting ready to rise off the flooded washes to go off to their chosen feeding places. There is no rush here, there is time to wait, time for the dawn to arrive quietly just as it has done for every fenman from the beginnings of time.  Your heart starts to beat a little quicker as the birds approach, not so cold now!   This is your time!