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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 14/08/2016

A.M. Tide level: Low

Wader Lake

Grey heron: 4

Lapwing: 204

Common sandpiper: 1

Avocet: 3

Common tern: 28

Black-tailed godwit: 6

Redshank: 23

Saline Lagoon

Common sandpiper: 1

Grey heron: 1

Lesser black-backed gull: 1

Hawthorn Wood

Great spotted woodpecker

Bullfinch

Goldfinch

Chaffinch

Other birds

Common sandpiper - Window on the Wear: 1

Other wildlife species

Amphibians:

Common frog

Common toad

Invertebrates:

Large white

Speckled wood

Flora:

Pignut

Honeysuckle

Ragwort