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Downy Duckling Days are here again
Downy Duckling Days are here again at WWT Washington Wetland Centre… Join us this May half-term (Saturday 26 May-Sunday 3 June) to see the latest fluffy arrivals and go behind-the-scenes at our specialist duckery. Daily talks will give you a unique ins
25 April 2018
Celebrity Dusty Ducks - they're kind of a big thing!
A very different flock of ducks is landing at Washington Wetland Centre this Easter – and they’re kind of a big thing! The 14 celebrity-designed GIANT Dusty Ducks will be brightening up our wonderful wetlands from Thursday 29 March-Sunday 15 April, e
26 March 2018
Otter family update
As part of an important wider conservation breeding programme, all Asian short-clawed otter cubs born here at WWT Washington could potentially move on to other animal collections one day. And as followers of #JuBY will know, Mimi and Musa’s first-born c
20 February 2018
Dusty's Puddle Jumping Championships - splashtastic half-term fun!
Wellies at the ready this February half-term as WWT Washington hosts the third annual Dusty’s Puddle Jumping Championships; a splashtastic way to get rid of those winter cobwebs! Bring your friends and family and see who can record the quickest time rou
25 January 2018
Build it and they will come!
Grey Heron With grey heron numbers starting to increase along the river and here on site, our reserve team is busy working on Wader Lake this week in the last available window before these magnificent birds begin to s
16 January 2018
Otter enclosure improvements
We will be carrying out some maintenance work in our otter exhibit to make some fantastic improvements that will hugely benefit our cheeky family of Asian short-clawed otters. On Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday this week (8, 9 and 10 January 2018),
8 January 2018
Meet our volunteer photographers
A day in the life of a WWT volunteer photographer. We're very fortunate to have four fantastic photographers here at Washington Wetland Centre, all from different backgrounds and with varied experiences. They play a vital role in helping us share
28 November 2017
Success for flamingo solar power bid
Oh wow. You’ve only gone and done it! Our bid for vital M&S funding to install solar power to our flamingo house has been successful and we quite literally couldn’t have won it without you! The public response to our rallying cry for votes was sim
15 November 2017
Penshaw Monument glows pink for flamingos
Glowing pink despite heavy fog ICONIC NORTH EAST MONUMENT GLOWS PINK IN SUPPORT OF NEIGHBOURING NATURE RESERVE WWT Washington Wetland Centre is turning National Trust property Penshaw Monument pink for a second night
20 October 2017
It's all about the trees
If you've visited us recently you might have noticed some of our trees getting a bit of a haircut. Just as a garden needs constant maintenance and care to thrive, so do our woodlands. When WWT Washington first opened its doors more than 40 years ago there
11 October 2017
These aren't just flamingos… these could be M&S-funded flamingos…
A flamingling explores the water at WWT Washington Wildlife lovers are being urged to help secure funding to create Europe’s first solar-powered flamingo house at Washington Wetland Centre and encourage its flock to
1 October 2017
Reserve ramblings - how to spot a kingfisher
How to spot a kingfisher at WWT Washington... After a few months in hiding (or raising kingfisher chicks... we're hoping it's the latter) we've had increased and almost daily sightings of kingfisher down on the saline lagoon, predominantly on the
14 August 2017
Your summer adventure awaits...
Have you planned your summer adventure at WWT Washington? We have an exciting array of events and family activities taking place this summer. So whether you fancy getting stuck into finding great diving beetles, water boatman and other wildlife that live
24 July 2017
Kids make a colourful splash at inspirational new wetland garden
An award-winning sustainable water garden designed to inspire and educate has opened at WWT Washington Wetland Centre. Part raingarden and part outdoor classroom; our colourful new ‘Working Wetland garden and Waterlab’ demonstrates how you can better
21 July 2017
It's habitat management time
We have almost 6 hectares of meadows on our site, home to a huge range of flora and fauna so meadow management is an essential part of our Reserve Management plan. Our meadows must be cut every year and we’re about to start this process. There are so
20 July 2017