UPDATE - saline lagoon opening
Posted on 9th May 2013 by WWT Washington
Our saline lagoon is opening to the public on Saturday 25 May. Take a first-look around this fantastic new £100k development, funded by the SITA Trust, which has already been visited by roe deer, wild otter and a wide [...]
Continue readingFive go off on an adventure (video
Posted on 5th May 2013 by WWT Washington
Frankie, Nico, Fran, Phil and Flo - WWT Washington Wetland Centre's very own famous five flamingo chicks - have embarked on their biggest adventure yet; moving in with their new feathered family after being hand-reared by[...]
Beautiful bluebells and wonderful wildlife ponds
Posted on 5th May 2013 by WWT Washington
At this time of year, things are changing daily on the reserve. On 3 May, the first bluebells started to flower in the dappled shade of Spring Gill Wood. At the moment, the gill is definitely the place to be …
Happy news from the heronry
Posted on 1st May 2013 by WWT Washington
“Despite the weather-related setback to the grey heron colony earlier this year, it is great to see that the second nesting attempts have been a success and nine chicks from five different nests are now starting to [...]
Spring migrant update
Posted on 21st April 2013 by WWT Washington
What a difference a week makes. After a recent break of six days away, it was great to get back out on the reserve and check the progress of our spring arrivals – and I was not disappointed! At the …
New life is starting to stir amongst our wonderful wetlands
Posted on 11th April 2013 by WWT Washington
Don't miss what's starting to lay, nest and hatch at our award-winning nature reserve this spring! Nothing gets you closer to the magic of spring than witnessing the emergence of new life. And at WWT Washington Wetland [...]
Can you tell what it is yet
Posted on 7th April 2013 by WWT Washington
With essential tree felling work still going on around site (partly cutting down dangerous trees, partly pollarding/coppicing to encourage spectacularly colourful regrowth and entice more wildlife), we’ve been asked[...]
Read the latest goings on from our wildlife reserve
Posted on 4th April 2013 by WWT Washington
Reserve manager John Gowland said: “The theme of this report has very much been guided by the easterly winds, which have been bringing cold weather to our shores. Last year's March reserve report was all about the [...]
Lunch with the birds - interview with our reserve manager John [...]
Posted on 27th March 2013 by WWT Washington
Our reserve manager John Gowland met up with the Sunderland Echo’s Alison Goulding on her lunch break, as part of Bird Watching magazine’s Birding Lunch campaign (1-5 April 2013). The initiative aims to [...]
'Nenenene' heralds new life despite wintry weather
Posted on 25th March 2013 by WWT Washington
Two Hawaiian goose goslings have defied the winter weather and hatched at our duckery, where they can now be seen by the public. Also know as ‘nenes’ (pronounced ‘naynays’) because of their soft [...]
