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Wetland Centres Castle Espie Plan Your Visit Accessibility

Accessibility All our Wetland Centres exist to fulfil founder Peter Scott’s vision of connecting people with nature, so we make it a principle that our wetlands and wildlife are accessible to everyone. WWT Castle Espie Wetland Cent

Wildlife Sightings for 24th August 2023

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4 Green Sandpiper - wader scrape2 Snipe - main lake1 Sparrowhawk - marsh1 Kestrel - sheltered lagoon2 Blackcap - wildside6 Chiffchaff - wildside10 Long Tailed Tit - wildside4 Little Grebe - wader scrape, main lake157 Gadwall - site count33 Teal - site cou

Wildlife Sightings for 7th December 2023

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1 Peregrine - main lake, flying off north 2 Bittern - main lake, reservoir lagoon1 Goldeneye - main lake1 Little Grebe - reservoir lagoon4+ Siskin - wildside, south route1 Water Pipit - flying over marsh7 Redwing - south route57 Lapwing - main lake17 Wate

Cattle Egret

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A breeding plumaged Cattle Egret first seen in flight over the Mere mid afternoon was eventually relocated from Ron Barker Hide on the grass at the side of Langley's Brook a while later. Also at least 1 Little Egret on site today.A good selection of wader

Wildlife Sightings - 25/01/2024

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AMRiver Tide Level: MidWader Lake SpeciesLapwing - 73Herring Gull - 67Shelduck - 5Tufted Duck - 5Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding StationBlackbird - 2Coal Tit - 2Great Tit - 5Bullfinch - 2Long-tailed Tit - Spring Gill Wood - 2Kestrel - Amphibian Ponds - 1Jay -

wildlife Sightings - 1/11/2021

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Weather: sun / cloudyWind speed: lowRiver wear tide level: lowA.M Wader lake:Teal - 59Shelduck - 2Moorhen - 2Lapwing - 9Redshank - 2Black-headed Gull - 158Grey Heron - 1Lesser black-backed Gull - 2Saline Lagoon:Little Egret - 1Teal - 4Other birds noted ar

Wildlife Sightings - 1/12/22

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Weather: overcastRiver Wear Tide level: highA.MWader Lake:Red-shank - 6Canada Goose - 25Pink footed goose - 1Greylag - 2Lapwing - 37Shelduck - 4Grey Heron - 1Little Egret - 1Black-headed Gull - 63Snipe - 1Hawthorn wood:Coal tit - 4Bullfinch - 3Blue tit -

Latest sightings

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All of us on the reseve team are looking forward to welcoming in the new year and starting the Martin Mere patch list again. 2020 has been a rubbish year for many thing but we have had some great sightings. Highlights include rarities for the site - 2 C

Sand martins check in for summer

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The first sand martins of the season have arrived back at WWT Washington Wetland Centre and have shown early interest in a new nesting bank. The artificial bank, which has space for one hundred nesting pairs, was built in October last year in anticipa

Can you crack the code this summer?

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From 20 July - 1 September our site will be transformed into a giant puzzle. We're hosting a huge interactive puzzle adventure for all the family for summer 2024 – with our beautiful wetlands as the backdrop. Plus, clever customers who crack th

wildlife Sightings - 11/10/2021

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Weather: sunnyWind speed: lowRiver wear tide level: highA.MWader lake:Grey Heron - 1Teal - 81Redshank - 10Black-headed Gull - 22Lapwing - 5Moorhen - 9Gre Wagtail - 1Saline laggon:Grey Heron - 1Teal - 40Black-headed Gull - 13Mallard - 10Other birds noted a

Latest sightings

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The pink-footed goose numbers are increasing everyday, they aren't just spending the night with us they are here all day and visitors are getting great views. We went out at dawn this morning and counted 18,000 pink-footed geese spreadout across the site

Wildlife Sightings - 04/11/20

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Weather: SunnyWind Speed: Light BreezeRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader Lake Time: AM Water Level: LowRedshank - 8Moorhen - 4Lapwing - 1Shelduck - 3Teal - 87 (38 male, 49 female)Black-headed Gull - 71Saline Lagoon Time: AM Tide Level: LowGre

Wildlife Sightings for 8th June 2024

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2 Common Tern - flying around site1 Little Grebe brood - wader scrape2 Swift - over2 Oystercatcher - main lake3 Peregrines (1 adult and 2 juveniles) - over site1 Sparrowhawk - south route1 Kestrel - south route1 Red Kite - over site Breeding birds (May/Ju

Wildlife Sightings - 28/02/20

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Weather - CloudyRiver Wear Tide Level - MidWind Speed - GustyWader LakeAMWater Level - HighTufted Duck - 16Shelduck - 39Canada Goose - 31Lapwing - 26Wigeon - 2 (male), 1 (female)Greater Black Backed Gull - 1Mute Swan - 2Common Snipe - 1Teal - 11Black Head