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⚠️ Site closed: Sunday 25 October ⚠️

Due to the weather warning currently in place and the forecast of strong winds, WWT Washington Wetland Centre will be closed on Sunday 25 October.

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Today's Sightings

Wader Lake     Time/AM     Tide/Low

Shoveler - 3

Herring Gull - 4

Black-headed Gull - 182

Redshank - 13

Curlew - 9

Black-tailed Godwit - 15

Eurasian Teal - 64

Grey Heron - 1

 

Saline Lagoon     Time/AM     Tide/Low

Grey Heron - 1

Curlew - 1

Eurasian Teal - 2

 

Hawthorn Wood

Sparrowhawk - 1

Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1

Magpie - 3

Bullfinch - 5

Great Tit - 4

Blue Tit - 6

Chaffinch - 9

 

Other Birds

Tufted Duck (Reservoir) - 34

Jay (Filter Reedbed) - 1

Cormorant (River Wear) - 3

 

Other Wildlife Species

Invertebrates:

Red Admiral

Speckled Wood

Common Darter

 

Flora:

Common Inkcap

Staghorn/Candle snuff

Shaggy Inkcap

Brown Birch Bolette