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Funding boost for meadow project

Our meadows support key UK BAP species such as the lapwing, which breed here each spring Plans to restore and improve key habitat within WWT Washington's nature reserve have been given a welcome funding boost. Our Ma

30 October 2014

Dragonfly nymph on the move

Dragonfly nymph It may not do any migratory miles, but this dragonfly nymph has been on its own #incrediblejourney today, after being rehomed during the clear up of Forgotten Meadow ponds. We're still busy tackling th

27 October 2014

Essential habitat work underway

An example of Canadian pond weed Work is underway to tackle an invasive plant species which is suffocating some of WWT Washington's pond life. We are draining the ponds on Forgotten Meadow (en route to Hawthorn Wood h

23 October 2014

See nature's most incredible journeys this autumn

Curlew in flight Autumn is upon us in all its colourful glory and at WWT Washington Wetland Centre, the changing of the seasons brings spectacular new scenery and wildlife. Enjoy the unforgettable sights and sounds of

25 September 2014

UPDATE: five fluffy flamingo chicks

The first of the five chicks (look carefully under the wing of the adult on the nest!). They are getting bigger and stronger by the day Our Chilean flamingos have now successfully hatched five fluffy chicks, following

17 September 2014

Dying ducklings of world’s rarest bird need new wetland home

First ever captive bred madagascar pochard named Voholany (c) Idris Bhatti WWT The first ever study of the world’s rarest bird – the Madagascar pochard – has revealed that 96% of its chicks die before fle

26 August 2014

First flamingo egg in seven years laid at WWT Washington

[gallery ids="40481,40482,40483,40484"] A Chilean flamingo egg has been successfully laid at WWT Washington Wetland Centre – the first in seven years. It was spotted on a nest yesterday (Monday 28 July) and its arrival marks the culmination of a pioneer

29 July 2014

PENtland staff live up to their name with volunteer task

Staff from Pentland Distribution Services (PDS) got to grips with an unused bird pen to help spruce up the stream area at WWT Washington. The PDS volunteers worked alongside Daniel Barker, our grounds and facilities manager, to safely remove the large-sca

24 July 2014

Helping to save the world's rarest bird

Floriot Randrianarimangason The man charged with daily care of the world’s rarest bird, the Madagascar pochard, is at WWT Washington Wetland Centre next week for intensive training with some of WWT and the world’s

23 July 2014

Moth count on a soggy Sunday

[gallery ids="40048,40049,40050,40051,40052,40053,40054,40055"] Despite the wet conditions, our moth trap still produced 46 species and approx 150 individuals this morning. Not bad going! Quite a few flew off before we had the chance to photograph them b

13 July 2014

Habitat creation receives funding boost at WWT Washington

WWT Washington Wetland Centre’s mission to bring local people together with inspirational wetlands and wildlife has received a welcome funding boost. WWT Washington’s reserve manager John Gowland accepting the award fr

3 July 2014

Moth mornings

Elephant hawkmoth Fancy seeing beautiful moth species such as this elephant hawk-moth up close? Our warden Andrew will be opening his moth traps to the public on Sundays 6 and 13 July at 10.30am, so why not come along

26 June 2014

Playscape is here!

Playscape climbing frame Get your favourite ‘playing out’ clothes on and be the first to explore WWT Washington’s exciting new play area for FREE next week! Fun for ages 2 to 10, Playscape is designed to spark c

19 June 2014

Dragonflies and damselflies

There are dragonflies and damselflies aplenty on site at the moment - a sure sign that summer is here (although the weather some days tells a different story!). These pictures were taken at the Pondzone area, where a school on a day trip were lucky enough