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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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WWT Washington has moved to seasonal opening days

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Wildlife sightings - 14/02/18

Wader Lake (AM, low tide):

Curlew 200 (flew off and headed west at 8.10am)

Shoveler 19 (15 male and 4 female)

Grey heron 4

Kestrel 1 (male)

Gadwall 2 (a pair)

Stock dove 3

Lapwing 29

Shelduck 28

Black-headed gull 250+

Wigeon 2 (a pair)

Herring gull 2

 

Saline lagoon (AM, low tide):

Curlew 19

 

Hawthorn Wood feeding station:

Nuthatch 1

Bullfinch 9

Blue tit 12

Robin 5

Dunnock 2

Great tit 7

Willow tit 2

 

Plus:

A goshawk low over the gully near Wader Lake

A kestrel at the gully/otter enclosure

Tufted duck on the reservoir 62

Tree sparrow on the centre feeders 7

Flora - snowdrops, primrose, dog's mercury and ramsons