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Centre closure

Due to the high winds forecast , we have taken the decision to close our site for one day only on Tuesday 27 January to help keep visitors and our team safe. If you have pre-booked tickets we will be in touch soon to rearrange.

We will be back open as normal on Wednesday 28 January at 11 am after giving the site a thorough post storm inspection.

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Wildlife Sightings - 10/06/21

Wildlife Sightings - 10/06/21

Weather - Warm and cloudy 22deg

Wind Speed - Light

River Wear tide level - low


Wader Lake

Avocet x29

Common Tern x198 ( at least 2 broods of chicks)

Black Headed Gull x41 (12 broods)

Lapwing x6

Oystercatcher x5 (3 chicks)

Shoveler x3

Gadwall x16

Shelduck x52 (2 broods)

Saline Lagoon

Shoveler x1

Gadwall x1

Shelduck x4

Birds noted around the site

Kingfisher - over the dragonfly ponds x1

swifts around the site x3

Tuffted duck on the reservoir 2 and 16 ducklings

Kestrel seen in Hawthorn Wood

Hawthorn Wood

Bullfinch x3

Nuthatch x1

Long Tailed Tit x4

G S Woodpecker x17

Blue Tit x1

Lookout Feeding Station

Bullfinch x1

Chaffinch x1

Blackbird x1

Great Tit x1


Mammals

Red Fox x2



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