News
Mystery male osprey still at the nest
It has been a hectic weekend at the osprey nest. Our female has totally chaged the appearance of the nest with lots more sticks and clumps of grass. A large stick came in early this morning and is now across the front of the nest. This gave me hope that
9 April 2012
Yellow ringed Osprey hanging around
Today has been interesting just sitting and watching the camera. When the camera came on the female was sitting on the nest by herself. Soon after, another Osprey turned up bearing a very stand out yellow ring and landed right on her back. Our female howe
8 April 2012
Ducklings signal hope for world’s rarest bird
The Madagascar pochard - arguably the world’s rarest bird - has bred successfully in captivity building hope that it can be saved from extinction. Eighteen precious pochard ducklings are being reared at a specially built centre in Antsohihy, Madagascar,
6 April 2012
Winners of winter heat of photography competition
I am pleased to announce the winners of the winter heat of the WWT photography competition. All these winning images will now go into a national competition, when winners will be annouced later in the year after the Spring and Summer heats. To enter p
5 April 2012
April podcast: ducklings
Ducklings at WWT London Wetland Centre - Laurence Arnold Spring has arrived at WWT London Wetland Centre and we're celebrating the arrival of the first ducklings. You can meet them in our Easter Eggstravaganza ducklin
4 April 2012
New guided boat tours
The guided boat tours started on Saturday and they have gone very well so far. The volunteers who usually work on the information desk have taken the boat under their wing and are doing the tours as well as a talk whilst the boat is running. The boat
3 April 2012
Female osprey is back!
On the 2nd of April at 14:40 hrs, an osprey was seen to land on the nest via our CCTV system. We were alerted by the excited shouts of a family in the visitor centre, just finishing their lunch and watching the monitor. We rushed to the big screen to ge
2 April 2012
A sporting success
Over 300 people came along to join in the Sainsburys Sport Relief Run yesterday and it was a fantastic day. I wanted to thank Sainsburys in Southport for donating items to go in the goody bags and everyone who took the time to raise money for charity. I
26 March 2012
Check out the new webcam
The webcam on the flamingo nest site has gone live today. This webcam will watch as the flamingos nest build, lay and sit on eggs, eggs hatching and view how the chicks grow. Let me know what you think of it. Click here to go to the webcam page
23 March 2012
A centre update
The reserve webcam will be moved today to the flamingo nest site for 6 months so that you can watch the chicks as they hatch and grow. It is great that we can utilise the webcam by moving it about the centre so that you can get the best views all year.
22 March 2012
Goodbye to Mina
Mina, our youngest otter, left us yesterday to go to a new home at Chessington World of Adventures. All three young of Ned and Thai have now found their long term homes now. Rod and Musa have settled in well to WWT Washington and Mina will be paired w
21 March 2012
Stock take in gift shop (Thursday 29 March)
Our gift shop will be closed all day on Thursday 29 March as we carry out an essential stock take. We apologise for any inconvenience that this may cause you during your visit. Please email info.washington@wwt.org.uk or call 0191 416 5454 with any queries
19 March 2012
The swans depart
Numbers of Whooper swans are starting to decrease, we still have just over a thousand here but numbers are falling all the time and I would expect them to be all gone in the next 10 days. I live on site here at Martin Mere and it is always interesting to
14 March 2012
More babies ..... (of a different kind)
I am pleased to say that I became a grandad on Saturday! A gorgeous little girl and I am absolutely delighted. So I wanted to share with you this lovely picture of the black-necked swan cygents that were born last Wednesday as they are adorable. If it bri
12 March 2012
Pond dipping for adults
Pond dipping isn’t just for children. We are running weekday sessions especially for adults as part of our festival of gardening for wildlife. Come and find out who’s who in garden ponds. Sessions at 1.00 Wednesday 21 and Friday 23 March.
9 March 2012