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Stream Channel - Drawn to Water top tips
Our Stream Channel is a hive of activity, full of flowering plants, swaying trees, buzzing insects and exciting bird life. For many visitors who walk past this area, it is merely a corridor to get out onto our wider reserve. To that we say: 'you don't k
25 July 2023
Wildlife Sightings - 24/07/2023
Weather: overcastRiver wear tide level: highA.MWader lake:Little Egret - 1Common Sandpiper - 1Oystercatcher - 2Avocet - 27Redshank - 44Lapwing - 198Ruff - 3Curlew - 4Shelduck - 15Gadwall - 10 + 8 youngTufted duck - 2 + 1 youngCommon Tern - 11 + 2 youngGre
24 July 2023
Wildlife Sightings 23/07/2023
Weather: RainRiver Wear Tide Level: HighWader Lake SpeciesGrey heron - 8Avocet - 27Shelduck - 1 + 8 juv.Black-headed Gull - 1Common Sandpiper - 1Lapwing - 101Canada Goose - 6Greylag Goose - 2 + 1 juv.Oystercatcher
23 July 2023
Wildlife Sightings - 22/07/2023
Weather: rainRiver tide level: HighA.MWader Lake:Ruff - 3Avocet -36Redshank - 8Oystercatcher - 1Curlew - 1Common Tern - 25Black-headed Gull - 53Common Gull - 1Grey Heron - 7Shelduck - 8Gadwall - 11Shoveler - 3Hawthorn wood:Bullfinch - 2+1 +1 juvenileCoal
22 July 2023
Wildlife Sightings - 21/07/2023
AMWeather - Cloudy, light rainRiver Wear Tide Level - MidWader Lake SpeciesGreylag Goose - 9Avocet - 28Black-headed Gull - 86 (16 chicks)Common Tern - 8 (1 chick)Curlew - 3Teal - 10Shelduck - 2 (+10 ducklings)Grey Heron - 9Lapwing - 216Ruff - 3Oysterca
21 July 2023
Wildlife Sightings 20/07/2023
Weather: CloudyRiver Wear Tide Level: MidWader Lake SpeciesAvocet - 31Black-headed Gull (74 adults, 15 juv. + 1 chick) - 90Grey heron - 12Oyster catcher - 1Shelduck - 9 (7 juv.)Greylag Goose - 5Canalag - 1Lapwing
20 July 2023
Five ways to spend your summer at Washington Wetland Centre
With a host of wetland wildlife, hands-on outdoor activities and a Quentin Blake-illustrated trail to enjoy, what amazing nature connections will you make while you’re here? Summer is upon us, bringing with it the chance to experience all that our gl
19 July 2023
Wildlife Sightings - 19/07/2023
Weather: sunnyRiver wear tide level: lowA.MWader lake:Avocet - 42Shelduck - 2 + 13 chicksBlack-headed Gull - 83 +17 chicksCommon Tern - 8 + 2 chicksCommon Gull - 1Dunlin - 4Lapwing - 202Oystercatcher - 1Ruff - 3Curlew - 1Redshank - 1Teal - 5Hawthorn wood:
19 July 2023
Wildlife Sightings 18/07/2023
Weather: Light rainRiver Wear Tide Level: MidWader Lake SpeciesShelduck - 14 (12 juv.)Avocet - 40Grey heron - 6Black-headed Gull - 73 (11 juv.)Teal - 4Curlew - 4Common tern - 13Black-tailed godwit - 8Ruff - 3Re
18 July 2023
Wildlife Sightings - 17/07/23
Weather: SunnyRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader Lake SpeciesMediterranean & Black-headed Gull Hybrid - 1Avocet - 33 & 1 juvenileShelduck - 1 & 10 juvenileCommon Tern - 10 & 1 chickBlack-headed Gull - 88, 17 juvenile & 1 chickTeal - 6Lapwing - 67Ruff - 2Grey
17 July 2023
Wildlife Sightings 16/07/2023
Weather:River Wear Tide Level:Wader Lake SpeciesAvocet - 46Ruff - 3Oystercatcher - 2Common Tern - 16Black-headed gull - 187Shoveler - 4Gadwall - 2Teal - 2Shelduck - 15Greylag - 4Lapwing - 111Hawthorn
16 July 2023
Wildlife Sightings - 15/07/2023
Weather: overcast with bright spellsRiver wear tide level: lowA.MWader lake:Ruff - 3Avocet - 48 Lapwing - 16 Oystercatcher - 1Redshank - 7Curlew - 2Common Tern - 12Black-headed Gull - 40 +15Common Gull - 1Med x B.H Gull - 1Teal - 10Gadwall - 13Hawthorn wo
15 July 2023
Wildlife Sightings 14/07/2023
Weather: OvercastRiver Wear Tide Level: Low Wader Lake SpeciesAvocet - 45Shelduck - 2 ( + 11 ducklings )Mallard - 1 ( F ) + 4 ducklings )Black - headed Gull - 37 ( + 24 juvs. )Mediterranean X Black- headed Gull - 1Common Tern
14 July 2023
Wildlife Sightings - 13/07/2023
Weather: bright skies / sunnyRiver wear tide level: midA.MWader lake:Avocet - 47Black-headed Gull - 79 +27 juvenileShelduck - 3 +12 juvenileCommon Tern - 22 + 1 chick + 3 juvenileLapwing - 28Teal - 11Grey Heron - 13Redshank - 7Oystercatcher - 3Common Gull
13 July 2023
Summer activities at WWT Washington
Outdoor, nature, summer fun! The countdown is on to the summer holidays - are you prepared? Why not join the fun here at Washington and enjoy wildlife challenges and hands-on activities such as pond dipping, mini-beast hunting, natural printing and so m
13 July 2023