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Will you be a Wildlife Ranger this summer?
Dusty Duck is back at WWT Washington this summer and he's more adventurous than ever! Will you take up his challenge and become one of Dusty’s Wildlife Rangers? Dusty Duck is recruiting children of all ages at WWT Washington Wetland Centre this summer t
7 July 2017
What's in a name? Introducing our baby otters!
What’s in a name? Well, more than you would realise when it comes to baby Asian short-clawed otters… The four new cubs - Buster, Irene, Shirley and Rita - with their older siblings, mam and dad. Pic by Ian Henderson.
15 June 2017
Ramblings of a Reserve Warden
Reserve warden David Dinsley is no stranger when it comes to birds, and his passion is clear with the latest project at Hawthorn Wood. In the first instalment of #ReserveRamblings, it's over to David to tell you more… The willow tit is a declinin
13 June 2017
New feathered friends at Washington Wetland Centre
In order to ensure the success of our conservation breeding programmes, one of our aims is to keep populations of birds as genetically diverse as possible. Every year we identify birds that we may need to pair, or colleagues at other centres within the WW
16 May 2017
Bat box survey results
Our friends at Durham Bat Group joined us at the weekend to carry out a spring bat box survey across site – and would you look at what we found! This fine-looking male Soprano Pipistrelle was roosting in one of the boxes near the river. Quite fi
5 May 2017
Hawthorn hide revamp
Hawthorn Wood feeding station and hide will be closed on Wednesday 10 & Thursday 11 May. This is so that we can give it a good spring clean and make some minor improvements. So what’s involved in a spring clean of a feeding station? Well, we need
2 May 2017
Artist of the month - Alison Edwards
This month’s exhibitor Alison Edwards combines her artistic flair with her love of the natural world in a diverse display showcasing watercolour, gouache and pencil skills. After studying Natural History Illustration at Sunderland Poly in the late eigh
30 April 2017
Autism-friendly LEGO® workshops
We’re pleased to be able to offer 2 awesome autism-friendly LEGO® brick workshops on Wednesday 19 April, 11am – 12noon and Saturday 22 April 11am - 12noon. The workshops feature lots of building, including your very own model to make and take home wi
11 April 2017
LEGO® workshops worth getting egg-cited about!
Start your Easter holidays in style by taking part in an exclusive LEGO® brick workshop only at WWT Washington Wetland Centre. A firm favourite for kids and big kids alike, LEGO building brings hours of happiness with a need for concentration and a cert
4 April 2017
Newborn quadruplets bring hope for otter species
The first vital health check with keepers Rhys Mckie (left) and Kristian Purchase There’s otterly exciting news as four Asian short-clawed otter cubs are born at WWT Washington Wetland Centre, becoming the latest cu
29 March 2017
New wildlife record for WWT Washington
The regionally rare avocet has made its earliest ever return to one North East wetland reserve. An unringed female adult was spotted on Wader Lake at WWT Washington Wetland Centre yesterday morning (21 February 2017) – two days earlier than the site’s
22 February 2017
Make a Splash at the NE Puddle Jumping Championships
This February half term, children of all ages are being encouraged to grab their wellies, get outside and join in with the North East’s Puddle Jumping Championships being held at WWT Washington Wetland Centre. This year WWT’s new children’s characte
26 January 2017
Close Encounters opens in time for Christmas
A popular hand feeding area at a Wearside wetland centre has re-opened just in time for Christmas following an extensive redevelopment. Close Encounters has a new fully accessible path. Close Encounters at WWT Washing
23 December 2016
Waste not, want not
The hibernaculum starts as rubble such as pieces of brick. Creating new sustainable habitats is a big part of the work we do here at WWT Washington Wetland Centre; and where there's waste there's an opportunity! You
12 December 2016
UPDATE - Refurbishment of Paddy Fleming hide
Paddy Fleming hide will be temporarily closed for refurbishment from Friday 02 December *The refurbishment has had a slight delay but work has started today (2 December) and will be on-going until the back end of next week* We are giving Paddy Fleming hid
16 November 2016