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Meet The Team: Joanne Newbury - Learning Manager
Join us this month as we sit down with Joanne Newbury, our Learning Manager at WWT Washington. Discover how her childhood adventures exploring nature with her grandparents and her keen eye for wildlife sparked her passion and ultimately led her to a fulfilling career at WWT Washington.
11 October 2024
Wildlife Sightings 10/10/2024
Weather = DryRiver Wear Tide Level = HighWader Lake SpeciesBlack Tailed Godwit - 12Redshank - 63Avocet - 2Teal - 38Moorhen - 6Lapwing - 7Spotted Redshank - 1Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding StationBullfinch - 2(F) 1(M)Nuthatch - 1Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1(M)
10 October 2024
Get ready for a spellbinding October half term at WWT Washington
Prepare to dive into a world of enchantment this October half-term as WWT promise a magical week filled with activities to keep kids and grown-ups alike utterly bewitched. Get hands-on with owl pellet workshops, craft your own Halloween lanterns and badg
10 October 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 09/10/2024
Weather: WetRiver Wear Tide Level: HighWader Lake SpeciesBuzzard - 2Teal - 91Black - tailed Godwit - 11Redshank - 138Spotted Redshank - 1Avocet - 1Lapwing - 61Gadwall - 2Black - headed Gull - 11Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding AreaGreat spotted Woodpecker - 1Ch
9 October 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 08/10/2024
Weather - wet / damp / rain River Wear Tide Level - MidWader Lake SpeciesAvocet - 2Redshank - 40Lapwing - 50Dunlin - 1Oystercatcher - 1Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding StationNuthatch - 2Goldfinch - 2Coal Tit - 2Chaffinch - 8Dunnock - 1Bullfinch - 2Magpie - 1Ph
8 October 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 07/10/2024
Weather - overcast / mixedRiver Wear Tide Level - MidWader Lake SpeciesRedshank - 15Ruff - 1Dunnock - 1Avocet - 2Oystercatcher - 1Buzzard - 2Lapwing - 175Heron - 1Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding StationDunnock - 2Robin - 1Nuthatch - 1Coal Tit - 1Goldfinch - 1G
8 October 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 04/10/2024
Weather - Fine/DryRiver Wear Tide Level - MidWader Lake SpeciesTeal - 43Wigeon - 2Shoveler - 7Lapwing - 2Redshank - 5Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding StationPheasant - 2(M) 1(F)Great Tit - 4Chaffinch - 2Blue Tit - 2Dunnock - 1Coal Tit - 3Robin - 1Long Tailed Ti
4 October 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 03/10/2024
Weather - DryRiver Wear Tide Level - LowWader Lake SpeciesSnipe - 1Oystercatcher - 1Lapwing - 27Teal - 13Moorhen - 6Canada Goose - 39Shoveler - 4Black Headed Gull - 6Grey Heron - 1Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding AreaBlue Tit - 4Great Tit - 3Coal Tit - 2Bullfin
3 October 2024
Musa the otter - this is your life!
Musa, our adorable otter is celebrating his 15th birthday, and is now the oldest Asian short-clawed otter in all of WWT! To mark this momentous occasion, we thought we'd take a look back at Musa's life so far... Musa was born on 3rd October 2009 at W
3 October 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 2/10/2024
Weather: Drizzle Wader Lake SpeciesTeal - 17Lapwing - 8Grey Heron - 1Coal Tit - 1Blue Tit - 4Dunnock - 1Goldfinch - 1Robin - 1Greenfinch - 2Bird Species Noted Around SiteLong tailed Tit - Around Site - 1
2 October 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 1/01/2024
Weather - RainRiver Wear Tide Level - midWader Lake SpeciesMoorhen - 12Teal - 21Lapwing - 32Black headed Gull - 9Grey Heron - 1Wader Lake Meadow:Common Buzzard - 2Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding StationBlue Tit - 3Moorhen - 1Chaffinch - 2Robin - 1Great Tit - 3
1 October 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 30/09/2024
Weather - showers / overcastRiver Wear Tide Level - midWader Lake SpeciesLapwing - 58Buzzard - 1Teal - 18Moorhen - 12Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding StationSparrowhawk - 1Nuthatch - 1Long Tailed Tit - 5Goldfinch - 2Bullfinch - 3Chaffinch - 8GREENFINCH - 4dunno
30 September 2024
Because you know we're all about the bats...
When you wander around Washington WWT you’ll see a lot of bird boxes up in the trees, but there are other boxes that look a little different with the entrance at the bottom. These have been designed to provide roosts for bats rather than birds. Becau
30 September 2024
Wildlife Sightings --28/09/024
Weather = Breezy/ SunnyRiver Wear Tide Level = lowWader Lake SpeciesShoveler - 5Lapwing - 48Moorhen - 11Teal - 3Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding StationBlue Tit - 5Nuthatch - 1Pheasant - 2Bullfinch - 2Dunnock - 4Bullfinch - 1Coal Tit - 2Magpie - 1Chaffinch - 2G
28 September 2024
Wildlife Sightings 27/09/2024
Weather = Bright/ SunnyRiver Wear Tide Level = HighWader Lake Species Red shank - 5Spotted Redshank - 1Lapwing - 33Teal - 37Shoveler - 3Oystercatcher - 7Moorhen - 7Grey Heron - 7Stonechat - 1 (F)Little Egret - 4Great White Egret - 1Wigeon - 1Hawthorn Wo
27 September 2024